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Caribbean & Central America - May 2024
Introduction
Central America
El Salvador recently marked the two-year anniversary of the state of exception declared by Nayib Bukele’s government as part of declared efforts to crack down on gangs – a move which suspended constitutional guarantees [SSR-22-05].... Read More
Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo was recently compelled to declare a state of calamity in the country in response to 44 active wildfires – an issue which increasingly affects Central America and elsewhere as climate change accelerates.... Read More
In early April Honduras’ military (FFAA) announced that in the first quarter of 2024, authorities had destroyed over 2.9m coca bushes and nearly 1.4 tonnes (t) of cocaine.... Read More
The purge of the Nicaraguan judiciary which began in late October 2023 as part of efforts to shore up support for Vice President Rosario Murillo [SSR-24-02] has been ongoing, according to local media outlets such as Confidencial.... Read More
Guatemala’s environment ministry is moving to shut down a gold mine as part of a wider re-evaluation of the sector, the latest move signalling uncertainty for miners in the region.... Read More
Costa Rican export industry associations have called on the central bank (BCCR) to take action over the continued appreciation of the colón against the US dollar, blaming exchange rates for the recent shuttering of companies and associated job losses.... Read More
Caribbean
The US Department of State’s annual human rights report for 2023 was published on 22 April.... Read More
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has produced a report on the “Opportunities and challenges for agrifood trade between Central American Integration System (SICA) and Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries”.... Read More
*** SUPPORT FOR OIL DRILLING BAN IN THE BAHAMAS.... Read More
Over the last decade Jamaica has notched up a highly unusual victory in a long running regional saga.... Read More
In April the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a US$20m donation to Cuba to help build a solar energy park in Isla de la Juventud, the second largest Cuban island (after Cuba’s mainland).... Read More
Efforts by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to negotiate a trail-blazing debt-for-climate swap are advancing.... Read More
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- Introduction
- EL SALVADOR: State of exception passes two-year mark
- REGION: Wildfires draw concern
- HONDURAS: Authorities claim coca eradication progress
- NICARAGUA: Purge of judiciary continues
- GUATEMALA/REGION: Mine dispute symptomatic of uncertainty
- COSTA RICA: Exporters complain about currency appreciation
- REGION: ‘Credible’ human rights issues widespread within Caricom
- REGION: Building agrifood trade between the Caribbean and Central America
- CARIBBEAN POINTER
- JAMAICA: Fiscal success creates new opportunities
- CUBA: Solar not shining brightly enough?
- BARBADOS: Movement on debt-for-climate
- Economic Highlights