On 30 September 2026 Guyana halted banana imports from Suriname to protect its own growers. On 5 October Suriname's Customs seized 282 big bags of Guyanese parboiled rice, the State saying import approvals were missing. CARICOM's ministers had asked the region to buy Caribbean that week.
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Bahamian motorists were warned on 5 October 2026 to brace for petrol at US$7.50 a gallon, up from US$7.06. The same day in the British Virgin Islands, where regular petrol sells at US$5.15, a commentator demanded price controls. Guatemala already intervened, at US$762 million.
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LUMA Energy told the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico on 5 October 2026 that voiding its contract extension would impose about US$1.3 billion, of which at least US$726 million is unavoidable. Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon called the figure completely false the next day.
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Caribbean Airlines will fly Tobago to Toronto weekly from 25 October 2026, resume Trinidad to Caracas on 31 October 2026 and run Trinidad to Panama charters from 1 December 2026 to 9 February 2027. The release names no executive. Six audited years remain outstanding.
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President Jennifer Simons presented Suriname's draft 2027 budget on 30 September 2026. Revenue is estimated at SRD 70.1 billion against spending of SRD 80.9 billion, a deficit of SRD 10.8 billion, equal to 4 per cent of gross domestic product.
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PortMiami's 2026-27 lineup confirms MSC Meraviglia homeporting in Miami rather than Brooklyn. MSC cancelled Brooklyn sailings from 8 November 2026 to 11 April 2027. The ship will run six and eight night Caribbean itineraries, and Miami will hold four MSC ships for the first time.
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Argentina's Senate rejected Decree 70/2023 in its entirety on 14 March 2024 by 42 votes to 25. Under Law 26.122 a decree falls only if both chambers reject it, so only the Chamber of Deputies remains. A session is being sought for 7 or 14 October.
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Belize's agriculture minister told Caribbean Week of Agriculture that the private sector is reluctant to buy regional goods. The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce president replied that price drives commercial decisions and governments must close the gap. CARICOM's food import bill exceeds US$6 billion.
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The Rotary Club of Georgetown Central delivered a Change for Community donation box to the departure lounge at Cheddi Jagan International Airport on 29 September. The airport handled 973,016 passengers in 2025, against 182,736 in 2020, a rise of 432 per cent.
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Carnival Corporation told investors on 29 September that Europe and the Caribbean will each take 34 per cent of its 2027 deployment, the first time Europe has matched the region. Total capacity rises 0.5 per cent, so Caribbean capacity falls about 2 per cent while Europe rises about 10.
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The Panama Canal Authority raised the Neopanamax draft to 49.0 feet with immediate effect on 28 September and will run 33 daily slots from 15 October, up from 32. The single extra slot is at the Neopanamax locks. The Authority says the watershed deficit continues.
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President Irfaan Ali said on 29 September that Guyana is ready to finalise negotiations for a major airline to hub at Terminal 2. No carrier or terms were named. Comparable deals put the terms on the record: two years of fee relief, about US$1 million a route, agreements averaging twenty years.
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