LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 25 June 2018

Development: On 23 June, Nicaragua’s Catholic Episcopal Conference (CEN), which is mediating the national dialogue between the government led by President Daniel Ortega and opposition groups led by the protest group Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y Democracia, urged the president to bring forward the next general election from 2021 to 2019.... Read More

Venezuela: Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has called on the Guyanese government to return to the negotiation table and abandon the lawsuit it has taken before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague over the historical bilateral dispute over the Essequibo region.... Read More

Costa Rica: Local trade unions are participating in a 24-hour national strike to protest against the tax reform and austerity measures proposed by President Carlos Alvarado, which aim to reduce Costa Rica’s fiscal deficit.... Read More