Tensions have intensified in the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran. Military exchanges have extended, drawing additional countries into the fracas, with strikes and counterstrikes affecting areas connected to energy infrastructure and major transport hubs. The escalation has already disrupted parts of the global oil and gas supply

A new regional initiative aimed at strengthening agricultural trade across the Caribbean is underway following an inception meeting convened by the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) to develop harmonised sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards for priority agricultural commodities. The initiative forms part of the project “Strengthening the