US to withhold hundreds of millions in Central America aid
From Newsmax President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after Trump blasted the three countries because thousands of their citizens had sought asylum at the U.S. border…
Devastating Epidemic of Crime & Insecurity in Latin America & Caribbean
By Luis Felipe López-Calva From IPS UNITED NATIONS, May 15 2019 (IPS) – Development is a very uneven process, accompanied by heterogeneity in outcomes across sectors, across regions and across income groups. Such process, Albert Hirschman elegantly established about 60 years…
Concacaf announces details for the Preliminary Rounds of the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifiers
The qualification phase will kick off in 2019 with regional qualifiers in Central America and the Caribbean Miami (Tuesday, April 16, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced details for the preliminary…
UK Government urges businesses to sign up for LatAm and Caribbean Roadshow
By Angus Stewart-Robinson From Nearshore Americas As the UK moves towards a post-Brexit era, the UK government has called on businesses to look towards Latin America’s growing economy for new export opportunities. Joanna Crellin, HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean, will lead…
Concacaf selects FloSports as U.S. Broadcast Partner for the Concacaf Nations League
Multiyear deal gives FloFC.com exclusive English-language rights in U.S. through 2022Miami, FL (Monday, January 28, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content today…
Cayman Islands government issues update on peaceful protest by Cuban migrants
A group of eight Cuban migrants at the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) on Tuesday (15 January 2019) refused food. This followed a peaceful protest that began late last week concerning: immigration processing; access to free, bi-lingual attorneys; and a desire…
Schedule set for the Round of 16 matches of the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League
The eleventh edition of the club championship kicks off the third week of FebruaryMiami (Wednesday, December 19, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today unveiled the dates and kickoff times for the Round…
Concacaf Statement re-Ottawa Fury Football Club
From Concacaf Miami (Thursday, December 13, 2019) – Concacaf typically does not comment publicly on sanctioning matters, but due to the lack of clarity regarding the state of the process and the unilateral statements from various parties in regard to the…
2018 Concacaf Awards nominations announced
Top performers from across the Confederation to be honored; web voting in fan categories underwayMiami (Monday, December 10, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced the nominees and the opening of fan voting for…
The View from Europe: A new approach to tourism analysis is long overdue
By David Jessop From Dominican Today Since the mid-2000s the ability of the Caribbean tourism sector to generate rapid economic growth has been widely accepted by international financial institutions such as the IMF, World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank….