Caribbean & Central America - September 2026

We begin this September 2026 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America in Costa Rica, where President Laura Fernández has accused top judges of an attempted coup d’état amid a deepening conflict between the executive and judiciary, which has carried over from her predecessor (2022-2026) and political mentor Rodrigo Chaves’ time in office.... Read More

Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernández has accused top judges of an attempted coup d’état amid a deepening conflict between the executive and judicial branches, which has carried over from her predecessor (2022-2026) and political mentor Rodrigo Chaves’ time in office. ... Read More

In mid-July Luisa Napolitano, the general manager of Panama’s Colón free trade zone (FTZ), was compelled to publicly deny reports that the FTZ is a centre for contraband trade.... Read More

Nicaragua’s authoritarian co-president Daniel Ortega made international headlines in July, declaring elections would no longer take place in the country.... Read More

On 5 August Guatemala’s congress voted to create a new autonomous national port authority (APN) as part of efforts to attract investment, overhaul the country’s logistics sector, and improve competitiveness.... Read More

Government officials have visited the controversial Cobre Panamá mine as speculation over its potential reopening continues to grow.... Read More

From 16-19 August, Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Albert Ramdin and Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Carla Barnett led a high-level delegation to Haiti to discuss, inter alia, improving security and preparations for Haiti’s first general elections since 2016, which are due to be held on 13 December.... Read More

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) and the World Bank have underlined the different rates of growth between those Caribbean countries exporting energy and those bringing in tourists.... Read More

UK-based oil major Shell and Trinidad’s state-owned National Gas Company (NGC) have failed to reach agreement on the development of the Aphrodite offshore gas concession.... Read More

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | New critical mineral and rare earth deal with the US.... Read More