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In Guatemala, 40% of food and beverage companies suffer extortion

A survey conducted by the Guatemalan Chamber of Food and Beverages (CGAB) of 45 companies from various branches of the productive sector revealed that...

Fitch upgrades Guatemala’s rating to BB

Fitch Ratings raised its rating for Guatemala from BB- to BB with a stable outlook, in an upgrade that reflects "very strong fiscal and...

The São Paulo Forum plays its cards in Guatemala

June 25 is the date set for the general elections in Guatemala. As always, the São Paulo Forum (FSP) will try to place one of...

Guatemalan electoral court refuses to allow leftist candidacy for presidency

By Thorben Austen The Guatemalan Electoral Tribunal TSE has informed the leftist party Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos (Movement for the Liberation of...

Guatemalan tribal leader aspires to be president

Indigenous leader Thelma Cabrera Pérez registered on Sunday (01/22/2023) as a candidate for the presidency of Guatemala in the general elections on June 25th. Cabrera...

Colombia: Petro escalates the diplomatic crisis with Guatemala

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has not ruled out this Wednesday breaking relations with Guatemala due to the accusations of corruption that the...

Guatemala calls its ambassador in Colombia for consultations

The Government of Guatemala has announced the call for consultations of its ambassador in Bogotá "for reciprocity", while urging the Colombian Executive not to...

Inflation in Guatemala closed 2022 at 9.24% and in the province reached double digits

Inflation means that on average consumer prices rose 9.24% in 2022, reported the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in the CPI report for December...

Maya civilization discovered in the jungles of Guatemala

An international team of archaeologists has discovered a large 2,000-year-old Maya civilization in northern Guatemala.  The scientists announced their discovery in a recent article published...

Territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize advances in international court

Guatemala presented its reply to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Territorial, Insular and Maritime Claim of Guatemala and Belize litigation; the...

Pérez and Baldetti, former presidential couple of Guatemala, guilty of corruption

This December 7, the trial of the La Línea case came to an end, after seven years of process, and in which 29 accused...

International Olympic Committee suspends Guatemalan committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Olympic Committee of Guatemala on Sunday, October 16. Last month, the IOC warned that the Guatemalan National Olympic...

A state of calamity is in effect in Guatemala following tropical depression Julia

The state of calamity proposed by President Alejandro Giammattei to deal with the devastation caused by Tropical Depression Julia in Guatemala went into effect...

Guatemala eliminates mask mandate

On Friday, October 7, Guatemala's Ministry of Health published in the Diario de Centro América the agreement 238-2022, issuing new dispositions on the use...

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