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India Is Looking West Again — And the Indo-Caribbean Is Suddenly Back at the Center
For half a century the Indo-Caribbean story has been framed as history — indenture, sugar estates, survival. Now India is looking west again, and the Indo-Caribbean is back at the center of a deliberate diplomatic and economic strategy. What it means for the diaspora.
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Indian External Affairs Minister Begins Three-Nation Caribbean Tour Today
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar today begins a nine-day three-nation Caribbean tour covering Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, running May 2 to May 10. The visit is the most significant Indian diplomatic engagement with the Caribbean since the November 2024 India-CARICOM Summit in Georgetown, and it places a strong institutional bet on the Indo-Caribbean diaspora as a pillar of India's outreach to the region.
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Afreximbank Expands CARICOM Financing Mandate to $5 Billion as Caribbean Energy Week Convenes in Suriname
The African Export-Import Bank is expanding its CARICOM financing capacity from $3 billion to $5 billion, targeting Caribbean energy, infrastructure, and industrial projects. The announcement landed at Caribbean Energy Week 2026 in Paramaribo.
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Guyana Daily Brief Thursday, April 9, 2026
Your 5-minute briefing on everything happening in Guyana today cash grants, river wars, and an American banker who flew in to see what all the fuss is about.
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Guyana Daily Brief Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Guyana pockets US$761M in oil revenue, denies secret payout to gas contractor, and a cop on video says 'I'll kill you.' Wednesday, April 8.
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The Daily Brief Monday, April 6, 2026
Suriname charges up a storm, Karasabai gets an airstrip, fishermen still missing, and Guyana's athletes have a tough day in Grenada.
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