Caribbean & Central America - March 2021

The first piece in this March edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America looks at Honduras, which has approved a bill raising the number of votes needed in congress to amend two articles of the constitution which prohibit abortion.... Read More

“Instead of taking a step towards fulfilling women’s and girls’ fundamental rights, the country is moving backwards.” This was the response by a group of United Nations (UN) human rights experts to a bill since approved in Honduras, that raises the number of votes needed in congress to amend two articles of the constitution which prohibit abortion.... Read More

A deadly attack at the end of January at a political rally for the opposition Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), ahead of El Salvador’s 28 February legislative and municipal elections, sparked major fears regarding an escalation of violence ahead of the vote.... Read More

Last month United Nations (UN) human rights expert Mary Lawlor condemned the murder of indigenous environmental defender Nacilio Macario on Nicaragua's northern Caribbean coast, urging the government led by President Daniel Ortega to investigate his killing and bring those responsible to justice.... Read More

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has ranked Costa Rica first in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for preparedness to support online shopping.... Read More

On 16 February, the Guatemalan government announced a deal with private sector representatives which aims to increase the value of exports and attract new foreign direct investment (FDI).... Read More

Guyana’s now-ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), formerly just the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), has a chequered history when it comes to relations with the US.... Read More

There have certainly been countries that have been hit harder than Jamaica by the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but for few can the blow have been so cruel.... Read More

*** INDIA’S VACCINE DIPLOMACY.... Read More

PANAMA | FTA with South Korea takes effect.... Read More