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Guatemala's top court ends candidacy of leading presidential hopeful 1 month before vote

Guatemala’s top court has blocked the candidacy of yet another presidential hopeful, this time ending the campaign of poll leader Carlos Pineda for alleged violations of electoral law

The Independent UK

Mexican officials find 175 migrants in truck near southern border

Mexican authorities found 175 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, crowded into a truck trailer in the southern state of Chiapas, the National Migration Institute (INM) said on Friday, in the latest mass human smuggling incident to be detected in the country.

Reuters

Influencer films travel nightmare as hostel fire claims luggage and passports

Hostel fire in Guatemala leaves travel influencer with no clothes or passport to get home

The Independent UK

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Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico border

President Joe Biden was getting nowhere with Congress on immigration

The Independent UK

At Mexico's southern border, the migrant flow is undeterred

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Dawn had barely illuminated the turbid waters of the Rio Suchiate at the border with Guatemala when the boatmen — plunging long poles in the muck to propel their vessels — began to transport their daily load: a polyglot contingent of migrants from across the globe.…

Los Angeles Times

AP PHOTOS: Guatemala-born designer links history and culture with current trends in fashion show

A Guatemala-born designer combined indigenous weaving technique, modern clothing design and colorful history from her native country came together on a recent weekend on on a runway showcase. The fashion show offered a taste of not only Elena De León's artistic vision, but of the work by mothers living in…

The Independent UK

The baby bonus just does not work any more

I was one of five children -- not seen as a particularly big family in Newfoundland at the time -- and there was one year when we allegedly beat Guatemala to have the highest birth rate in the world. (That's probably not true, but people were proud of it anyway.)

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Mexico moving migrants away from borders to relieve pressure

Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to keep migrants from massing in its border cities

The Independent UK

Earthquake shakes Guatemala and southern Mexico, no damage reported

A strong earthquake struck Guatemala on Wednesday, shaking the Central American nation and parts of Southern Mexico, though the quake's deep hypocenter of more than 150 miles underneath the earth's surface seems to have averted damage.

Reuters

Press groups express concern about threats for Guatemalan journalists

A coalition of press freedom groups is expressing concern about what they called the “historic” threats facing Guatemalan journalists in the face of government prosecutions

The Independent UK

US returns 2,400 people to Mexico since end of Title 42: Official

US says Mexico and Guatemala also have beefed up border agents on their southern border in wake of new asylum policy.

Al Jazeera

Guatemala newspaper elPeriodico shuts amid crackdown

One of Guatemala's most recognized news outlets and a staunch government critic elPeriodico said on Friday that it will completely shut down operations as of Monday, 10 months after the arrest of its founder and president, Jose Zamora.

Reuters

Unanimous Supreme Court gives transgender woman from Guatemala new chance to fight deportation

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a transgender Guatemalan woman who is fighting deportation on the grounds that she would face persecution if returned to her native country

The Independent UK

Villa Bokéh, Guatemala — the most romantic hotel in the world?

Sitting within six acres of lush gardens on a Unesco World Heritage site, this suite-only former artists residence lays on the charm

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‘Nearshoring’ Push Is Fueling Tech Job Demand in Latin America

Post-pandemic interest in reducing reliance on Asia is benefiting IT workers from Chile to Guatemala.

The Independent UK

250 evacuated as Volcano of Fire erupts in Guatemala

About 250 residents have been evacuated from the slopes of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire as red-hot rock and ash flowed down the slopes toward an area devastated by a deadly 2018 eruption

Reuters

Latin American election influence operation linked to Miami marketing firm

A Miami-based digital marketing firm was behind a series of covert political influence operations in Latin America over the last year, Facebook-owner Meta said this week, a rare exposé of an apparent U.S.-based misinformation-for-hire outfit.

Daily Mirror

Teenager submits DNA to ancestry test - finds long lost family 16 years later

Luke Thompson, 16, has reunited with his Guatemalan family after losing them when he was put up for an adoption when he was just a few days old because his mother was to poor to keep him and wanted a better life for him

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The Independent UK

Guatemala seeks arrest of ex-guerrilla leader in 1980 blast

A judge in Guatemala has issued an arrest warrant for Gustavo Meoño, a former leftist guerrilla leader and transparency activist, in connection with a 1980 bomb attack

The Independent UK

Why nationalities matter as US braces for migration surge

A decade ago, it was a safe bet that anyone stopped by U.S. authorities at the southern border was probably Mexican

Roll Call

Democratic appropriator urges end to aid to Northern Triangle countries - Roll Call

Rep. Norma J. Torres, a Democratic appropriators, says the US should stop providing aid to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

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Apple Pay expands to Guatemala and El Salvador with these banks

Guatemala and El Salvador now have Apple Pay support thanks to Banco Promerica and BAC Credomatic.

The Independent UK

Guatemala journalist goes on trial in money laundering case

The president of a Guatemalan investigative newspaper has gone on trial on money laundering charges in a case media observers are criticizing as politically motivated

Reuters

Political newcomer Pineda leads poll in Guatemala's presidential race

Businessman and political newcomer Carlos Pineda was the top choice of voters ahead of Guatemala's June 25 presidential election in a poll released on Tuesday, with former first lady Sandra Torres second and veteran diplomat Edmond Mulet third.

The Texas Tribune

New Biden plan will let people in Latin American countries apply to legally enter U.S., Canada or Spain

As it prepares for the end of Title 42, which lets U.S. officials rapidly expel migrants, the Biden administration said it will open centers in Guatemala and Colombia where people can apply to legally enter the three participating nations.

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