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Land reform will drive controversies in Barbuda

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Land reform.

Volcano will add to Saint Vincent's deep economic woes

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SAINT VINCENT

Thanks to early evacuations, there were no deaths or injuries, but thousands were displaced and perhaps 10% of the 110,000 residents made homeless. Significant support was…

Coca eradication will be a struggle in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

Coca production.

Bolivia fires could reduce Morales’s election lead

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BOLIVIA

Wildfires in Bolivia.

Colombia’s Petro will pursue drug policy change

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COLOMBIA

This indicates a potential move away from US-sponsored, militarised strategies of coca eradication, cocaine interception, the ‘decapitation’ of trafficking networks and the…

Moise faces a struggle to unite Haiti behind him

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HAITI

According to these results, Jovenel Moise of the Haitian Party of Bald Heads (PHTK) won a first-round victory with 55.67% of the vote, defeating Jude Celestin of Alternative…

Hurricane fallout to compound Central America poverty

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama were also affected, as were the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia, the latter reporting damage to 98% of its infrastructure. The crisis…

Prospects for Central America in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for Central America in 2020.

Climate change will hit the Andean region unevenly

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LATIN AMERICA

Such impacts look set to worsen, affecting biodiversity and human society alike. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Atlas suggests, in its worst-case scenario…