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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 23 April 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 22 April, Nicaragua’s national police (PNN) issued a statement denying that it was holding any protesters in prison after claims by the Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia (ACJD) opposition grouping that 160 people had been detained since 15 April.... Read More
* The World Bank (WB) Group Executive Board has approved a US$200m project in El Salvador to improve the institutional performance of municipalities and increase access for citizens to services and infrastructure resilient to adverse natural events.... Read More
From Latin American Economy & Business
The US government is ratcheting up the pressure on the Venezuelan administration led by President Nicolás Maduro, cracking down on those international trading relationships that are perceived to sustain the Maduro government.... Read More
On 22 March, the presidents of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru, along with Guyana’s ambassador to Chile, met in Chile to inaugurate a new regional bloc, the Foro para el Progreso y Desarrollo de América Latina (Prosur).... Read More
Laurentino ‘Nito’ Cortizo, a former legislator and agriculture minister (2004-2006), is leading the race in Panama’s presidential elections, which are due to be held on 5 May.... Read More
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