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Caribbean Daily Brief – April 8, 2026
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.
Miss Violet's Barbados Bulletin – April 8, 2026
Miss Violet, retired civics teacher and Barbados institution, responds to the World Bank report, the Air Canada announcement, and the state of the Caribbean.
Miss Violet ·
The Bajan Bugle – April 8, 2026
Barbados grows 2.7 percent while Jamaica shrinks. Air Canada non-stop coming. World Bank issues its annual assessment of regional mediocrity.
Bajan Bugle ·
The Yard Report – April 8, 2026
Kingston's sardonic take on Jamaica's minus-one-percent growth, students exposed to sex in school shelters, and a JDF soldier charged with murder.
Yard Report ·
Wednesday's Guyana Brief: Noem Lands, Exxon Expands, and the Bridge Is Still Sinking
A fired US official arrives as a Special Envoy, Exxon wants two more oil projects, and the World Bank says Guyana's reform programme has been quietly gutted. Wednesday's 5-minute news circus.
Daily Brief ·