Shockwaves of Middle East war reach Caribbean as food prices soar

Published on April 17, 2026

Six weeks since war erupted in the Middle East, the shockwaves have spread to the Caribbean region, already pushed to the brink, amid fears of a looming El Niño-linked climate disaster.

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Water stress increases downside risk to credit ratings of lower-income countries: AIIB

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Philanthropic capital could do much more to address Canada’s overlapping crises

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With the unending flow of troubling news from around the globe, one could forget that we are simultaneously facing crises of cost-of-living, housing, opioid deaths, mental health and climate catastrophe here at home.Addressing these issues will take capital. The federal government has openly courted international capital to fill major funding gaps in everything from agriculture to tech and artific