Category: Central America
October 5, 2015 > Staff
Hundreds Feared Dead As Rescue Efforts Stall Following Guatemala Landslide
Top Story — Rescuers in Guatemala continued efforts to find survivors on Sunday, following a landslide which has killed at least 95 people and left some 300 more missing and […] Read More >
September 29, 2015 > Staff
International Investigators Will Probe Honduras Corruption, Echoing Guatemala
Top Story — The Organization of American States on Monday announced it will set up an international anti-corruption body in Honduras, following months of protests denouncing endemic graft. OAS Secretary-General […] Read More >
September 15, 2015 > Staff
Guatemala Establishment Candidate Exits Presidential Race
Top Story — Guatemala’s presidential runoff on Oct. 25 will have one fewer contestant, after the leading establishment candidate dropped out on Monday. Jimmy Morales, a comedian with no political […] Read More >
July 8, 2015 > Staff
Former Guatemalan Dictator on Trial For Genocide Declared “Unfit”
Top Story — An official team of government-backed doctors declared 89-year-old former Guatemalan dictator Jose Efraín Ríos Montt is “mentally incompetent,” a consensus that could stall his ongoing trial on […] Read More >
June 18, 2015 > Staff
Corruption Scandals Deepen in Honduras, Guatemala
Top Story — Corruption scandals in Honduras and Guatemala continue to grow amid protest movements calling for the ouster of both countries’ presidents. On Wednesday, Guatemalan prosecutors announced corruption claims […] Read More >
June 11, 2015 > Staff
Guatemalan Congress to Review Presidential Immunity Amid Corruption Scandals
Top Story — Guatemala’s Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the legislature to decide whether it will pursue the impeachment of President Otto Pérez Molina, who has faced […] Read More >
June 4, 2015 > Staff
Honduran President Admits Campaign Received Funds Linked to Corruption Scandal
Top Story — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández admitted Wednesday that his 2013 re-election campaign received money from businesses that played a role in a major corruption scandal involving the […] Read More >
June 3, 2015 > Staff
Murder in El Salvador Hits Highest Levels Since Civil War
Top Story — El Salvador saw more murders in the month of May than in any other month since the end of the country’s civil war in 1992, as gang […] Read More >
May 22, 2015 > Staff
Guatemalan Ministers, Intelligence Chief Resign Amid Series of Corruption Scandals
Top Story — The Guatemalan intelligence chief, as well as the ministers of the interior, environment and energy resigned on Thursday over a series of separate corruption scandals that have […] Read More >
May 18, 2015 > Staff
As Corruption Case Unfolds, Guatemalans Call for President’s Resignation
Top Story — Thousands of Guatemalans staged a protest in the capital on Saturday, calling for the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina after his vice president stepped down in […] Read More >