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 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat The Dutch government is planning to move a motion at the European parliament calling on the European Union to stop sending development aid to Sierra Leone, because of President Bio’s "complicity in the growing global narcotics trade and protection of cocaine trafficker 'Bolle' Jos," according to Netherlands Times. Jos Leijdekkers, after fleeing the Netherlands in 2022 via Spain, Dubai and Turkey, resurfaced several years ago in the African country of Sierra Leone, where he reportedly has posed as a businessman called “Omar Sheriff” and is reportedly married to a daughter of President Julius Maada Bio. Jos has been convicted three times in absentia by Dutch and Belgian courts for organizing multi ton cocaine loads, murder and armed robbery.

Reports of political tensions in Suriname [10 sources]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana remains one of the world's fastest-growing economies, and a new report shows the country is improving at managing what it owes. This is according to the latest Caribbean Economics Quarterly from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Although Guyana has borrowed money to build roads, schools and other infrastructure, the amount of government income going toward paying off debt has declined substantially.

Jamaica may be following in the footsteps of its Caribbean neighbours, such as Guyana, as it plans to drill for oil, despite being highly vulnerable to climate change. In recent years, Caribbean oil exploration has boomed, following successful drilling in Guyana and Suriname. But, at a time when the International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for an end to exploration, will Jamaica pursue a future in fossil fuels?

Surinamese prosecutors issued a wanted notice for Ryan T. on suspicion of involvement in the disappearance of Dutch film producer, DJ, and entrepreneur Rodney Leysner.

Middle East turmoil, centered on the U.S. war with Iran, is playing havoc with world energy markets. An ongoing dispute over access to the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil and natural gas supply is shipped, is causing prices to surge.