Barbados Weighs a Domestic Terrorism Law to Fight Gun Violence
Barbados · Law & Justice Key Facts New offence The Domestic Terrorism Bill, 2026 targets reckless public shootings and violent...
August 12, 2026Section
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Honduras’s Power Company Is Drowning in Losses and Debt
Honduras · Energy Key FactsLoss rate Total system losses (technical plus non-technical) run at roughly 32% to 38% of the...
August 12, 2026
Costa Rica’s Job Market Is Steady — and That’s the Problem
Costa Rica · Economy Key Facts Steady rate Unemployment held at 7% in Q2 2026, with 163,690 people jobless. Yearly...
August 12, 2026
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome: What the Buyers Enforced That Regulators Could Not
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome as buyers enforce supply chain rules after Congo's uranium scare. Learn who wins, who loses in...
August 12, 2026
Three Continents, One Harvest: The Soft-Commodity Squeeze Latin America Can’t Ignore
The soft-commodity squeeze from Europe, Asia, and Africa hits Latin America with both risk and opportunity. Brazil gains, Central America...
August 12, 2026
The Soybean Arithmetic: Why Brazil’s 73.6% and China’s US Pledge Can’t Both Hold
The Soybean Arithmetic: Brazil's 73.6% share of China's imports faces a test from a U.S. pledge, with a 10-point tariff...
August 12, 2026
Panama Ends the Shell-Company Era With a New Substance Law
Panama · Tax & Business Key FactsSubstance test Panama’s Law 526 of 2026 requires certain entities in multinational groups to...
August 12, 2026
Panama Wants Its Free Zone to Conquer the Caribbean
Panama · Trade Key FactsTrade mission 55 Panamanian companies are heading to Caribbean markets including Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, and Sint...
August 12, 2026
Peru Has 2,241 Public Works Stuck in Limbo
Peru · Infrastructure Key FactsStalled total Peru had 2,241 stalled public works at the close of Q1 2026, per Comptroller...
August 12, 2026
Peru Races to Prepare for El Niño With a New Risk Commission
Peru · Disaster Preparedness Key FactsNew commission Peru’s government created a National Commission for El Niño Risk Management to coordinate...
August 12, 2026
Argentina Starts Charging Foreigners for Hospital Care
Argentina · Health Policy Key FactsNational rule Regulated in mid-August 2026 (Resolution 1066/2026) for nationally administered public hospitals.Who pays Foreigners...
August 12, 2026
The US Is Muscling Deeper Into Guyana’s Oil Boom
Guyana · Energy Key Facts Trade volume Bilateral trade between the US and Guyana has exceeded US$25 billion over the...
August 12, 2026
A US Helicopter Disabled a Panama-Flagged Ship Off Pakistan
Panama · Maritime Key Facts Ship disabled A US military helicopter strike knocked out the steering gear of the Panama-flagged...
August 12, 2026
India Turns to Latin America for Lithium to Escape China’s Grip
The real prize isn’t just digging ore out of the ground. It’s who controls the refining and processing that turns...
August 12, 2026
South Korea’s Shipyards Are Courting South America’s Navies
Latin America · Defense Key Facts Peru deal HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a 2024 contract with state-run SIMA to...
August 12, 2026
Royalton Reopens Its Jamaica Resorts With a US$30,000 Family Package
Royalton is reopening its Jamaica resorts and debuting ‘The Soul of the Island,’ a seven-night luxury family package starting at...
August 12, 2026
Arajet Will Fly Montevideo to Punta Cana Non-Stop From 2027
The Dominican low-cost airline Arajet will launch non-stop Montevideo–Punta Cana flights in March 2027, a new direct link between Uruguay...
August 12, 2026
Guadalajara Will Host Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2026
Guadalajara will host the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards on December 1, 2026 — a first for the city...
August 12, 2026
Hidalgo Is Mexico’s Fastest-Growing State — and It’s Not Close
Hidalgo led Mexico’s states with 8.2% growth in early 2026, powered by industry and energy, far ahead of Chiapas at...
August 12, 2026
Ecuador Wants Its Tax Breaks to Actually Deliver
Ecuador is redesigning its tax incentives to reward measurable results — jobs, investment, production — rather than handing out blanket...
August 12, 2026