#172 Caribbean News Round Up Episode 1 Week of March 23

We track the week’s biggest Caribbean headlines, from a landmark direct charter flight to Africa to urgent updates on energy, health leadership, climate resilience, and food security. We also spotlight cultural industry growth, standout athletic wins, and diaspora events on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean Podcast Episode #1 for the week of March 23, 2026. Here are today’s headlines.OECS-backed charter flight from the Caribbean to Abuja for African Caribbean Investment Summit themed “Reverse Middle Passage” framing of economic diplomacySt Kitts and Nevis Signs agreement with Nollywood director Steve Gukas for a major film projectUpdate on Cuba’s nationwide power outage and diplomatic tensions around fuel and staffingBrazil’s President Lula da Silva’s call at CELAC for stronger regional integration Dominican Republic forms climate change partnership with the Italian Space Agency Grenada now leads a key PAHO subcommittee on budgets shaping health system resilienceGuyana-Barbados collaboration on Black Belly Sheep to cut food imports under CARICOM targetsGrenada soursop exports and new sanitary and phytosanitary capacity efforts for market accessDominica confirms lethal yellowing disease risk to coconut crops St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred wins a bronze medal for Saint Lucia WNBA Player Aaliyah Boston’s  Foundation hosts sports clinic in the US Virgin IslandsCaribbean American Heritage Festival set for June 2026 in BostonListen and subscribe to the Pulse of the Caribbean News Round Up for news you need to know.Send news releases to [email protected]. To underwrite or advertise with Pulse of the Caribbean Podcasts or for marketplace feature opportunities, email [email protected]. Like and follow us on Facebook. Thanks for listening, and do spread the word and share our podcast with others across the region and the diaspora.