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Caribbean & Central America - October 2024
Introduction
The first piece in this October 2024 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America begins with a look at the strained state of relations between Honduras and the US. These further deteriorated at the end of August, when President Xiomara Castro ordered the cancellation of a longstanding extradition treaty with the US. This comes as the Castro government has been mired in scandal amid drug-related allegations implicating her inner circle.
- Introduction
- HONDURAS: Honduras-US ties fray amid drug trafficking accusations
- EL SALVADOR: Turkish firm agrees US$1.6bn port investment
- PANAMA: Mulino’s plans for social security reform
- PANAMA: Mulino’s hard line on immigrants faces big challenges
- REGION: Coca cultivation on the rise
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Abinader to use strong mandate to push constitutional reform
- SURINAME: Pioneering carbon credit scheme faces challenges
- GUYANA: Blistering rate of growth in the first half
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Making the case for constitutional reform
- Economic Highlights