Caribbean Power, Wealth & Influence brings together TriniLulz coverage on the people, families, businesses, and institutions shaping money, status, and influence across the region. From richest-person rankings and business power lists to political clout, elite networks, and the shifting balance of regional influence, this hub tracks who holds the leverage, who is gaining ground, and how power really moves in the Caribbean.
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Irfaan Ali: The Caribbean’s New Power Broker or Guyana’s Best Salesman Yet?
When people across the Caribbean hear the name Irfaan Ali, they do not hear “small country politics” anymore. They hear oil. They hear Guyana. They hear border tension with Venezuela. They hear food security, climate diplomacy, massive infrastructure plans and a leader who seems determined to put Georgetown at the centre of every important regional…
The 10 Biggest Caribbean Banks by Assets: Who Really Runs Caribbean Money
The Biggest Caribbean Banks are not just fancy buildings, polished branch managers and loan officers telling you to “come back with one more document.” They are the institutions quietly shaping mortgages, salaries, business expansion, government financing, and in some cases, the very pace of economic life across the region. Strip away the flags, the slogans…
Mia Mottley: The Caribbean’s Most Powerful Woman — Or Its Most Polished Political Paradox?
Barbados is a small island. Mia Mottley is not a small political figure. In a region where many leaders struggle to command attention beyond their own shores, Mottley has done something extraordinary. She did not just become Barbados’ first female prime minister in 2018. She turned herself into one of the Caribbean’s most recognisable political…
Rich Lists and Rankings
Top 25 Most Influential People in the Caribbean: The Leaders, Legends, and Revolutionaries Who Shaped the Region
The Caribbean’s True Power List When people talk about the Caribbean, they usually start with beaches, rum, and carnival. That is a pleasant stereotype, but it hides something far more interesting: the Caribbean has produced an astonishing number of individuals who reshaped global politics, music, economics, religion, and culture. From anti-colonial revolutionaries to musical prophets,…
Top 10 Richest People in the Caribbean: The Homegrown Moguls, the Tax Haven Titans, and the Billionaire Residents Who Chose the Islands
For decades the Caribbean sold the world a postcard image: turquoise water, rum punch, carnival, and cricket. But beneath that postcard sits something far more interesting. Quietly, steadily, the region has become one of the most unusual concentrations of private wealth on the planet. The 10 richest people in the Caribbean include beauty empires, crypto…
Top 25 Caribbean Companies by Revenue: Who Really Runs the Region’s Money?
The Caribbean likes to talk politics loudly. Elections dominate headlines, ministers argue in Parliament, and governments announce grand visions every few months. But the region’s real economic gravity often sits somewhere much quieter: corporate boardrooms. Behind the speeches and policy documents is a relatively small circle of companies that move the region’s money, distribute its…
Business, Money and Regional Influence
CONCRETE TO CONTROL: Government Control of Republic Bank Board and the Rise of Yashmid Karamath
The appointment of Yashmid Karamath as Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) might appear, at first glance, like a routine boardroom reshuffle. A seasoned businessman. A respected contractor. A familiar surname in Trinidad and Tobago’s commercial landscape. But timing, as always in this country, tells a much louder story. Karamath’s elevation comes precisely as…
Inside the Silent Republic Bank Takeover: When Government Becomes the Biggest Banker in the Caribbean
The Silent Shift Nobody Saw Coming You check your Republic account balance every month. You swipe your blue card. You line up at the ATM. Life moves on. But while everybody was busy arguing about Carnival curfews and Chinese giveaways, something far bigger was quietly unfolding in Trinidad and Tobago’s financial system. State-controlled entities—NIB, NIF…
Political Power and Elite Networks
Mia Mottley Forbes List 2025 Surprise: What Her Global Power Says About Caribbean Leadership
When Mia Mottley Forbes suddenly started trending in Caribbean political chatter this week, plenty people had the same reaction: “Wait… she on what list?”Not a popularity poll. Not a vibes ranking. The Barbados Prime Minister has been ranked #99 on Forbes’ 2025 World’s Most Powerful Women list, placing her among heads of state, billionaires, and…
Irfaan Ali Makes TIME 100 Next List
Ali’s Big Global Glow-Up President Irfaan Ali Makes TIME 100 Next List 2025, the magazine’s list of the world’s most influential rising stars. It caps a whirlwind September for Ali, who just won re-election with a hefty mandate. TIME says his leadership is shaping not just Guyana’s oil boom, but regional politics too. Why TIME…
Profiles and Deep Dives
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