Caribbean & Central America - July 2025

Various international press freedom lobbies and institutions have flagged up concerns regarding reports of criminalisation of the press by the police and military in Honduras, one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists.... Read More

p> Various international press freedom lobbies and institutions such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)’s Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) have flagged up concerns regarding reports of criminalisation of the press by the police (PNH) and military (FFAA) in Honduras, one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists.... Read More

In late May Margaret Satterthwaite, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, released a preliminary report following a visit to Guatemala.... Read More

Amid the protests against Panama’s government led by President José Raúl Mulino over a recent social security reform and US security agreements (see our sister publications LatinNews Daily and Latin American Weekly Report for the latest on this), leading construction workers’ union Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construcción y Similares (Suntracs) has denounced persecution by the government.... Read More

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised President Xiomara Castro’s government for its “decisive policies” and handling of the economy, but a recent survey showed that voters believe economic issues are the biggest problem facing the country.... Read More

A new academic paper raises the prospect that the deterioration of social and environmental factors, such as education, health, and security, could endanger Costa Rica’s strong record of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).... Read More

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is feeling even more vulnerable than usual in the face of multiple challenges ranging from US tariffs to rising sea levels.... Read More

A recently approved US tax on remittances sent home by expatriate workers looks set to have a negative impact on Caribbean and Central American economies.... Read More

Economic growth in Barbados will trend down from 4% in 2024 to 2.7% this year, according to a broadly upbeat economic report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).... Read More

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (Pioj), a government office, says that quarter-on-quarter economic growth was strong in the second quarter of the year, with GDP expansion expected to be within a 0.5% to 1.5% range.... Read More

COSTA RICA | CAF approves first green liquidity line for Costa Rica.... Read More