Caribbean & Central America
Caribbean & Central America - April 2025
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- Introduction
Central America
- HONDURAS: Concerns over campaign finance
- PANAMA/COSTA RICA: Dramatic plunge in migration through the Darién
- NICARAGUA: Withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council
- EL SALVADOR: IMF confirms US$1.4bn financing agreement
- HONDURAS: National blackout highlights continued issues in energy sector
Caribbean
- BELIZE: PUP holds onto power
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/HAITI: Dominican Republic clamps down on Haitian migrants
- JAMAICA: Homicide rate trending down
- GUYANA/VENEZUELA: New coastal incursion
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: US revokes licences for Trinidad-Venezuela gas projects
- ST LUCIA: Strong growth but debt burden still heavy
- REGION: Food security still a cause for concern
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Even before the chaos which characterised the 9 March primaries ahead of Honduras’ 30 November 2025 general elections [WR-25-10], civil society groups had raised multiple concerns about the electoral process – not least the lack of transparency of campaign finance as the first piece in this April 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America explores.
Caribbean & Central America - March 2025
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- Introduction
Central America
- EL SALVADOR/REGION: Accommodating Trump’s migration-related demands
- HONDURAS: Flare-up of Bajo Aguán violence
- EL SALVADOR: Public financing of political parties scrapped
- NICARAGUA: Voluntary police force gains constitutional recognition
- PANAMA: World Bank highlights structural issues holding back development
- COSTA RICA: Chaves vetoes bill on low-cost flights
Caribbean
- REGION: Caricom facing “wave after wave” of crises
- GUYANA: Government plans shift to gas
- GRENADA: Post Beryl economic bounce-back
- JAMAICA: Politicians divided over recession fears
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
We begin this March 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America with a look at how Central American countries have been scrambling to comply with US President Donald Trump’s declared priority of enacting mass deportations of migrants – a strategy which has major implications for the sub-region.
Caribbean & Central America - February 2025
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- Introduction
Central America
- PANAMA: Beyond Trump’s Panama Canal claims
- GUATEMALA: Arévalo marks one year in office, struggles with key pledge
- EL SALVADOR: Mixed movement on transitional justice
- COSTA RICA: Rains and labour shortages add to structural issues in coffee sector
- NICARAGUA: Ortega revives plan for interoceanic canal
Caribbean
- SURINAME: Suriname’s moment
- REGION: Economic growth unchanged for 2025 but risks are growing
- CUBA: Government announces new dollarisation moves
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
Donald Trump’s threat upon his 20 January inauguration as US president to take back the Panama Canal, based on claims of Chinese involvement in the waterway, and complaints of high fees, was among the most headline-grabbing of his announcements.
Caribbean & Central America - January 2025
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- Introduction
Central America
- NICARAGUA: Consolidating absolute power
- HONDURAS: More doubts over the state of exception
- REGION: Claims of progress in combatting gender violence ring hollow
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele moves to restart mining
- GUATEMALA: Approved budget increases social spending
Caribbean
- HAITI: Daunting obstacles to economic recovery
- REGION: Coming up: a surge in Caribbean debt-for-climate swaps?
Economic Highlights
- Economic Highlights
The first piece in this January 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America begins in Nicaragua where authoritarian President Daniel Ortega unveiled a package of constitutional reforms which has, along with other recent legislative initiatives, sparked further concerns that he is seeking to consolidate absolute control.