Country Risk Rating

President Leonel Fernández appears certain to secure a third term in May's presidential elections, with leading opinion polls in the run-up giving the incumbent a 20 point lead.... 2008-04-14

Amnesty International released a report on the escalating problem of violent crime in Jamaica, something which continues to weigh on our short-and-long-term political risk ratings.... 2008-04-10

At a meeting in February, Chinese Ambassador Chen Jinghua stated his intent to strengthen bilateral relations between China and Jamaica during his term on the Caribbean island. Jinghua... 2008-03-11

The government of Guyana and law enforcement agencies have been commended by a US Department of State report for having made progress over the past year in addressing the illicit... 2008-03-11

The government of Barbados has received military aid valued at approximately BBD$840,000 from China. This donation - which included computer and audio visual equipment, disaster equipment,... 2008-03-11

Trinidad & Tobago will contribute almost US$40mn towards the Caribbean Community (Caricom)'s Regional Development Fund. In addition, the Manning administration has decided to... 2008-03-11

With the next presidential election fast approaching (the vote is scheduled for May 16), we reiterate that incumbent Leonel Fernández remains our firm favourite to remain at the... 2008-03-11

Pedro Rossello, former governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2000, has stated that he will retire from frontline politics at the end of his term, following his heavy defeat in the... 2008-03-11

Six opposition parties organised a protest demonstration in Willemstad, capital of Curaçao, the largest of the five islands making up the Netherlands Antilles on March 1, involving... 2008-03-11

The results of the February 7 general elections gave challenger Dean Barrow of the United Democratic Party (UDP) a landslide victory, defeating the Peoples' United Party (PUP) of... 2008-03-11