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Trump Breaks with Obama's Colonialism in Guatemala

By: Carlos Sabino - @Sabino2324 - Jun 30, 2017, 4:11 pm

Due to concerns regarding the scale of immigration from Central America, the United States created the Alliance for Prosperity three years ago. It’s a…

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Small-Scale Drug Trafficking Spreads Throughout Guatemala

By: Karina Martín - Dec 19, 2016, 3:52 pm

A Guatemalan anti-narcotics prosecutor announced that the sale of drugs not only persists in the metropolitan area, but is expanding throughout the…

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Window-Dressing Electoral Reforms Fail Guatemala

By: Luis Eduardo Barrueto - Oct 2, 2015, 11:03 am

Following months of political crisis and citizen protests in Guatemala, the people’s discontent with the level of corruption and traditional…

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Comedian Takes Out First Round of Guatemalan Presidential Elections

By: Elena Toledo - @NenaToledo - Sep 7, 2015, 7:07 pm

In the wake of President Otto Pérez Molina‘s resignation over a corruption scandal, Guatemalans took to the polls to punish…

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How Guatemala’s Civil War Wages On

By: Fergus Hodgson - @FergHodgson - Aug 11, 2015, 8:36 am

If you want insights into the history of Claudia Paz y Paz, former attorney general of Guatemala (2010-2014), and what…

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Nobody's Turn: Guatemalans Grow Weary of Politics as Usual

By: Contributor - Jun 2, 2015, 12:19 pm

EspañolWith each passing day, Guatemalans appear to grow more fed up with their politicians, given the seemingly never-ending stream of…