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When the Biggest Opponent Is Not in the Ring
Boxer Nigel Paul's exclusion from the government funding list raises a familiar Caribbean question — whether talent alone is ever enough when the structures around it are inconsistent.
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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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T&T Auditor General Issues Qualified Opinion on 2025 Public Accounts, Citing Discrepancies in Billions
Trinidad and Tobago's Auditor General has issued a qualified opinion on the 2025 Public Accounts, citing discrepancies running into billions of dollars. The flag is significant — and the questions it raises matter for any diaspora reader thinking about T&T's fiscal trajectory.
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Caribbean Brief: Jamaica's Hurricane Budget, T&T Radar Gone, Guyana Plays Football & The US Removes Military Gear from Tobago
Jamaica tables its Hurricane Melissa budget, the US quietly removes military radar from Tobago, Guyana faces Belize in football, and Antigua is hosting the Commonwealth summit in November. Monday Caribbean.
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Caribbean Brief: T&T Gets a US Persons-of-Interest List, Barbados Port Wins an Award & The Dominican Republic Declares Tourism War on Mexico
The US handed T&T a list of drug and gun suspects, Barbados digitised its port and won an award for it, the DR is apparently at war with Mexico over tourists, and the OAS is having an existential moment. Caribbean Sunday.
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