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Caribbean & Central America - August 2021
Introduction
The assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July shocked Haitians and the international community alike, appearing to mark the culmination of the multifaceted political, institutional and security crises which have afflicted the country.... Read More
Caribbean
The assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July shocked Haitians and the international community alike, appearing to mark the culmination of the multifaceted political, institutional and security crises which has afflicted the country.... Read More
The Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) government is facing its most serious challenge in decades after spontaneous protests erupted on 11 July across Cuba in response to the multifaceted crisis stemming from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and longstanding US economic sanctions. ... Read More
On 16 July, President Chandrikapersad Santokhi marked his first year in power.... Read More
The 2021 World Investment Report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) makes bleak reading for the Caribbean and most particularly for Trinidad & Tobago.... Read More
At the beginning of August, John Rolle, the governor of The Bahamas’ central bank said that The Bahamas began a slow recovery in the first half of 2021.... Read More
*** THE CARIBBEAN TURNS ON ORTEGA.... Read More
Central America
Human rights institutions such as United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have hailed a recent verdict issued by a Honduran court in relation to the landmark case of the 2016 killing of indigenous leader and environmentalist, Berta Cáceres, which briefly subjected Honduras to international scrutiny and the dire situation facing environmentalists and other human rights defenders (HRDs) in the country.... Read More
A growing coalition of civil society groups is mobilising against so-called ‘employment and economic development zones’ (Zedes) promoted by the government led by President Juan Orlando Hernández.... Read More
Mining has long been a fraught issue in Panama.... Read More
On 7 July Honduras and Nicaragua suffered a total blackout, the latest in a series of serious problems that have affected regional electricity distribution.... Read More
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- Introduction
- HAITI: Haiti’s crisis intensifies as Moïse assassinated
- CUBA: Government faces unprecedented protests
- SURINAME: A tough first year for Santokhi
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Trinidad suffers slump in FDI
- THE BAHAMAS: Central bank points to slow recovery
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
- HONDURAS: Verdict in landmark case
- HONDURAS: Opposition to Zedes coalesces
- PANAMA: Environmental groups on the alert over mining push
- REGION: Blackouts show need for upgrades in regional electricity system
- Economic Highlights