Gemma Handy

Gemma Handy Business reporter Reporting fromSt John’s, Antigua Nadia Dyson Estate agent Nadia Dyson says there has been a big increase in the number of people seeking Antiguan citizenship Scroll through homes for sale in the Eastern Caribbean and it is no longer just bewitching beaches and a laid-back lifestyle being touted to woo buyers. More and more property listings are offering a passport too – and political and social volatility in the US is said to be fuelling an upsurge in interest. Five of the region's island nations – Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia – offer such citizenship by investment (CBI) from as little as $200,000 (£145,000).

Gemma HandyBusiness reporter Reporting fromSt John’s, Antigua Getty Images Guyana, and the wider Caribbean region, are concerned Trump's price hikes will increase the cost of their imports The Caribbean nation of Guyana is breathing a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the introduction of higher tariffs on a number of countries. Guyana, which is nestled between Venezuela and Suriname on the South American mainland, had been singled out for rates of 38% on many of its exports.

Gemma Handy Business reporter Reporting fromSt John’s, Antigua Getty Images Guyana, and the wider Caribbean region, are concerned Trump's price hikes will increase the cost of their imports The Caribbean nation of Guyana is breathing a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the introduction of higher tariffs on a number of countries. Guyana, which is nestled between Venezuela and Suriname on the South American mainland, had been singled out for rates of 38% on many of its exports.

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