Election

Auntie Cheryl Speaks — Trinidad, Monday April 6, 2026

Auntie Cheryl writes from Chaguanas, Trinidad, where she has lived her entire life, voted in every election since 1986, and has very strong opinions about doubles, governance, and people who do not vote.

Oh gosh. OH GOSH. People, Auntie Cheryl so happy she could buss.

Kamla win. KAMLA WIN. After all the years of suffering under PNM — the crime, the cost of living, the gas price, the empty talk — the people of this blessed twin-island republic have risen up and said: ENOUGH.

Miss Violet's Corner — Barbados, Monday April 6, 2026

Miss Violet writes from St Philip, Barbados, where she taught primary school for 34 years, knows everybody’s business, and has voted BLP since she was old enough to hold a pencil.

Good morning, Barbados. Miss Violet speaking.

Well. Three terms. Thirty seats. Three times. If you did not feel something when those results came in, then you were not paying attention. Mia Mottley has done what no Caribbean leader has done before her — three consecutive clean sweeps — and she is now the longest-serving female head of state or government in the world. Let that settle. Let it settle properly.

The Bajan Bugle — Barbados Brief, Monday April 6, 2026

The Bajan Bugle — Little England, big opinions, and zero patience for spin.

THE THIRD 30-0: HISTORIC, AND SLIGHTLY CONCERNING

Mia Mottley’s BLP has won a third consecutive 30-0 clean sweep of Barbados’s 30 parliamentary seats, making her the first Caribbean leader to achieve three successive clean sweeps and, as of 2026, the longest-serving sitting female head of state or government in the world. These are real achievements and the Bajan Bugle acknowledges them without reservation.

The Trini Dispatch — Trinidad & Tobago Brief, Monday April 6, 2026

The Trini Dispatch — oil, Carnival, commess, and whatever else falls out of Port of Spain this week.

KAMLA IS BACK. LET THE COMMESS BEGIN.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar is the next Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, with her United National Congress winning the parliamentary election in a result that represents a remarkable comeback for the 73-year-old, who previously served as Prime Minister from 2010 to 2015. The snap election was triggered after former PM Keith Rowley resigned amid a surge in the cost of living, Trump’s trade wars, and soaring crime rates. Stuart Young held the seat briefly after Rowley left, called the election, and lost it. Young had described himself as prepared to negotiate with anyone on trade. He will now have plenty of time to negotiate with himself.

Caribbean Brief: Barbados Votes TODAY, Cuba on 4-Day Work Week, Jamaica Shaken

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.

🌴 Caribbean Brief: Barbados Election Countdown, Trinidad's Police Scandal, and Carnival Season Heats Up

Barbados heads to polls February 11 with Mottley seeking a historic third term, Trinidad reels from CCTV footage of a police shooting, Carnival season kicks into high gear, and West Indies prep for T20 World Cup. Your regional Caribbean news roundup.