Category Archives: Caribbean
Latin American GDP vs. the World
According to public data from the Worldbank, total combined GDP for Latin America & the Caribbean grew from $78.5 billion in 1960, to $5.65 trillion in 2011 representing an increase from just … Continue reading
Castro to Head Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
The mission of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is to deepen regional integration, while explicitly excluding the United States, Canada, and European nations with regional interests … Continue reading
Chile Seeks Justice for Criminals Hiding in Cuba
On April 1st, 1991, Jaime Guzmán was shot at the exit of Catholic University where he was a professor. Guzmán was responsible for founding the Independent Democratic Union Party (UDI) … Continue reading
Cancer Forces Chavez Back to Cuba
Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, has been forced to Cuba for medical attention for the third time due to concerns of a cancer recurrence. Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador, has confirmed … Continue reading
Cuba to Begin Taxing Profits
If one were to attempt a word association exercise starting with “Cuba,” it is very unlikely that “profits” would often follow, yet the island nation is counting on that unexpected … Continue reading
Projected Growth of GDP Per Capita in Latin America and the Caribbean
GDP Per Capita for Latin America and the Caribbean as a single region is projected to increase from $9980 USD in 2010, to $12,000 in 2020 representing an increase of … Continue reading
Perceptions of Corruption in Latin America
Transparency International (TI) has published their Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) since 1995, which ranks countries “by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.” The … Continue reading
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas
Initiated in 2004 as a pet project of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, the Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América started as a pact between the impoverished nation of … Continue reading
An Island Divided
As the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, Hispaniola holds many historic claims, including the first cathedral and castle in the Americas. Just to the east of Cuba, the … Continue reading
