Alicia Nicholls is re-starting her Trade and Development News Digest again. Always worth a read. https://caribbeantradelaw.com/2026/02/09/caribbean-trade-development-news-digest-feb-1-7-2026/?page_id=46302
Category: Trade
Antiguan cannabis grower Michaelus Tracey says that a lot of effort is put into developing new strains. Photo: Gemma Handy January 26, 2026 Gemma Handy Business reporter, St John’s, Antigua Rub the leaf and inhale the fragrance, Michaelus Tracey is saying. The musky scent of this cannabis plant is distinctly different from the citrusy aroma … Continue reading Caribbean cannabis growers eye budding domestic sales and exports
January 29, 2026 A senior Caribbean Community (CARICOM) official has positioned deeper regional integration as a strategic response to an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global trade environment, as global rules-based systems weaken and economic nationalism intensifies. Ambassador Wayne McCook, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Single Market and Trade, was a panelist discussing Prospects for International Trade in … Continue reading Deeper CARICOM integration key to navigating fractured global trade order – Amb. Wayne McCook
Prime Minister Mark Carney says great powers are using 'economic integration as weapons' John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based international order is over and … Continue reading ‘The old order is not coming back,’ Carney says in provocative speech at Davos
January 2, 2026, Waterloo, Canada Canada may be failing to co-build its economic future by neglecting two of the world's most dynamic regions, according to a new policy research. The report from the CanAfro Research Institute reveals that while Canada remains extremely reliant on the U.S. for 63% of its trade, its engagement with Africa … Continue reading CanAfro Institute Releases Groundbreaking Report on Canada’s Trade Future with Africa and the Caribbean
France's ambassador to Haiti, Antoine Michon, center, visits Terminal Varreux near Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince. Michon later took to X publicly air his frustrations over the lack of government authorization for the private port to operate containers. December 20, 2025 by Jacqueline Charles Now, that relationship is under strain. As European nations seek to deepen … Continue reading A port, a standoff: How a seaport dispute is testing Europe’s ties to Haiti
December 16, 2025 RAJIV RAO The transplanted facility will help make the Caribbean region selfsufficient in sugar Sugar processing company Sucro, which has been operating out of the Hamilton Harbour lands since 2019, will reuse its redundant equipment to open up a whole new market for its product. The company says it will dismantle and … Continue reading Sucro ships old sugar plant to Guyana as larger Hamilton factory starts up
SRC has released another analysis of the challenge to CARICOM of the new trade environment. Its a good read, but the absence of any reference to the Canada-CARICOM trade and investment relationship is disappointing. As we have pointed out there are things that can be done, and that would be worth doing, between Canada and … Continue reading Navigating Change: CARICOM’s Path to Sustainable and Resilient Trade in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
A delegation of companies from Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) concluded a highly successful trade mission to Guyana from November 17 to 21, aimed at strengthening commercial ties, exploring emerging energy opportunities, and supporting NL firms as they engage with one of the world’s fastest-growing energy markets. Supported by Fiscal Frontier, the mission featured six NL … Continue reading Newfoundland and Labrador companies explore energy opportunities in Guyana during productive trade mission
An interesting paper, Beyond the Build: A New Canadian Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean, was released yesterday by the Canadian Council for the Americas. At first glance it comes across as another study that describes itself as focussed on Latin America and the Caribbean, when it is really just about Latin America. However, … Continue reading Canada can accelerate economic growth and diversify risk by building trade relationships across the Americas