LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 13 September 2018

Development: On 12 September thousands of campesinos took to the streets in Guatemala’s capital, Guatemala City, calling for President Jimmy Morales to resign and in support of the United Nations (UN)-backed International Commission agasint Impunity in Guatemala (Cicig).... Read More

Central America: The Guatemala-based think tank Central American institute of fiscal studies (Icefi) has released a new report which warns that political instability and a lack of long-term planning has limited the capacity of some Central American states to implement effective public policies.... Read More

It has taken some ducking and weaving, along with tactical changes of political colours, but El Salvador’s most popular politician, Nayib Bukele, has ended up securing a place as one of the top three candidates in the race for the presidential elections due on 3 February 2019 – just under six months from now.... Read More

It has taken some ducking and weaving, along with tactical changes of political colours, but Nayib Bukele has ended up securing a place as one of the top three candidates in the race for the presidential elections due on 3 February 2019 – just under six months from now.... Read More

Not all the statistics are consistent, but they point to three conclusions: one, Guatemala remains one of the poorest countries in Latin America; two, progress to eradicate poverty has been uneven; and three, despite its electoral promises, the current Frente de Convergencia Nacional (FCN-Nación) government of President Jimmy Morales has done little to change the situation.... Read More

Authoritarian regimes are typically defined by what separate them from democracies.... Read More

Earlier this year the Central American Integration System (Sica) announced that it was relaunching the process of re-evaluating its regional strategy on climate change (ERCC).... Read More

Reports of the death of Cuba’s tourism industry appear exaggerated.... Read More

Guyana’s People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the largest party in the ruling coalition, held its biennial congress in mid-August at which it elected a new chairman and de facto deputy leader.... Read More

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which went from government to zero representation in the House of Assembly in the 24 May general election, has begun the long haul back to political relevance by appointing a new leader: Verla De Peiza, a 46-year-old lawyer who became a DLP senator in 2012.... Read More

*** NEW SECURITY MINISTER FOR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.... Read More

NORTHERN TRIANGLE | El Salvador joins customs union.... Read More