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Guatemala detains ex-tax chief who took on oligarchs Reuters 5 hrs ago By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - Guatemala on Wednesday arrested a former tax chief known for chasing oligarchs wealth and dropped a graft charge against a former president, the latest setbacks to U.S. President Joe Bidens campaign to hold the powerful accountable in Central America. The Biden administration has made targeting corruption central to its $4 billion strategy to address "root causes" driving ...

Guatemala receives first batch of Sputnik V vaccines Reuters 4 hrs ago By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, May 5 (Reuters) - Guatemala on Wednesday took delivery of its first consignment of Russian Sputnik V vaccines, with 50,000 doses arriving despite Guatemalan concerns Russia could cancel the deal after the confidential vaccine contract was leaked. Guatemalas government at the end of March acquired 16 million doses from Russia for $79.6 million. A week later, half the amount was paid and Russi...

Guatemalan civil society warns U.S. that forced migration will not stop until impunity rooted out By Sofia Menchu Reuters GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris promised U.S. support to tackle issues such as corruption, in meetings with Guatemalan civil society leaders on Tuesday as the United States seeks to stop an increasing number of migrants fleeing the region. "Id love to get your thoughts on policies and in particular which U.S. policies ... have and have not worked ...

UPDATE 3-U.S. unveils $310 mln in Central America aid, as Guatemala agrees to work together on migration Reuters 2 hrs ago (Adds breakdown of aid in paragraph 5 and 6) By Nandita Bose and Sofia Menchu WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled an additional $310 million in U.S. aid to Central America after a virtual meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Monday, as the two countries agreed to work together to control migration. President Joe Bide...

U.S. unveils $310 million in Central America aid, as Guatemala agrees to work together on migration By Nandita Bose and Sofia Menchu Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled an additional $310 million in U.S. aid to Central America after a virtual meeting with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Monday, as the two countries agreed to work together to control migration. President Joe Biden gave Harris the job of leading U.S. efforts with Mexico and Centra...

USA-HARRIS/GUATEMALA (UPDATE 3, PIX):UPDATE 3-U.S. unveils $310 mln in Central America aid, as Guatemala agrees to work together on migration

FILE PHOTO: Guatemalas president, Alejandro Giammattei, speaks during a news conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala, February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan civil society leaders say they will implore the United States to sanction more people linked to corruption and to promote the independence of the judicial system when they meet with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday. The meeting takes place a day after Harris met virtually ...

Analysis-Guatemala defies Washington, pushing anti-graft judge from top court By Syndicated Content By Frank Jack Daniel, Laura Gottesdiener and Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has set a collision course with Washington over the removal of the most prominent graft-fighting judge from the Central American nations highest court, despite her having the outspoken support of the Biden administration. Lawmakers invited Constitutional Court President Gloria Porras to an i...

By Frank Jack Daniel, Laura Gottesdiener and Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, April 19 (Reuters) - Guatemala has set a collision course with Washington over the removal of the most prominent graft-fighting judge from the Central American nations highest court, despite her having the outspoken support of the Biden administration. Lawmakers invited Constitutional Court President Gloria Porras to an investiture ceremony in Congress last week after she was re-elected to another five-year term on the be...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A man receives a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, marketed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) as COVISHIELD, in Guatemala City, Guatemala March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala will restrict entry to visitors who have recently been to Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa in an effort to control a jump in coronavirus cases, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday. T...