InSight Crime

How Guatemala’s Gang Crisis Reached a Boiling Point

In attempting to target gang leadership, Guatemala's government instead exposed its limited capacity to do so.

Guatemala begins high-stakes top court magistrate elections, a fresh test for democracy

Guatemala is filling top justice jobs that could shape the rule of law and test its democracy ...

China's expanding footprint in Guatemala: Strategic competition in Central America

Guatemala has become a focal point in the broader strategic competition between China and democratic states for influence in ...
KING5

Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala(AP) — An intermunicipal bus veered off a road in Guatemala and fell into a deep ravine, killing 15 passengers and injuring at least 15 others, authorities said Saturday, and ...
Hawaii News Now

Bus crash leaves 15 dead, at least 15 injured in Guatemala, officials say

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — An intermunicipal bus veered off a road in Guatemala and fell into a deep ravine, killing 15 passengers and injuring at least 15 others, authorities said Saturday, and ...

Guatemala to wind down Cuban doctors program this year

Over the course of this year Guatemala will end ​its participation in a program that has ‌brought hundreds of Cuban healthcare workers to practice medicine in ‌the Central ...
The Diplomat

China’s Advance in Guatemala

Despite a lack of diplomatic relations, Beijing has been remarkably successful in expanding its economic and even political influence in Guatemala.