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Caribbean & Central America - March 2020
INTRODUCTION
The first piece in this March edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America begins with Guatemala, where President Alejandro Giammattei took office for a four-year term on 14 January.... Read More
CENTRAL AMERICA
Since taking office on 14 January for a four-year term, Guatemala’s new President Alejandro Giammattei has sought to dispel concerns about the direction of anti-corruption efforts.... Read More
A new staff paper published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attempts to measure both the direct and indirect costs of crime using Central America’s ‘Northern Triangle’ (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) as case studies.... Read More
“A negative step in the fight against corruption and impunity”.... Read More
A massive blackout last year brought regional electricity supply to the fore at a pivotal time for the sector.... Read More
CARIBBEAN
Over the last 25 years, Caribbean heads of state have made concerted efforts to innovate and reform their educational systems.... Read More
At the 11th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) which took place in December 2019, the 18 participating states met to outline the objectives of CDM11 and reaffirm their commitment to previous agreements.... Read More
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- Introduction
- GUATEMALA: Giammattei’s initial moves
- NORTHERN TRIANGLE: Measuring the direct and indirect costs of crime
- HONDURAS: Hernández ends speculation over Maccih
- CENTRAL AMERICA: Wrangling threatens much needed energy investment
- REGION: Seeking to address the brain drain
- REGION: Mitigating Caribbean disaster vulnerability key to progress
- Economic Highlights