https://tradewindsbrief.com/tags/carifta/Recent content in Carifta on The Tradewinds Briefhttps://tradewindsbrief.com/images/brand/og-default.pnghttps://tradewindsbrief.com/images/brand/og-default.pngHugo -- 0.142.0en-usFri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-10-bajan-bugle/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-10-bajan-bugle/CARIFTA swim team returns, PAHO warns of dengue surge across the Caribbean, regional trade tensions with the US continue, and Barbados hosts the junior tennis circuit.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-08-auntie-cheryl/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-08-auntie-cheryl/Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas is VERY excited about Kamla going to get T&T's gas, T&T's athletes at Carifta, and Tobago festival season.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-08-caribbean-brief/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-08-caribbean-brief/Your Wednesday Caribbean roundup: World Bank says slow down, Jamaica goes backward, T&T chases Venezuela gas, Barbados grows quietly, and Carifta children run fast.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-07-caribbean-daily-brief/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-07-caribbean-daily-brief/CARIFTA wraps in Grenada with Jamaica dominant. Trinidad declares another state of emergency. Barbados voter turnout hits historic low. The Caribbean in 5 minutes.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-07-uncle-ramesh/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-07-uncle-ramesh/Uncle Ramesh is very proud of CARIFTA and the 60th Independence celebrations. He has some thoughts on Lindsayca but they are measured.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-07-daily-brief/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-07-daily-brief/Lindsayca's executives fly private while Guyana sits in the dark. CARIFTA ends with six medals. A Chinese acrobatic troupe is coming. Also: flood fears.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-cousin-leroy/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0500https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-cousin-leroy/Cousin Leroy, calling from the Bronx, is very proud of January's crime numbers and not worried about the fuel price.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-caribbean-daily-brief/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-caribbean-daily-brief/The Caribbean is still paying 10% to sell things to the country it buys everything from, a regional statesman passes, and Grenada hosts CARIFTA.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-jamaica-brief/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-jamaica-brief/Jamaica's weekly news with the bark left on. JACDEN scandal, fuel prices up 20%, and Jamaica still cleaning up after Melissa.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-uncle-ramesh/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-uncle-ramesh/Uncle Ramesh, calling from Queens, is very impressed with the airstrip and not worried about the river.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-daily-brief/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-06-daily-brief/Suriname charges up a storm, Karasabai gets an airstrip, fishermen still missing, and Guyana's athletes have a tough day in Grenada.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-03-caribbean-brief/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-03-caribbean-brief/Friday Caribbean roundup — Trump's 10% tariff hits the region hard (38% for Guyana), CARICOM scrambles to respond, Jamaica gets US$50M climate fund, T&T heads into election mode, and CARIFTA opens tomorrow.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-03-dj-roadblock/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-03-dj-roadblock/DJ Roadblock spins the weekend playlist, processes the 38% tariff through soca, and sends off the CARIFTA team with maximum energy.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-03-uncle-ramesh/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-03-uncle-ramesh/Uncle Ramesh has a lot to process on Good Friday. The 38% tariff is not ideal. The US$82M gas plant payment is also not ideal. But CARIFTA is tomorrow and Project FLOW is real progress.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-02-caribbean-brief/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-02-caribbean-brief/Thursday's Caribbean roundup — Jamaica enters World Cup playoff as favourites, T&T PM heads to Caribbean Energy Week, Haiti gang operations continue, US removes radar from Tobago, and St. Vincent gets $3M from Taiwan.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-02-uncle-ramesh/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:30:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-02-uncle-ramesh/Uncle Ramesh supports the tint crackdown, defends the Exxon contract, and is very proud of UG's new medical programme.https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-02-daily-brief/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400https://tradewindsbrief.com/posts/2026-04-02-daily-brief/Your Thursday morning roundup — tint crackdown begins, Nicaraguan engineers allegedly flee with $13M in aircraft parts, Venezuelan jail finally releases Guyanese boat captain, and the U.S. Ambassador tells Guyana to leave the Exxon contract alone.