OLACDE reported on 23 October 2026 that energy inflation across Latin America and the Caribbean hit 8.33 per cent in August against headline inflation of 4.43 per cent, and that diesel matched gasoline for the first time at US$1.41 a litre. Guyoil has priced diesel above gasoline since September.
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Migrants sent US$728.6 billion home in 2025, IFAD reports. Caribbean remittances rose 10.8 per cent last year, led by Haiti, then slowed to 5.9 per cent in early 2026, IDB data show.
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Jamaica priced US$1 billion of 6.25 per cent notes due 2037 on 10 September. Holders tendered about US$476.6 million of three older bonds, and the final filing puts about US$590 million of proceeds into the budget.
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Trinidad Guardian reports the United States has imposed a 10% tariff on Trinidad and Tobago, a rate the India News Network also cites for India.
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