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Caribbean & Central America - January 2014 (ISSN 1741-4458)
EL SALVADOR: Funes spices up elections
The presidential election on 2 February has taken an unexpected twist with President Mauricio Funes going public with corruption allegations against former president Francisco Flores (1999-2004) for allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars of financial assistance from Taiwan. Flores had served as campaign adviser to the former mayor of San Salvador, Norman Quijano, the presidential candidate of the right-wing opposition Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena). There is more at stake than just the electoral contest, with media speculation rife that El Salvador could jettison Taiwan for diplomatic ties with China, although this is overstated and is unlikely to occur if Arena returns to power.
- Hernández looks for complete control
- EL SALVADOR: Funes spices up elections
- COSTA RICA: Heading into the unknown
- PANAMA: A tough start to the year for Martinelli
- ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: GUATEMALA
- ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: NICARAGUA
- CUBA: Weak growth despite reforms
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A pending issue
- BAHAMAS: Christie declares a war on crime, again
- BARBADOS: Barbados gets what it voted for
- JAMAICA: Edging forward, but still high risk
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
- Firming up economic ties with the North