Guatemala awaits arrival of second batch of Russian Covid-19 vaccines
Guatemala has 2,535 people fully vaccinated (two doses) against covid-19 and is awaiting this week the arrival of the second...
May 19, 2021Topic
Guatemala
Guatemala investigates its consul in Los Angeles for suspected diversion of donations
The Guatemalan Foreign Ministry informed this Friday that it initiated an investigation of the country's consul general in Los Angeles,...
May 15, 2021
Mistrust and lack of internet access slow down vaccination in Guatemala
The second phase of the national vaccination plan against covid-19 in Guatemala, for people over 70 years of age, is...
May 14, 2021
Central America prepares protocol for massive flow of migrants in transit
Central America is preparing a protocol to "accompany" in their transit through the isthmus thousands of extra-regional migrants traveling to...
May 14, 2021
Guatemala: Over 200 organizations demand halt to controversial NGO law
The reform "grants the Executive an almost absolute power to decide who can and who cannot express themselves and organize,"...
May 14, 2021
U.S. deportations to Central America’s Northern Triangle fall 46.8% in early 2021
The number of people deported to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras fell by 46.8% in the first quarter of 2021...
May 14, 2021
Guatemala’s highest court gives green light to controversial NGO law
The Constitutional Court of Guatemala, the country's highest court, on Wednesday definitively endorsed a controversial reform of the law on...
May 13, 2021
Vice President of Guatemala criticizes President Giammattei for “nepotism”
The vice president of Guatemala, Guillermo Castillo, has criticized President Alejandro Giammattei, for nepotism and other reasons.
May 11, 2021
Public spending and declining revenue push Central America’s fiscal deficit
The loss of revenue and the increase in public spending to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic will push Central America's average...
May 11, 2021