El Salvador Reports Robust Economic Growth in Q1 2025: FDI +64.8%, Exports +8.8%, GDP +2.3%

El Salvador’s economy demonstrated robust performance in the first quarter of 2025, marked by significant increases in foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and gross domestic product (GDP), despite global challenges. Foreign Direct Investment...

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable trade remains stable

U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable imports by volume did not see any major shifts in the first half of this year. Total imports still grew slightly to 12.2 million tons. What is notable, however, is that the value of U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable...

Curtis Yarvin’s brave new world: ‘We need a corporate dictatorship to replace a dying democracy’

At first glance, Curtis Yarvin could be mistaken for the house philosopher of a West Coast cabal of billionaires, his orbit centered squarely in Silicon Valley. His professional career blends tech aspirations with literary affectation, such as...

Lili Pink Beauty Opens in Guatemala

The Colombian lingerie, activewear and affordable beauty brand Lili Pink marks a new milestone in its regional expansion with the opening of its first Lili Pink Beauty store in Latin America, located in the Peri Roosevelt shopping centre in...

A burning issue in South America: how to ensure an economic future for people affected by extreme weather events

In 2024, Bolivia burned with a thousand fires. These wildfires, which are an annual occurrence, were the worst on record, with 12.6 million hectares, four times the size of a country like Belgium, going up in smoke. Many Indigenous communities saw...

Belize Holds Bilateral With Guatemala's Minister Of Finance

Belize, Mexico and Guatemala Sign Landmark Maya Forest Protection Pact

As we have been reporting last week, there was a major diplomatic gathering, Prime Minister John Briceño met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo in Calakmul, Mexico. Friday’s high-level trilateral...

Coffee shop in Edgar takes Chilean roots to continue brewing up business

EDGAR, Wis. (WSAW) - Everyone has their favorite brand or flavor of coffee, but one Edgar business has been mounting their caffeine campaign for a decade now. Redwood St. Roasters has tasted success in Edgar and beyond. “We have been so fortunate...

Plan to extend Maya Train to Guatemala is full steam ahead after bilateral talks in Calakmul

Mexico and Guatemala have confirmed their intention to extend the Maya Train to Guatemala following a series of talks between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her Guatemalan counterpart Bernardo Arévalo. According to both leaders, the train...

52-year-old Guatemalan father killed on Los Angeles freeway fleeing ICE raid at Home Depot

Roberto Carlos Montoya ValdezRoberto Carlos Montoya Valdez, a 52-year-old father from Guatemala, was fatally struck by an SUV on the 210 Freeway Thursday morning while fleeing an ICE raid at the Home Depot in Monrovia, California, where agents...

Volunteer lineworkers from TN bring light to 2 remote Guatemalan villages

Powering lives, building bonds in Guatemala When Donny Thomas closed the switch to energize the line in a small Guatemalan village, the 20-year lineworker felt the same thrill he remembered from his first job. But this time, the simple act brought...

Proyecto de Guatemala, México y Belice sobre selva Maya busca beneficiar a 2 millones de personas

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA — El proyecto que suscribieron Guatemala, México y Belice sobre el Corredor biocultural de la Gran Selva Maya va a beneficiar a unos dos millones de habitantes que podrán gozar de un vasto sistema de agua dulce en la segunda...

Pollo Campero brings taste of Guatemala to Marquette Park

At 79th and Pulaski, a former White Castle now serves Pollo Campero’s signature fried and grilled chicken. The Marquette Park restaurant is the chain’s third location in Chicago and fourth in Illinois, part of a growing footprint that includes...

Guatemalan prison guards held hostage by rioting inmates freed after 3 days

August 16, 2025 / 6:19 PM EDT / CBS/AP Guatemalan authorities on Saturday freed nine prison guards who had been held hostage since Thursday by rioting inmates in Guatemala City, an official said. Members of Guatemala's two largest gangs — Barrio...

Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs includes local leaders, entrepreneurs

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Regional Latino leaders and entrepreneurs have been appointed to help create a stronger future for their communities across Pennsylvania. Last week, the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs, or GACLA, announced the...

Guatemala’s Mixed Signals

The Russian controversy In Guatemala, Morales' government was powered by military advisers who had begun calling themselves the Sanhedrin, after the supreme Jewish judicial and administrative body in ancient Israel. Guatemala has always had a...

World CBS News Guatemalan prison guards held hostage by rioting inmates freed after 3 days

Guatemalan authorities on Saturday freed nine prison guards who had been held hostage since Thursday by rioting inmates in Guatemala City, an official said. Members of Guatemala's two largest gangs — Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha — began rioting...

Wingo Introduces Direct Bogotá to Guatemala City Route

On August 14, 2025, low-cost carrier Wingo announced the launch of a new direct air route connecting Bogotá and Guatemala City. The service, which will operate three times per week, is scheduled to begin on October 27. The new flights are a...

Elise Stefanik calls for investigations into banking practices and criticizes New York leadership

Rep. Elise Stefanik, U.S. Congresswoman representing New York’s 21st district since 2015, posted a series of statements on August 15, 2025, addressing concerns about law enforcement and public safety in New York.In her first post at 13:49 UTC,...

Belize, Mexico, Guatemala Unite on Tren Maya, Trade, Climate

From trade to climate action, Belize, Mexico, and Guatemala are joining forces on key regional issues. Today, Prime Minister John Briceño sat down with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo for talks that...