Caribbean & Central America - March 2024

We begin the March 2024 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America in Guatemala where, since taking office mid-January, President Bernardo Arévalo has declared the fight against extortion a key security priority.... Read More

Since taking office mid-January, Guatemala’s new President Bernardo Arévalo has declared the fight against extortion a key security priority.... Read More

Ahead of El Salvador’s 4 February presidential and legislative elections, civil society groups raised multiple democracy concerns.... Read More

Nicaragua’s recent decision to grant asylum to Panama’s former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), days after Panama’s top court (CSJ) upheld a conviction against him, has raised eyebrows.... Read More

In mid-February the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced more restrictions on the number of ships that can pass through the Panama Canal each day, adding to concerns over its long-term viability as climate change intensifies.... Read More

Goods exports were worth a total US$11.35bn in 2023, US$898.7m or 7.3% less than the previous year, according to figures from the country’s central bank (BCH).... Read More

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Berlin-based anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI) at the end of January highlighted the Dominican Republic as “the only country in the region to have made significant progress in the fight against corruption since 2021”.... Read More

On the morning of 7 February, a mysterious oil-carrying vessel ran aground on a reef off the coast of Tobago, spilling its cargo into a long slick which is polluting the marine habitat and threatening tourism.... Read More

On 20 February the Council of the European Union (EU) removed The Bahamas, Belize, and the Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) from its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.... Read More

As we went to press Haiti’s security situation had reached a new low amid a series of attacks coordinated by prominent gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier, with the stated aim of bringing down the government.... Read More

Cuba’s economy minister, Alejandro Gil, was replaced as part of a ministerial reshuffle announced on 2 February, which also involved changes in the ministries for the food industry and for science, technology, and the environment.... Read More

Supported by surging oil revenues, Guyana is the world’s fastest-growing economy.... Read More

PANAMA | Bonds placed on international markets.... Read More