The Return: How Trump’s border policies tore a family apart | Documentary
A family separated at the border and reunited in Guatemala receives an unexpected chance to return to the US.When the controversial US family separation policy…
Guatemalan journalist receives house arrest after two years behind bars | Freedom of the Press News
A prominent investigative journalist has been released to house arrest in Guatemala, after his case shone a light on questions of democratic backsliding in the…
Harris allies say VP has figured out the job since her early stumbles
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked peeved and exhausted from the weight of expectations as she stood at a hotel meeting room three years ago,…
Towards Regional Resurgence: Revitalizing SICA, Decolonization and ASEAN Insights
Latin America has experienced its ups and downs for centuries. Its development tends to take a long time, even after it is free from colonialism.…
Sunday 30 June Army Day in Guatemala
From 1865, Guatemala had been under the dictatorship of Vicente Cerna. Cerna's persecution of liberal party members, eventually resulted in the Liberal Revolution, which began…
Vice President Harris, Guatemalan leader Arévalo discuss immigration
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Bernardo Arévalo, the newly elected president of Guatemala, to the White House on Monday to praise his battle against…
Guatemala court convicts seven soldiers for 2012 Indigenous killings
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday convicted seven soldiers for their roles in the killing of six Indigenous protesters in 2012, while a colonel and another…
Kamala Harris was tapped to fix the immigration crisis. Then the problem shifted
WASHINGTON — President Biden, facing a political crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in the early days of his administration, tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead…
Passenger walks out on wing of parked plane in Mexico after waiting nearly five hours for take-off
The Mexico City International Airport has acknowledged in a statement that a man opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a…
‘A new spring’: Guatemala’s Arevalo becomes president after Congress delays | Politics News
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Growing up, Joaquina Perez says her mother always told her that Juan Jose Arevalo was the country’s best president, as he…
As Arevalo inauguration approaches, Guatemalans express cautious optimism | Elections News
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo is poised to assume office on Sunday, following his landslide victory in the 2023 presidential elections. But…
The price of passage: Migrants fear threat of extortion in Guatemala | Migration News
Tapachula, Mexico – Luis Alfredo Rodriguez held his young son’s hand as he walked along a busy street near Tapachula’s central plaza, asking for money…
Year of the underdog: How ‘outsiders’ upended Latin America’s elections | Elections News
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Poverty through the roof. Out-of-control inflation. Overwhelming debt. Javier Milei painted the grimmest of pictures when he delivered his inaugural address…
Israel is taking scorched earth policy to a new level | Gaza
In October, shortly after the start of the Israeli war on Gaza that has now killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians, Israel pledged to wipe Hamas “off…
UN raises alarm on attempts to annul Guatemala’s general election results | Elections News
UN human rights chief calls ‘persistent and systematic’ attempts to undermine poll outcome ‘extremely disturbing’. The United Nations high commissioner for human rights deplored “persistent…
Guatemala prosecutors threaten to annul victory of President-elect Arevalo | Elections News
Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has declared the results of this year’s presidential race “unalterable”, after public prosecutors openly questioned whether to annul the vote.…
What’s behind efforts to strip Guatemala’s president-elect of his immunity? | Elections News
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Blockades were set up around campus. Banners were unfurled. And key buildings at the University of San Carlos (USAC), Guatemala’s sole…
Guatemala’s president-elect hopeful about assuming office
WASHINGTON — Two months out, Bernardo Arevalo says he is confident he will be sworn in as president of Guatemala, on time and peacefully, despite powerful…
Guatemala’s Indigenous leaders take to the streets in nationwide protests | Protests News
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Every day, they gather at the gates of the public prosecutor’s office: Indigenous leaders, protesting against threats to Guatemala’s election integrity.…
Six dead, 12 missing in Guatemala landslides after heavy rain | Weather News
Six homes have been swept away by the swollen Naranjo River in Guatemala City, with nine children among the missing. At least six people are…