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Caribbean & Central America - July 2018 (ISSN 1741-4458)

Introduction
The Panamanian government has announced that it is considering a US$5.5bn project, in partnership with China, to build a 450km railway line up to the border with Costa Rica.... Read More
Central America
The Panamanian government has announced that it is considering a US$5.5bn project, in partnership with China, to build a 450km railway line up to the border with Costa Rica.... Read More
The political crisis in Nicaragua, which began in mid-April, involving violent anti-government protests, a toll of over 200 people dead, and numerous roadblocks around the country, is having a negative domino effect on regional trade and economic activity.... Read More
In 2010, Costa Rica was the first country in Central America to ban open-pit mining, citing environmental concerns.... Read More
Three decades ago anthropologist David Stoll shone the spotlight on the meteoric growth of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America with his provocatively titled book, Is Latin America Turning Protestant? Almost 30 years later, Latin America as a region has not turned Protestant in terms of most countries being majority Evangelico (the standard term for Protestant both in Spanish and Portuguese).... Read More
Caribbean
Cuba’s new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is facing strong economic headwinds.... Read More
Ahead of the 4-6 July Caribbean Community (Caricom) Heads of Government Meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the meeting’s hosts, laid down a strong marker on the need for progress towards integration, and in particular for progress towards implementing the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).... Read More
On 26 June, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled by a 6-1 majority in favour of the Government vs Cedric Richardson, thus upholding that the amendment to the constitution by a vote in parliament to include presidential term limits was constitutional.... Read More
*** IMF URGES NEW BARBADOS GOVERNMENT TO FACE REALITY.... Read More
Highlights
PANAMA | Launching FTA negotiations with China.... Read More

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