Against that backdrop, Times Caribbean presents its 2026 Caribbean Power List — ten of the region’s most influential political leaders and personalities. MIA AMOR MOTTLEY — BarbadosFew Caribbean leaders have built an international profile comparable to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. Her second period as Prime Minister has quickly placed Trinidad and Tobago back at the centre of major Caribbean political conversations. ROOSEVELT SKERRIT — DominicaLongevity alone places Roosevelt Skerrit in a category of his own among today’s serving Caribbean prime ministers. That durability makes him impossible to overlook in any serious conversation about contemporary Caribbean political influence.