The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala

A migrant’s dream cut short: Woman’s killing in Chicago prompts Guatemalan community to band together, speak out on dangers of migrating north

CHICAGO — The last time that Reyna Cristina Ical Seb saw her family, she promised them that she would send enough money to fix their small home in a rural Indigenous town in Guatemala. At just 20 years old, she made her way north, crossing several borders before settling in…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 7, 2023

103 unaccompanied minors found in abandoned trailer in Mexico, govt says

Mexican authorities found 103 unaccompanied minors mostly from Guatemala inside an abandoned truck trailer in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, the government said on Monday, in one of the biggest recent discoveries of migrant children traveling through Mexico.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2023

Judge orders investigation of Guatemalan journalists

A Guatemalan judge has ordered the investigation of nine journalists from a newspaper whose president, a prominent government critic, has already been jailed on various charges since last year

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Japanese company opens first auto parts plant in Guatemala

A Japanese company has opened the first auto parts plant in Guatemala

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

$50M shrine to honor slain priest, first US Catholic martyr

The birth of Stanley Francis Rother was by all accounts ordinary, aside from the weather

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Former victim who escaped jungle paedophile cult shares details of monstrous abuse

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Yisrael Amir, now 22, was just 12 years old when his father ripped him away from his home in Israel with the promises of a heavenly life in Guatemala, but he instead arrived at a cult compound where leaders have been accused of raping children

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023

Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report

Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International's corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organized crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

Ex-Guatemalan police chief convicted of US visa fraud

A former Guatemalan police chief has been found guilty of lying on his U.S. immigration papers about a prior conviction for killing two political activists in his country

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Inside My Wedding: Co Tyrone couple elope in Guatemala with beautiful, intimate ceremony

"Most couples today are probably under a lot of pressure to have a big wedding but despite ours being only us, our families and friends backed our decision"

Belfast Live · Jan 29, 2023

Mexico finds over 50 unaccompanied kids from Guatemala in migrant truck

Mexican authorities on Thursday stopped a crowded truck transporting nearly 70 migrants from Guatemala, mostly unaccompanied children, the country's National Institute of Migration (INM) said in a statement.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2023