Caribbean Policy news

Caribbean policy, regulation and reform news, from The Caribbean Ledger.

• Acting PM Hanley Receives Kosovo’s Ambassador as St. Kitts and Nevis Widens Its Diplomatic Reach October 10, 2026
• Grenada's Election Turns on the Grocery Bill October 10, 2026
• The Dominican Republic's deportation machine runs at a thousand a day October 9, 2026
• Grenada calls a November 5 election, the first in decades without a Mitchell at the helm of the opposition October 8, 2026
• Trinidad and Tobago raises the age for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and gambling October 8, 2026
• Grenada’s snap election becomes a contest about who comes next October 7, 2026
• Trinidad and Tobago readies a budget for a week when oil is back above US$100 October 7, 2026
• St. Kitts and Nevis keeps its first retail bond open to ordinary savers, with the window closing October 23 October 7, 2026
• Bermuda tightens its transparency rules and warns the public off a bogus insurer October 7, 2026
• Bank of Jamaica raises its rate to 6.00%, ending the long hold September 29, 2026
• French Guiana and Saint-Martin return their senate results September 29, 2026
• St. Vincent's borrowing-transparency fight sharpens September 29, 2026
• Brussels sets a 2028 deadline on Caribbean passports, and the region answers at the UN September 28, 2026
• Moody's lifts Trinidad and Tobago's outlook to stable at Ba2 September 28, 2026
• Dominican Republic holds at 5.25% and opens new bank-capital rules September 28, 2026
• Bank of Jamaica Holds at 5.50% Before Its September 28 Decision September 25, 2026
• Barbados Reserves Near US$3 Billion as the Economy Grows 1.7% September 25, 2026
• Guyana and Trinidad Sign a US-Led Hemispheric Pact at the United Nations September 24, 2026
• Trinidad and Venezuela Declare a New Era, With Energy in the Frame September 24, 2026
• Jamaica Counts the Cost of Melissa as the Recovery Bill Comes Due September 24, 2026
• The US Virgin Islands Calls Its Finances Precarious as Tax Take Falls September 24, 2026
• A Cayman Bill Would Force the Power Company to Retender Its Fuel September 24, 2026
• Curacao's Gaming Regulator Confirms a Months-Long Portal Breach September 24, 2026
• St. Kitts and Nevis Opens Its First Retail Bond to the Ordinary Saver September 24, 2026
• Sint Maarten and Curacao Turn On Deposit Insurance from September 28 September 23, 2026
• Guyana Nearly Doubles Its 2026 Oil-Revenue Forecast to About US$6.5 Billion September 22, 2026
• Cayman Registered Funds Cross 31,000 September 22, 2026
• Bermuda Moves Toward a New Parametric Insurer Class September 22, 2026
• Afreximbank Lifts Its CARICOM Financing Cap to US$5 Billion September 22, 2026
• Haiti Inflation Slows to 18.9% September 22, 2026
• Grenada Orders an Independent Review of Its Citizenship Program September 22, 2026
• CARICOM Sharpens Its Reparations Push September 22, 2026
• US Forces Strike Another Boat in Caribbean Waters September 22, 2026
• The Hague Extends the Kingdom Reform Packages by Two Years September 16, 2026
• The King Names an Annual Kingdom Summit, and the Dutch Caribbean Reads the Signal September 16, 2026
• St. Maarten’s 2027 Budget Bets on Owning, Not Renting September 16, 2026
• Jamaica Returns to the Markets, and Shows the Caribbean What Fiscal Discipline Buys September 12, 2026
• A Woman Takes the Helm of the Panama Canal, the Artery That Sets the Caribbean's Freight Bill September 7, 2026
• Ghana Left Its IMF Bailout, Then Asked the Fund to Keep Watching August 29, 2026
• CARICOM Hires Outside Counsel as Trinidad Challenges the Secretary-General's Reappointment August 24, 2026