A Third Airline Joins the 50-Minute Hop Between Guatemala City and San Salvador
TAG Airlines Guatemala El Salvador flights start 13 July, four times a week each way on the 50-minute hop. Two...
July 10, 2026Topic
Guatemala
Guatemala’s Remittances Hit $12.2bn While Mexico’s Slip From Peak
Guatemala remittances passed $12.2bn in the first half of 2026, a record. But at 7% growth, it is the slowest...
July 10, 2026
Guatemala Banned Forced-Labour Imports. The Blacklist Comes Later
Guatemala's forced labour ban takes effect in mid-August, but the blacklist of banned companies is not due until November. Here...
July 10, 2026
Canada Put Up $200 Million So Latin America Can Borrow $1 Billion
Canada's $200m IDB guarantee is expected to unlock $1bn in regional lending. But the Canada IDB guarantee money never touches...
July 10, 2026
Guatemala’s US Trade Deal Hangs on a July Tariff Deadline
The Guatemala trade deal signed Jan. 30 activates when a 150-day 10% tariff expires July 24—but a new forced-labour duty...
July 1, 2026
Peru and Guatemala Switch On a Free-Trade Deal 14 Years in the Making
A free-trade deal between Peru and Guatemala takes effect July 1, fourteen years after it was signed, cutting tariffs on...
June 29, 2026
A Month-Long Arts Festival Fills Guatemala’s National Theatre
A Guatemala festival has turned June into a month of arts, with 61 productions filling the national theatre in a...
June 13, 2026
Guatemala’s President-Elect, warns of a plan to stop him from becoming President
Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala's President-Elect, warns of a plan to stop him from becoming President in January 2024.
September 2, 2023
Guatemala declares national health emergency due to a dengue
Guatemala's health ministry declared a national health emergency due to a dengue epidemic causing 22 deaths and 12,263 cases.
August 31, 2023