The Caribbean as a network of islands — and the links still missing.
One island needs something built; another already does that work. This page lays those two sides beside each other — where the region is already trading, where the link is thin, and, where the gap looks real, the smallest next step that would close it. Nothing is guessed: it is all built from public regional data.
26Islands & markets covered
64Links backed by a source
22Gaps worth a closer look
8Links inside the OECS
The network
What each island can actually do
Each trade below is cited from a public source. The 1–5 figure is how strong that evidence is, not a score we invented. An island with nothing listed has not been checked yet — it does not mean the work is not done there.
Each one is a place where somebody needs work done, somebody else can do it, and something is getting in the way. The score weighs how good the evidence is, how well the trade matches, how hard the shipping is and how much of the region it would help — minus whatever is blocking it. The next step listed is the smallest thing that would get it moving.
Money is moving into Bahamas: up 538.6%, on one official source so far
Validated investment · candidate
52
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
0Unique interventions
+0Est. score uplift
3Contributing nodes
NoCapability gap
Who can help close it
Barbados
Professional servicesProject financeDigital services
Money is moving into Suriname: up 206.2%, but only one source says so yet
Validated investment · candidate
52
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
0Unique interventions
+0Est. score uplift
3Contributing nodes
NoCapability gap
Who can help close it
Barbados
Professional servicesProject financeDigital services
Bahamas: foreign investment movement at +538.6% — needs further validation
Investment signal · candidate
52
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
0Unique interventions
+0Est. score uplift
3Contributing nodes
NoCapability gap
Who can help close it
Barbados
Professional servicesProject finance
Jamaica
Project finance
Eastern Caribbean / OECS
Professional services
Follow-up actions and their evidence
No interventions logged yet for this candidate.
id: coord-invest-bahamastrigger: invest-bahamas
Suriname: foreign investment movement at +206.2% — needs further validation
Investment signal · candidate
52
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
0Unique interventions
+0Est. score uplift
3Contributing nodes
NoCapability gap
Who can help close it
Barbados
Professional servicesProject finance
Jamaica
Project finance
Eastern Caribbean / OECS
Professional services
Follow-up actions and their evidence
No interventions logged yet for this candidate.
id: coord-invest-surinametrigger: invest-suriname
Food supply numbers are shifting in CARICOM, with knock-on effects for supply chains.
Food security · candidate
51
Before this moves off hold, check with Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
8Unique interventions
+28Est. score uplift
4Contributing nodes
NoCapability gap
Who can help close it
Barbados
Professional servicesProject finance
Trinidad & Tobago
Engineering servicesConstruction
Jamaica
ConstructionProject finance
Eastern Caribbean / OECS
Professional services
What would raise the score
Two eligible regional operators with comparable water or irrigation project references — the procurement watcher owns this, worth about +7 to the score.
Demand is pooled into a commercially viable package — the ecosystem builder owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
Financing mandate, ticket size, security, and disbursement timing confirmed — the diaspora investor owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
Route, lead time, landed cost, and contingency option validated — the regional operator owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
One qualified local delivery partner accepts an introduction — the ecosystem builder owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
Bid eligibility, registrations, and qualification requirements confirmed in writing — the procurement watcher owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
Route, lead time, landed cost, and contingency option validated — the regional operator owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
Bid eligibility, registrations, and qualification requirements confirmed in writing — the procurement watcher owns this, worth about +3 to the score.
Follow-up actions and their evidence (8)
pooled procurement requiredEcosystem builderresolved · 5
mandate and ticket-size fitDiaspora investorresolved · 5
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Jamaica, Guyana, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Jamaica, Guyana, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Early signal in St. Kitts and Nevis, no detail yet
Catastrophe insurance payout · candidate
48
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Early signal in Turks and Caicos Islands, no detail yet
Catastrophe insurance payout · candidate
48
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Early signal in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, no detail yet
Catastrophe insurance payout · candidate
48
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Stress numbers are rising in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Economic stress · candidate
48
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Eastern Caribbean / OECS, Jamaica: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
0Unique interventions
+0Est. score uplift
4Contributing nodes
NoCapability gap
Who can help close it
Barbados
Professional servicesProject financeClimate resilience
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Guyana, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Before this moves off hold, check with Barbados, Guyana, Eastern Caribbean / OECS: are they eligible to bid, and can they actually deliver? A short call this week answers both. If yes, the path opens; if not, we know what's missing.
Pilot register — the strength figures read cited public sources; they are not an audit. These gaps are a place to start looking, not investment advice. Scores only change once somebody submits real evidence.
Operators: record outcomes (supplier validated · intro accepted · blocked by logistics) locally with python3 coordination/console.py → http://localhost:8765, then commit + deploy to surface them here.