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Caribbean & Central America - April 2024
NICARAGUA: FSLN further cements control
On 3 March Nicaragua held regional elections in the North Atlantic and South Atlantic autonomous regions (Raan and Raas) on the impoverished Caribbean Coast. As with other elections held in recent years under the authoritarian government led by President Daniel Ortega, the ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) swept the board, in a process widely criticised by institutions like the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). A notable absentee was indigenous party Yatama (Yapti Tasba Masraka Nanih Asla Takanka), a former Ortega ally, whose legal party status was revoked in October 2023, amid the government’s continued crackdown on dissent.
- Introduction
- HONDURAS: A long-awaited verdict
- NICARAGUA: FSLN further cements control
- PANAMA: Order to halt migrant aid raises eyebrows
- GUATEMALA: Addressing indigenous demands
- GUATEMALA: Arévalo charting economic course with US assistance
- REGION: New BCIE chief pledges to end loans to El Salvador and Nicaragua
- JAMAICA: Opposition PNP makes progress
- GUYANA: UN Human Rights Committee has a look at Guyana
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Growth rate set to double this year
- THE BAHAMAS: Reeling from the climate change punches
- REGION: Tourism recovery under way
- Economic Highlights