The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala

'Coup' by lawfare: Guatemalan president-elect on attempts to keep him from power

Bernardo Arévalo, who won the Guatemalan presidency by a landslide, says what is happening in his country is a "coup in slow motion."

WEKU · Nov 13, 2023

‘Doubt is exciting’: cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes

An acclaimed new voice in experimental music, the Guatemalan cellist swapped scaling literal and creative peaks for a more exploratory mindset, finding community and fertile collaborations in Mexico City’s improv scene

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

California woman vanishes while on yoga retreat in Guatemala

Nancy Ng went missing more than two weeks ago - and authorities say witnesses are not cooperating in the search

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers

Mexico's president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Guatemalans block highways across the country to protest ongoing election turmoil

Thousands of people have blocked highways across Guatemala in reaction to the attorney general’s office seizing vote tallies from electoral authorities over the weekend as part of ongoing investigations into accusations of voting fraud that observers say are politically motivated

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

‌New York Gathering Highlights Guatemalan-Jewish Relationship And Commitment To Religious Freedom‌

Global leaders emphasize interfaith relations on sidelines of the UN General Assembly

Zenger · Oct 2, 2023

Police scuffle with electoral court justices in Guatemala as prosecutors seek to seize vote tallies

Policemen have shoved and wrestled with justices of Guatemala's top electoral tribunal, as prosecutors sought to seize the tally sheets of votes from the August presidential elections

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

On my radar: Oneohtrix Point Never’s cultural highlights

The experimental musician and producer on a mind-blowing Guatemalan cellist, the joys of ‘smear frames’ in old-school animated films and his favourite brand of vegan caviar

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

At least 1 person is killed and 18 are missing in a landslide in Guatemala

Heavy rains have set off a landslide in Guatemala’s capital, sweeping several humble homes into a river and leaving a young girl dead

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy

Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many citizens to defend democracy

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023