A New Hotel Bets on Essequibo as Guyana’s Next Tourist Draw
A new 43-room hotel has opened on Guyana's Essequibo Coast, a bet that the region better known for a border...
July 12, 2026Section
Caribbean
ExxonMobil Puts $935,000 Into Training Trinidadians for Oil
ExxonMobil put $935,000 into training and scholarships for Trinidadians in its first year on Block TTUD-1, as its Trinidad deepwater...
July 12, 2026
Jamaica’s Regulator Probes an Insurance Clause Cutting Melissa Payouts
Jamaica's FSC examines the average clause after Hurricane Melissa—95% of homes were underinsured, letting insurers slash payouts on billions in...
July 12, 2026
Record Seaweed Threatens Barbados Beach Vendors’ Livelihoods
Record Barbados sargassum is piling onto south-coast beaches in 2026, and vendors fear the rotting seaweed will drive visitors away...
July 12, 2026 The Caribbean Bets $2 Billion in Savings on Buying Differently
CARICOM affordability plan targets $2 billion in yearly savings by diversifying imports and steering regional bank cash into renewable energy...
July 11, 2026 Caribbean Leaders Sent Their Biggest Dispute to a Court Whose Answer Won’t Bind Them
CARICOM summit Saint Lucia sent its secretary-general dispute to the regional court for an advisory opinion. The catch: that opinion...
July 10, 2026
Barbados Now Guarantees Credit Union Savings, but Only Up to $12,500
Barbados deposit insurance now covers credit union savings for the first time, protecting 200,000+ members under the existing BBD 25,000...
July 10, 2026
Cuba Removed Otero Alcántara From Prison. He Has Vanished.
Otero Alcántara vanished after Cuba removed him from Guanajay prison 2 days before his sentence ended July 9—family has no...
July 9, 2026
Cuba’s Biggest Power Plant Now Fails Every Eleven Days
Cuba's national grid went dark again on Monday, the eighth total collapse in two years. Its largest plant has now...
July 9, 2026