Guatemala Gold Mine Case Stalls as Prosecutors Promise Less Secrecy
Five years after trucks dug a Guatemala gold mine without a licence, no charges are public. On 25 September prosecutors...
September 29, 2026Topic
Corruption
Ecuador Anti-Corruption Checks Thin as Prosecutor Won’t Charge Ex-Energy Minister
Ecuador anti-corruption checks narrow: prosecutors drop an ex-minister from the US$149.1 million Progen case weeks after a special court unit...
September 29, 2026
Sheinbaum Open to Probe of Businessman Amílcar Olán
Jorge Amílcar Olán, an AMLO-linked businessman, was found in hiding in Lugano. Sheinbaum says prosecutors must open a file if...
September 28, 2026
Colombia Strips Ex-Senate President Iván Name of Seat in Pension Bribery Ruling
Iván Name, Colombia's ex-Senate president, lost his seat as the Council of State proved a 3,000-million-peso pension-reform bribe. Pizarro is...
September 28, 2026
Guatemala’s New Attorney General Turns on His Predecessor’s Network
Guatemala's attorney general says he found a network loyal to predecessor Consuelo Porras inside the prosecution service after four months...
September 28, 2026
Panama Election Bill Raises Donation Caps as Critics Warn of Dirty Money
Panama campaign finance changes in Bill 699 raise donation caps to US$500,000 and slow reporting. Watchdogs warn the door opens...
September 28, 2026
Honduras Alert System Went to Firm Linked to Social Security Scandal
The Honduras alert system contract, worth US$1.9 million, went to a firm tied to a social security scandal, two outlets...
September 28, 2026
South African Party Declares War on Broken Municipalities Before Vote
A South African party vows to fix failing councils before 4 November polls. Auditors found US$8.9 billion in irregular municipal...
September 26, 2026
New Fishcor Board Tasked With Restoring Public Confidence in Namibia
Namibia appointed a seven-member Fishcor board on 10 September 2026 to restore public confidence after the Fishrot bribery scandal.
September 11, 2026