By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK June 30, 2026 Costly effort to overhaul supply has yet to solve the everyday struggle for reliable water On the small Caribbean island of St Lucia, a crisis is brewing. For “more than a decade”, residents have lived with an “intermittent water supply”, said The Guardian. But the most recent emergency … Continue reading High and dry: St Lucia’s battle to fix water woes
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People watch the sunset from the Malecón during a blackout in Havana on Monday — a more frequent occurrence as the country is cut off from foreign energy sources like never before. (Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press) Evan Dyer · CBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2026 Hotel operations and one of the world's biggest open-pit mines could face expropriation and … Continue reading Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Critics say three deals totaling $137 million to build prisons, provide security and manage Haiti-DR border shift too much governmental powers to private firms abroad by Juhakenson Blaise Mar. 10, 2026 Overview:A Haitian human rights group is raising alarm over three government contracts totaling at least $137 million drafted under Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé that … Continue reading Haitian PM slammed for signing millions in foreign contracts that ‘undermine sovereignty’
December 29, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) and the Government of Canada marked a significant milestone in Belize with an innovative USD 27.53 million loan and grant package to support modernisation of the country’s grid. The Power VIII Project is an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Grid Modernisation Programme, which is being implemented across the country by Belize Electricity … Continue reading CDB and Government of Canada Providing Landmark USD 27.5 Million Financing to Modernise Belize’s Electricity System
December 17, 2025 The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) on Wednesday announced that 100 additional international line workers have arrived in the island to assist in the restoration exercise following Hurricane Melissa. The workers arrived over the past two days from Canada and the United States. In a media release, the JPS said the linesmen … Continue reading 100 additional line workers, including from Canada arrive in Jamaica to help with JPS restoration
World Bank Caribbean Director Lilia Burunciuc has posted on LinkedIn that the results from the Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) Report on Hurricane Melissa’s impact on Jamaica are available. The early estimates are sobering:• US$8.8 billion in direct physical damage — about 41% of Jamaica’s GDP• Seven parishes — St. Elizabeth, St. James, Westmoreland, … Continue reading Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE): Hurricane Melissa 2025 Jamaica
CBS News This story really underlines the scale of the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica... and indeed, other Caribbean countries. One-third of the countries annual GDP was lost. To put that in comparative terms, Canadian analysts (Scotia Bank, Conference Board and Bank of Canada) have warned that in the face of U.S. tariffs being … Continue reading Jamaica sees 30% GDP hit from Hurricane Melissa, at least 75 dead in Caribbean
June 27, 2025 GUYANA will be the host country for the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Disaster Recovery Super Hub, President, Dr Irfaan Ali has announced. In a broadcast address on Wednesday, the Guyanese Head of State explained that with Guyana’s immunity to hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes, the country is considered the ideal location to host the … Continue reading Guyana to be host country for regional disaster recovery hub -President Ali announces
Source: Pexels CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Armstrong Alexis recently participated in a panel discussion with industry leaders and executives at the 8th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF). CARIF is a two-day event that brings together regional and global leaders involved in the planning, financing and construction of infrastructure and capital projects across the Caribbean. He gives … Continue reading Caribbean Infrastructure Requirements