By: Staff Writer June 16, 2023 The founder of El Periódico newspaper in Guatemala, a paper that routinely reported on the alleged corruption involving President Alejandro Giammattei and his allies,…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception
By: Insight Crime June 13, 2023 The state of exception in Honduras has now been in place for six months. But contrary to government claims and National Police figures, the…
How Grenades Became a Common Part of Venezuela’s Criminal Arsenal
By: Insight Crime June 13, 2023 Grenades like those usually seen on battlefields have become common weapons in Venezuela’s underworld, where criminal groups regularly use them in a wide range…
Honduras to negotiate FTA with China mere hours after plans for new Embassy unveiled.
By: Staff Writer June 9, 2023 Honduras, in the space of a week, cut ties with Taiwan, unveiled plans for a new Chinese Embassy and a new Free Trade Agreement…
El Salvador’s gang crackdown- too much?
By: Staff Writer June 6, 2023 President Nayib Bukele has brutally crushed most of the criminals gangs in El Salvador, with many of its citizens in favour of the harsh…
La Pista: Venezuelans Find Refuge in Colombian Desert
June 6, 2023 Maria leans on a wooden plank outside her shelter — a collection of corrugated metal, errant bricks, and plastic tarps salvaged from the ruins of an international…
Legal Status is needed for millions of Venezuelan migrants, but who will give it?
By: Staff Writer May 30, 2023 One of the largest humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere outside of the crisis in Haiti is that of the mass exodus of Venezuelans…
Paramilitary Commander Salvatore Mancuso Reveals AUC’s Connections in Colombia
By: Sara Garcia for Insight Crime May 30, 2023 In a recent testimony before the Colombian transitional justice system, one of the most important commanders of the AUC outlined the…
How Scrap Metal Became a Criminal Enterprise in Venezuela
By: Insight Crime May 23, 2023 Venezuela’s nationalization of the scrap metal industry opened the doors to a state-sponsored free-for-all, with public officials, private companies, military personnel, and criminal groups…
MAPP/OAS Urges Illegal Armed Groups to Join with Determination the Policy of Total Peace in Colombia
May 19, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) presented today to the Permanent Council Report 34 on the work of the Mission to Support the…
The end of Title 42 and the oncoming wave to America!
By: Staff Writer May 12, 2023 With the Donald Trump induced Title 42 policy set to come to an end yesterday, reports of thousands of migrants from Central America and…
Chief of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guatemala Concludes Preliminary Visit
May 12, 2023 The Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala, Eladio Loizaga, concluded his preliminary visit to the country today.…