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Caribbean & Central America - May 2021

Introduction
The recent failure by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to meet the new US envoy for Central America, Ricardo Zuñiga, during the latter’s first trip to the sub-region has again highlighted strained relations between the Salvadorean government and the new US administration led by President Joe Biden.... Read More
Central America
President Nayib Bukele’s recent failure to meet the new US envoy for Central America, Ricardo Zuñiga, during the latter’s first trip to the sub-region has again highlighted strained relations between the Salvadorean government and the new US administration led by President Joe Biden.... Read More
While irregular migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) continues to dominate headlines, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has highlighted another worrying situation regarding migrants headed north – those making the perilous journey through the Darién Gap, a roadless expanse of jungle on Panama’s eastern border with Colombia.... Read More
The ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) has unveiled an electoral reform initiative ahead of the 7 November general election in which President Daniel Ortega is running again.... Read More
Central American economies have suffered deep recessions due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, pushing millions into poverty and threatening to spark social unrest, according to a series of recent reports.... Read More
Coffee prices have been rising in the last five months to March, according to the London-based International Coffee Organisation (ICO), reaching their highest monthly average since the 2017/2018 harvest.... Read More
Caribbean
The eruption of La Soufrière on St Vincent is not an unusual or unexpected event.... Read More
On 28 April, Belize’s parliament approved a new national budget, the General Revenue Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2021/22.... Read More
Economic Highlights
COSTA RICA | Unemployment dips.... Read More

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