Jamaica Wage Bill Is Heading for More Than Half of Every Tax Dollar Collected
Wages and salaries are set to take 54.4 percent of Jamaica's tax collections by the end of this fiscal year....
September 9, 2026Section
Caribbean
Britain Rules Out Paying Reparations, but Will Still Meet Jamaica
Downing Street said Britain does not and will not make reparations. It did not refuse talks, and the Foreign Office...
September 9, 2026
Guyana Qatar Talks in Doha End With Nothing Signed
President Irfaan Ali held official talks with Qatar's Amir in Doha on 8 September, covering investment and energy. No agreement...
September 8, 2026
Jamaica Tourism Runs 17 Percent Below Last Year After Melissa
Jamaica tourism brought 2.34 million visitors and US$2.5 billion in earnings through 31 August, with arrivals 17 percent below the...
September 8, 2026
Caribbean CBI States Enforce 200,000 US Dollar Floor as EU Visa Pressure Builds
Caribbean citizenship by investment programs in five states now enforce a 200,000 US dollar floor as EU visa pressure and...
September 7, 2026
Caribbean Debt Crisis Deepens as Hurricane Melissa Leaves Jamaica a J$198 Billion Hole
Caribbean debt climate finance is being tested as hurricane costs push island states toward fiscal crisis. Investors face new debt...
September 7, 2026
Jamaica Reparations Petition Goes Straight to the King
Jamaica is petitioning King Charles III to refer three legal questions on slavery and reparations to the Judicial Committee of...
September 7, 2026
Haiti HOPE Trade Access to the US Now Runs to 2028
The Haiti HOPE and HELP trade preference programmes have been extended to 31 December 2028, and the ADIH industry association...
September 7, 2026
Barbados Food and Rum Festival 2026: The Caribbean’s Culinary Flagship Returns, November 5–8
The Barbados Food and Rum Festival 2026 runs November 5–8 — four days of Caribbean fine dining, rum culture and...
September 6, 2026