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A special retrospective spanning the full seventeen-year archive of the Caribbean Property & Investment Review — from the global financial crisis of 2009 through Guyana’s oil era and beyond, to July 2026.
Guyana’s Stabroek Block crosses a historic production threshold in May 2026, triggering a cascade of investment decisions across the Caribbean, reshaping Georgetown’s property market and forcing Trinidad’s government to confront its economic future.
Guyana’s oil output surpasses 350,000 barrels per day as Barbados champions the Bridgetown Initiative for climate finance and the Caribbean Development Bank approves US$120 million in green energy financing for six member countries.
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1 with NOAA forecasting an above-normal season. Caribbean hotel development pipeline accelerates, Guyana oil advances, and T&T navigates LNG market headwinds as the region’s property market enters peak summer momentum.
WTI crude touches $26 per barrel as the oil price crash accelerates, plunging Trinidad & Tobago deeper into fiscal crisis. Caribbean mortgage markets digest the Fed rate hike, while the region looks forward to Trinidad Carnival 2016 on 8–9 February.
Oil prices fall toward $88 per barrel through August, sharpening concern about Trinidad & Tobago’s fiscal outlook. The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season remains thankfully quiet. Jamaica’s economic reform continues under IMF supervision, the Dominican Republic’s tourism record years continue, and Guyana’s offshore exploration maintains regional interest.
Caribbean tourism enters its peak season with record arrivals anticipated across most destinations. Hotel investment pipelines are robust, CBI demand continues to drive qualifying real estate transactions, and Trinidad & Tobago’s energy revenues remain strong with oil holding near $105 per barrel.
The Caribbean holiday season arrives with the Holness government settling in and a Jamaican general election on the horizon. Eurozone fears continue to shape European visitor sentiment as the region’s hoteliers count on a strong North American winter season. Edition 176.
Puerto Rico and the Bahamas assess Hurricane Irene’s aftermath as the 2011-12 Caribbean tourism season opens strongly, with PM Golding leading Jamaica and T&T recording strong energy revenue.
The Caribbean assesses post-Irene recovery and opens the 2011-12 tourism season, with Jamaica still led by PM Bruce Golding and T&T recording strong energy revenues.
Hurricane Irene strikes Puerto Rico and the Bahamas in August 2011, prompting Caribbean property owners and insurers to reassess coastal resilience and coverage.
The Caribbean enjoys strong peak summer 2011 performance while meteorologists track intensifying Atlantic storm activity, with multiple systems developing in the basin.
Caribbean Property & Investment Review | Edition 181 | Published 3 July 2011 | Coverage period: 3 June – 2…
Caribbean summer 2011 tourism performs well despite Eurozone debt crisis uncertainty as European visitor confidence wavers, while T&T leads regional investment growth.
Caribbean Property & Investment Review | Edition 182 | Published 3 June 2011 | Coverage period: 3 May – 2…