Caribbean & Central America - March 2026

Following the US military action in Venezuela to remove former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026), and amid extreme US pressure against Managua’s other key ally in the region, Cuba, there are signs that Nicaragua’s authoritarian government led by co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has been making concessions to Washington, as the first piece in this March 2026 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America explores.... Read More

Following the US military action in Venezuela to remove former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026), and amid extreme US pressure against Managua’s other key ally in the region, Cuba, there are signs that Nicaragua’s authoritarian government led by co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has been making concessions to the US administration of President Donald Trump.... Read More

On 12 January the inter-disciplinary group of independent experts (GIEI) established in February 2025 by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate the 2016 murder of indigenous environmentalist Berta Cáceres [SSR-25-03], presented its final report.... Read More

A 29 January ruling by Panama’s supreme court (CSJ) striking down a concession for two ports on the Panama Canal owned by Hong Kong-headquartered CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH) via its subsidiary Panama Ports Company (PPC) is widely considered a victory for the US, which has sought to curb Chinese influence in the region.... Read More

On 15 February El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele claimed that the navy had seized 6.6 tonnes (t) of cocaine worth some US$165m in what he described as the country’s biggest single drug seizure.... Read More

A recent crash in the value of cryptocurrency bitcoin has caused jitters among investors in Salvadorean bonds and has brought ongoing tensions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) into sharper focus.... Read More

El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras received remittances worth a total US$47.73bn last year, a 20% increase compared to 2024, according to data compiled by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).... Read More

In mid-February, Panama sold global bonds worth US$3bn in the first such deal since President José Raúl Mulino came to power in July 2024.... Read More

For the third election in a row, on 11 February the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley won a 30-0 clean sweep in the house of assembly.... Read More

Amid Cuba’s intensifying energy crisis an unglamorous piece of everyday transport equipment, the ISO tank, has jumped into the centre of attention.... Read More

At the end of January Guyana’s Finance Minister Ashni Singh presented the largest budget yet to parliament, totalling G$1.558tn (US$7.45bn).... Read More

PANAMA | Still on EU tax haven list.... Read More