"The United States is in a position to continue assisting our neighbors and friends in need," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth, in testimony on U.S. assistance for Central America.

Putting a decent roof over everyone's head in the Caribbean would cost $18 billion. Here are three keys to making it happen.

From Brazil's presidential impeachment to Venezuela's tanking economy, Latin America's woes went beyond the U.S. election.

Bankers' efforts to reduce risk threaten to cut the Caribbean off from the international financial system.

Inadequate infrastructure is limiting the region's economic potential. Why isn't it more of a priority?

Governments in the region should set specific targets to get a homicide epidemic under control.

COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs.