What’s happening back home — and what it means for you.
This week’s government achievements: Budget 2026 approvals rolling through Committee of Supply, Gas-to-Energy at 68%, new Amerindian hostel funded, recycling centre launched, and 30 bad contractors blacklisted.
Read More →Barbados goes to the polls as Mottley seeks historic third term, Cuba adopts emergency 4-day work week over fuel crisis, Jamaica rattled by 5.0 earthquake, and Trinidad Carnival is days away.
Read More →Guyana crawls up ONE spot on the corruption index, 30 contractors get blacklisted, Ali tours Brazil’s gas plant, sugar promises continue, and the Guyana flag at the Super Bowl has people HEATED.
Read More →Your daily Caribbean roundup what’s happening across the region.
Barbados goes to the polls TOMORROW (Wednesday, February 11). Schools will be closed to facilitate voting. PM Mia Mottley’s Barbados Labour Party faces what observers say is the most competitive election in years.
The Commonwealth has deployed election observers. Meanwhile, PM Mottley made headlines by slamming opposition figure Ralph Thorne’s interview with a Trinidad media outlet, suggesting external interference. Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar has denied that her UNC party is trying to influence the Barbados result.
Read More →Your Tuesday rundown from all four papers. Grab your coffee, this one’s spicy.
President Ali popped across to Boa Vista on Monday and came back wearing the Medalha Forte So Joaquim Roraima’s highest honour presented by Governor Antonio Denarium. The Chronicle gave it the full red-carpet treatment, naturally.
Ali talked about “removing barriers to trade, improving connectivity, and creating an enabling environment for private-sector engagement” with Brazil. You know, all the things we’ve been talking about since approximately 1966.
Read More →Barbados heads to polls February 11 with schools closing for election day, Trinidad’s PM addresses Caribbean Energy Week, Jamaica’s IMF $415M deal progresses, and Cuba’s crisis worsens as US tightens the screws.
Read More →🌴 Good Morning, Caribbean! Here’s your regional roundup for Sunday, February 8, 2026.
The biggest story in the region remains the US military’s ongoing operations near Venezuela. Since September, American forces have destroyed multiple vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people in what Washington calls anti-drug-smuggling strikes. The most advanced US aircraft carrier is now stationed in the Caribbean Sea, with nearly a dozen Navy ships and 12,000 personnel deployed to the region.
Read More →Speedeet and Wilar are two 12-year-old best friends from Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Every week they have an adventure that teaches them something new about Guyana.
The breeze was blowing strong off the Demerara River when Speedeet and Wilar parked their bicycles by the seawall and looked out at the brown water stretching toward the Atlantic.
“You know what out deh?” Speedeet said, pointing toward the horizon where the river met the ocean. “Way, way, way out deh?”
Read More →️ Good Morning, Guyana! It’s Sunday, February 8, 2026. Mashramani season is building, Black History Month is in full swing, and the Budget debate has wrapped up with the kind of fireworks that make Parliament more entertaining than Netflix. Grab your tennis roll and butter and let’s get into it.
Kaieteur News reports that ExxonMobil has completed its US$2.3 billion purchase of the fourth and largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel in the Stabroek Block. That means Exxon now owns the Liza Destiny, the Liza Unity, the Prosperity, and now the big new one outright. Four FPSOs. All theirs.
Read More →[SPEEDEET appears on screen, excited]
SPEEDEET: Yo Wilar! You hear what happen? Exxon just buy the FOURTH oil ship! Dem own ALL of them now!
[WILAR appears]
WILAR: Wait… so Exxon pumping WE oil, from WE water, and now dem own ALL the ships too?
SPEEDEET: Yep! US$2.3 billion for the last one. And you know what ringfencing is?
WILAR: Nah, what dat?
SPEEDEET: EXACTLY! Nobody in Guyana know either, because we don’t HAVE it! It means Exxon can spend money on one project and take it back from another one. Like if you buy lunch and charge it to MY allowance!
Read More →Opposition Leader Mohamed delivers maiden budget speech and it’s a SCORCHER, a secret US extradition request surfaces, Linden opens its shiny new stadium, Ali promises miners the moon (if they declare their gold), and the Windies take on Scotland in the T20 World Cup opener.
Read More →Trinidad Carnival kicks off TODAY, Barbados heads to polls February 11, Jamaica takes $415M IMF emergency loan, West Indies open T20 World Cup vs Scotland, and US tightens visa screws on Caribbean nationals.
Read More →60-second and 4-minute HeyGen-ready scripts covering the Opposition Leader’s budget attack, secret extradition, Bayroc Stadium, small miners, and T20 World Cup.
Read More →Jamaica secures emergency IMF funds, Barbados gears up for February 11 election, Trinidad’s PM doubles down on CARICOM criticism, CARICOM rebukes Haiti’s leadership, and the T20 World Cup kicks off tomorrow. Your Caribbean regional roundup.
Read More →Your weekly satirical roundup of Caribbean news beyond Guyana’s borders. Because the region is more than just one country. 🌴
The Countdown:
Barbados heads to the polls on February 11, 2026 just six days away.
The Players:
The Drama:
PM Mottley has been slashing Ralph Thorne over an interview he gave to Trinidad media. Early voting is already underway. Schools will be closed on election day.
Read More →Budget Day 2 delivers absolute chaos as government and opposition clash over everything from sugar to Amerindians. Speaker Nadir’s media lockout draws fire from every direction. The Oil Fund expects US$2.8B this year and critics say it’ll disappear just as fast. Plus: Panama opening an embassy, 9 million carbon credits, and the T20 World Cup starts Friday.
Read More →Barbados votes in 7 days with 93 candidates and Mottley going for a third term. The T20 World Cup starts Friday in India with West Indies facing Scotland. US military operations in the Caribbean continue dividing the region. Plus: Jamaica’s IMF lifeline, Trinidad’s police shooting scandal, and the CCJ President visits Barbados.
Read More →60-second and 4-minute HeyGen-ready scripts for Wednesday February 4, 2026.
Read More →The US military campaign in Caribbean waters has killed over 117 people, Barbados elections are 8 days away, Jamaica secured $415M in IMF emergency aid, Trinidad’s PM praised the boat strikes, and CARICOM can’t agree on anything except that things are complicated.
Read More →60-second and 4-minute HeyGen-ready scripts for Tuesday’s Daily Brief covering budget debates, Speaker media lockout, and Ali in Belize.
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