Hurricane Beryl devastates the Caribbean in July 2024 — the earliest Category 5 Atlantic storm on record. Carriacou faces near-total destruction, Jamaica counts J$15B in damage, and insurance gaps are exposed.

Q1 2024 Caribbean FDI runs 18% ahead of 2023 as Jamaica’s Caymanas SEZ gains anchor tenants, DR’s Caucedo expands by US$120M, Barbados posts 3.8% growth and luxury villa markets hit record volumes.

Caribbean hotel investment commitments reached US$2.1 billion through May 2023 as St Kitts CBI records its strongest application month, Grenada advances three resort construction sites, and the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season opens with an above-normal NOAA forecast.

Caribbean inflation moderates from 2022 peaks as Jamaica BOJ holds rates, IDB commits US$200M to regional affordable housing, and construction costs begin to ease across the region.

IDB and CDB commit over US$400M to Caribbean infrastructure and housing as post-Hurricane Fiona reconstruction accelerates and Suriname’s IMF programme reaches a key milestone.

Six weeks after Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean property insurance market faces 20–35% premium increases as reconstruction needs mount and CCRIF delivers rapid payouts.

Caribbean construction costs hit a 40-year high at 30–50% above 2020 baselines while diaspora remittances reach record levels and Guyana’s real estate market surges 60% on oil sector demand.

Caribbean inflation hit multi-decade highs in May 2022, with Jamaica above 11% CPI and construction costs up 30-50% from 2019 levels. The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes compounded affordability pressure on first-time buyers.

Caribbean economies post above-forecast GDP growth as tourism recovery accelerates, but Russia-Ukraine commodity prices strain budgets. Barbados completes a successful IMF programme review as Guyana’s oil expansion advances.

Oil reached $130 per barrel one month into the Russia-Ukraine war, hitting Caribbean energy budgets hard. But summer 2022 tourism bookings hit record levels as the first truly post-COVID Caribbean summer came into view.