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Trump’s Comeback Could Disrupt Latin America’s Remittances
Plans to accelerate deportations, curb immigration, and tax remittances may restrict a vital flow of capital and source of growth in the region.
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Saudi Arabia Courts Latin America and the Caribbean
Next week’s Saudi-run summit in Rio is the latest step in the Gulf nation’s increased engagement with the region.
![Haiti's new Transitional Presidential Council takes the reins of a new interim government to choose Haiti's prime minister and Cabinet and guide the country to elections in 2026.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Haiti-TPC-300x200.jpg)
Haiti’s Transition Council Is Off to a Rocky Start
Internal divisions have already created chaos, but the country’s new leadership still hopes to stabilize the security crisis.
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The Caribbean’s Economic Future Depends on Building Climate Resilience
Uniquely vulnerable to extreme weather, island nations are seeking funding for projects to drive development while boosting resilience.
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A Guiana conseguirá evitar a maldição dos recursos naturais?
O petróleo ajudou alguns países e arruinou outros. A AQ foi a Georgetown e relata aqui os esforços do país para encontrar um caminho.
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Can Guyana Beat the Resource Curse?
Oil wealth has helped some countries, and ruined others. AQ reports from Georgetown on policymakers’ efforts to find the right path.
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¿Podrá Guyana evitar la maldición de los recursos naturales?
La riqueza petrolera ha ayudado a algunos países y ha arruinado a otros. AQ reporta desde Georgetown sobre los esfuerzos de los líderes guyaneses por encontrar el camino correcto.
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Can the Caribbean Farm its Way Out of Reliance on Food Imports?
CARICOM nations want to slash food imports by growing more of it at home. Experts call it a daunting but worthwhile challenge.
![Luis Abinader, Leonel Fernández and Abel Martínez will compete in the Dominican Republic's 2024 elections.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DR_2024_CANDIDATES-300x199.jpg)
Meet the Candidates: Dominican Republic
Incumbent Luis Abinader leads in the polls ahead of the Dominican Republic’s 2024 elections on May 19.
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Luis Abinader: The (Rare) Popular Incumbent
Elected on an anti-corruption platform, the Dominican Republic’s president is bucking a regionwide trend.
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Luxury Properties: The Caribbean’s New Tourism Dilemma
Critics say developers are buying up pristine beaches. Governments see exclusive real estate as the future of the economically vital tourism industry.
![President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela receives an official copy of the referendum results that approve his idea of seizing much of Guyana's territory.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Essequibo-lede-art-300x200.jpg)
The Real Impact of Maduro’s Guyana Referendum
Maduro is less interested in Essequibo than in diverting attention from Venezuela’s economic crisis.
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Guyana Official: Venezuela’s Actions Are an “Unprecedented” Challenge
A longstanding border controversy has worsened following a massive discovery of oil, a top official at Guyana’s foreign ministry writes for AQ.
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Haitians Want International Help, But Done the Right Way
International intervention must avoid the painful mistakes of previous missions, writes a Haitian civil-society leader.
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Caribbean Murder Rates Are Spiraling As Illegal Guns Flood In
Will demands for U.S. action help slow gunrunning to a region where the homicide rate is triple the global average?