Jamaica Launches First‑Ever Multidimensional Poverty Index with Support from the Caribbean Development Bank

January 20, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), officially…

EDITORIAL: The region’s economies are getting better

January 16, 2026 Reports from the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank are signalling that the economies of the region are getting better, notwithstanding some headwinds ahead. Tourism growth…

AUDIO: Devotions by Seminarian Germal Cooper

January 16, 2026 Devotions led by Seminarian Germal Cooper of Christ The King in Ridgeland Park. New Providence, Nassau, Bahamas.

Easy Caribbean Curry Chicken with Romano Beans

By: Caribbean Pot January 16, 2026 Chicken Thighs: Bone-in chicken provides depth and richness to the curry sauce. Salt: Essential for seasoning the chicken properly from the start. Caribbean Green Seasoning:…

COMMENTARY: Will the Dragon Soon Dance in Trinidad and Tobago?

By: Paul Sarran January 16, 2026 The idea that the Dragon may soon be dancing in Trinidad and Tobago has ignited renewed debate about the country’s foreign policy direction and…

COMMENTARY: Speech for the 222nd Anniversary of Haiti’s Independence

By: Jude Ellie January 16, 2026 My dear compatriots, sons and daughters of this sacred land of Haiti, and you, our valiant diaspora who proudly carry our flag to the…

COMMENTARY: A Clean Sweep: Analyzing the TPP’s 15–0 Landslide Victory in the THA Election

By: Paul Sarran January 16, 2026 The outcome of the Tobago House of Assembly election was not shocking to me. It felt like a moment that had been building for…

The IDB said Caribbean economies will expand driven by tourism in 26

By: Staff Writer January 16, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank’s latest Caribbean Economics Quarterly states that most economies will expand driven by tourism in 2026. Caribbean economies have demonstrated notable…

World Bank projects LAC Growth at 2.3% in 26

By: Staff Writer January 16, 2026 World Bank projects the growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2026 will be 2.3 percent and 2.7 percent in 2027.…

LAWSUIT FILED ALLEGING U.S. ENERGY GIANT AES AND PARTNERS COORDINATED A SCHEME TO MONOPOLIZE THE LNG-TO-POWER MARKET IN PANAMA AND THE REGION

January 16, 2026 Panamanian companies Sinolam LNG Terminal, S.A. and Sinolam Smarter Energy LNG Power Co. (together, “Sinolam”) today announced the filing of a civil action in the Circuit Court…

CaribbeanHouseHunt.com Releases First Independent Real Estate Market Report for Curaçao

January 16, 2026  CaribbeanHouseHunt.com, Curaçao’s largest independent real estate platform, today released the island’s first comprehensive, data-driven market overview analyzing over 800 active property listings. The report, powered by proprietary…

OECS Heads Meet on Urgent Regional and Geopolitical Matters

January 16, 2026 The Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in Saint Lucia on 13th January 2026, hosted by the Honourable Philip J. Pierre, Prime…