Central America and the Caribbean is one of the most receptive regions to unmanned aerial systems in the Global South. This can be explained by the enormously important role that tourism plays in many small island nations, in combination with relatively placid internal and external politics.
Where regions have seen increased crime there is a tendency towards more restrictive regulations as UAS have been used by organized crime. Cuba stands out at the only country in the region to issue an outright prohibition on the civilian use of UAS.
Country |
Region |
Regulatory Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Aruba | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Bahamas | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Barbados | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Belize | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Cayman Islands | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Costa Rica | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Cuba | Central America / Caribbean | Prohibited |
| Dominica | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Dominican Republic | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| El Salvador | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Grenada | Central America / Caribbean | Restricted |
| Guadeloupe | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Guatemala | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Haiti | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Honduras | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Jamaica | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Martinique | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Mexico | Central America / Caribbean | Restricted |
| Montserrat | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Netherlands Antilles | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Nicaragua | Central America / Caribbean | Restricted |
| Panama | Central America / Caribbean | Restricted |
| Puerto Rico | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Saint Barthelemy | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Saint Lucia | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Saint Martin | Central America / Caribbean | Unknown |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Central America / Caribbean | Restricted |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Central America / Caribbean | Open |
| Virgin Islands, British | Central America / Caribbean | Unregulated |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | Central America / Caribbean | Open |