Caribbean & Central America
Caribbean & Central America - April 2019
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- Introduction
Central America
- PANAMA: All eyes on Cortizo
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele pivots towards Washington
- NICARAGUA: Fighting poverty or buying votes
- HONDURAS: US policy on Central America confuses, dismays
- REGION: LGBTQ+ legal rights in the Caribbean and Latin America – a comparison
Caribbean
- GUYANA: Uncertainty set to continue
- CARICOM: Splits widen over Venezuela
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
Highlights
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
In this April edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America, we begin by looking at Panama where, if the polls are to be believed, one of the country’s seven presidential candidates fighting the 5 May elections is way out in front.
Caribbean & Central America - March 2019
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- Introduction
Central America
- EL SALVADOR: The battle between new and old politics
- GUATEMALA: EITI suspension highlights mining problems
- REGION: Media concentration continues to hamper Central American democracy
Caribbean
- CUBA: New constitution, old hat
- GUYANA: Economic prospects dogged by political uncertainty
- BARBADOS: IMF still happy with Barbados
- GRENADA: IMF praises Grenada for post-hurricane policies
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
In this March edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America, we begin by looking at El Salvador.
Caribbean & Central America - February 2019
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- Introduction
Central America
- GUATEMALA: Washington and the slow-motion coup d’état
- REGION: Mexico changes tack on migration
- REGION: Northern Triangle customs union promises increased regional integration
- HONDURAS: Latest political reforms leave critical matters still unresolved
Caribbean
- HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Migration woes continue to affect Haiti-Dominican Republic relations
- CARICOM: The Caribbean stands by Maduro
- GUYANA: The PPP/C picks successor to Jagdeo
- SURINAME: Politics outranks the IMF
- BELIZE: Opposition urges ‘No’ vote in referendum
Highlights
- Economic Highlights
In this February edition of Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America, we begin by looking at Guatemala which, at the very least, is immersed in a constitutional crisis.
Caribbean & Central America - January 2019
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- Introduction
Central America
- 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
Caribbean
- CUBA: Sixty years on, Ground Zero for Cuba and the US
- GUYANA: Ethnic divisions harden ahead of crucial election
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
Highlights
- ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Effective from 1 January, Guatemala has a new public sector budget.