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Caribbean & Central America - August 2018 (ISSN 1741-4458)
BARBADOS: The reality sinks in
It didn’t take long for the euphoria to dissipate following the Barbados Labour Party’s landslide victory in the 24 May general election, in which it collected all 30 seats leaving the outgoing Democratic Labour Party (DLP) with no foothold in the House of Assembly. Within weeks, Prime Minister Mia Mottley had to admit that the country’s public debt was 171% of GDP, not 135% as previously thought, and that it was suspending payments on external debt owed to commercial creditors.
- Introduction
- REGION: Swinging closer to Israel?
- PANAMA: Getting ready for the primaries
- REGION: Trends in Central American migration
- CUBA: Díaz-Canel reveals plans to ‘regulate’ private sector
- GUYANA: IMF urges restraint as Exxon increases estimates
- BARBADOS: The reality sinks in
- TRINIDAD: A little breathing space, but not much
- Economic Highlights