Washington Post • 14th June 2019Guatemala's problems need solving. But in presidential election, ballot battles have overshadowed any policy debate. The removal of two of the top three candidates leaves former first lady Sandra Torres the front-runner.
Al Jazeera • 14th June 2019Lacking rights, Guatemalan workers struggle in informal economy Roughly two thirds of Guatemala's workforce carves out a living in the informal economy. Lacking rights, many turn to non-traditional labour organizing.
Al Jazeera • 14th June 2019Guatemala’s elections: Five things to know Presidential candidates’ proposals to address migration range from farmer support to US military bases
Al Jazeera • 13th June 2019Mexico official: National Guard won't go to border until June 30 Confusion over National Guard deployment to southern border after foreign minister said it had started this week.
Al Jazeera • 11th June 2019'We can't become the wall': Rights groups decry US-Mexico deal Rights activists, migrants fear what the recent Mexico-US migration deal means for thousands fleeing poverty, violence.
Al Jazeera • 6th June 2019US agents' deployment to stem Guatemalan migration raises alarm Human rights groups and analysts in Guatemala have raised alarm over the announced deployment of US Homeland Security personnel to the country to stem migration.
Al Jazeera • 3rd June 2019Search for dead continues a year after Guatemala volcano eruption A year after Fuego erupted, burying hundreds under rock and ash, families continue search for their loved ones' remains
Al Jazeera • 24th May 2019Guatemalan village mourns death of teen who died in US custody Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, 16, left his Guatemalan village to help his family. He died in US custody weeks later.
The Washington Post • 15th May 2019Guatemala court rules popular anti-corruption crusader ineligible to run for president Former attorney general and Semilla party presidential hopeful Thelma Aldana will not be on the ballot in Guatemala's June 16 elections, the country's top court has ruled.
Al Jazeera • 13th May 2019Guatemala ex-dictator's daughter barred from presidential race Zury Rios cannot run for president due to a constitutional ban on relatives of leaders who came to power by force, the Constitutional Court ruled.
Al Jazeera • 6th May 2019Panama elections: centrist Laurentino Cortizo declared winner Panama's new president-elect will face an uphill battle to address the population's waning faith in government amid corruption scandals and rampant inequality.
Al Jazeera • 5th May 2019Panama votes to elect president amid corruption scandals "We sum it up like this: in Panama we vote but we do not choose, and we do not choose because there is no diversity of options," says Harry Brown Araúz, director of the International Center for Political and Social Studies.
Al Jazeera • 3rd May 2019Corruption concerns cast shadow over Panama's elections Panamanians will cast their ballots on Sunday to elect the country's next president, legislators and local officials. Government corruption is among voters' chief concerns, and many do not believe campaign promises to root it out.
Al Jazeera • 2nd April 2019Guatemala's top presidential contenders face expulsion from race Country's electoral tribunal bars former Attorney General Thelma Aldana as legal battles continue.
Al Jazeera • 29th March 2019Activists question Central America-US security cooperation deal Central American and Mexican activists are questioning their governments' focus on security to address migration following meetings this week with US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen.
Al Jazeera • 11th March 2019War, amputation, refuge: A Salvadoran migrant's story Jose de Eugenio Lopez has fled his El Salvador home three times. Last month, he received protection in Mexico.
Al Jazeera • 8th March 2019Guatemalan women protest against decades of state violence At annual International Women's Day march in Guatemala, families remember those who've suffered from state violence.
Al Jazeera • 6th March 2019Central Americans confront amnesty for war crimes Opposition grows to legislative initiatives in Guatemala and El Salvador that would set war criminals free.
Al Jazeera • 26th February 2019Indigenous Xinka march over contested Guatemalan mine The Xinka say Pan American Silver, a mining company based in Canada, isn't compliant with a Constitutional Court ruling.
The Washington Post • 24th February 2019An amnesty for crimes against humanity? Guatemalan proposal stirs outrage The bill would allow former army officers who committed abuses during the 36-year war to go free.