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Caribbean & Central America - January 2019
Introduction
Effective from 1 January, Guatemala has a new public sector budget.... Read More
Central America
Effective from 1 January, Guatemala has a new public sector budget.... Read More
Panama’s general election, due on 5 May, is less than five months away.... Read More
One of the world’s most disaster-prone areas, Central America and the Caribbean is highly exposed to a variety of natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides, and drought.... Read More
As insurance premiums and medical costs in developed countries remain high, the falling cost and increasing ease of travel has seen greater numbers of people venture abroad for medical and cosmetic procedures.... Read More
Caribbean
Marking the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution on 1 January, the country’s former president, Raúl Castro (2008-2018), who remains head of the ruling Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), called out the US government led by President Donald Trump for returning to a path of confrontation and intervention.... Read More
On 21 December, Guyana’s opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) brought a successful no-confidence motion in the government, by 33-32 votes in the 65-seat National Assembly and barring a successful legal challenge a general election must be held within 90 days of the vote.... Read More
*** IMF SOFTENS GROWTH FORECAST FOR BAHAMAS.... Read More
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- Introduction
- GUATEMALA: Pockets of fiscal impropriety?
- PANAMA: Is Nito in pole position?
- REGION: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano disaster exposes region’s vulnerability to natural catastrophes
- REGION: Medical tourism continues to take off
- CUBA: Sixty years on, Ground Zero for Cuba and the US
- GUYANA: Ethnic divisions harden ahead of crucial election
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS