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Caribbean & Central America - July 2026
Introduction
On 8 June international press lobbies hailed the decision under Guatemala’s new attorney general, Gabriel Estuardo García Luna, to drop all cases against journalists from shuttered investigative outlet elPeriódico. The cases were widely considered spurious and part of the targeting of independent journalists under García Luna’s predecessor, the discredited María Consuelo Porras (2018-2026). While prospects regarding press freedom have brightened in Guatemala, they are looking increasingly ominous elsewhere in Central America as the first piece in this July 2026 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America considers.
- Introduction
- REGION: Press freedom hopes rise in Guatemala as situation worsens elsewhere
- PANAMA: Government under pressure over deadly prison riot and jail break
- GUATEMALA: Controversial mine reopens
- NICARAGUA: More signs of strengthening ties with Moscow
- REGION: Tourism sector continues to grow
- HONDURAS: Energy reform draws international support but domestic criticism
- HAITI: Guterres sees ‘faint glimmers of hope’
- SURINAME: Preparing for wealth
- CUBA: Listening stations
- CUBA: Leadership signs up for economic reforms
- Economic Highlights