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🌴 Caribbean Daily Brief – Saturday, January 31, 2026

Your daily roundup of what’s happening across the Caribbean — because Guyana is part of a bigger family!

🌴 CARIBBEAN HEADLINES — SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026

🇯🇲 1. IMF APPROVES US$415 MILLION EMERGENCY AID FOR JAMAICA

De IMF executive board approved Jamaica’s request for emergency financial assistance of about US$415 million to help meet urgent balance-of-payments needs. Jamaica been dealing with de ripple effects of de US-Venezuela situation plus global economic headwinds. Dis is a massive lifeline for de island — but it come with strings, as IMF money always does. Andrew Holness government now balancing recovery with austerity. Caribbean people watching closely because what happen to Jamaica does set precedent for de whole region.

Caribbean Daily Brief: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Your regional roundup from across the Caribbean

🌴 GOOD MORNING, CARIBBEAN!

From Bridgetown to Kingston, Port of Spain to Georgetown — here’s what’s making waves across the region today!

🇺🇸 US-CARIBBEAN RELATIONS: THE TENSION CONTINUES

The Headlines:

• IMF approves $415M emergency assistance for Jamaica
• Caribbean nations facing stricter US visa scrutiny in 2026
• Barbados FM concerned about US military strikes bypassing “due process”
• US reaffirms partnership with Trinidad & Tobago

The Brief: The US and Caribbean relationship looking more complicated than a Port of Spain traffic roundabout!