Category: Guatemala
October 13, 2015 > Staff
Some Migrants Deported to Central America Killed on Arrival, Investigation Finds
Top Story — Undocumented immigrants recently deported by the United States face threats of violence upon their return to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to a new investigation by […] Read More >
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 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 >
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 >
April 2, 2015 > Dusty Christensen
Guatemalans File $1 Billion Lawsuit Over U.S. Government Research that Exposed Subjects to STDs
NEW YORK — More than 750 Guatemalans filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. city of Baltimore against Johns Hopkins University, drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb and The Rockefeller Foundation over their […] Read More >
September 26, 2014 > Staff
Officials Make Plans to Address Migrant Crisis, Despite Tensions
Top Story – Officials from the U.S., Mexico and Central America are moving to address the unaccompanied minor crisis, but friction over the issue persists. U.S. justice officials met on […] Read More >