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December 2019

Paraguay’s Abdo Benítez meets Trump in US - LatinNews Daily - 23 December 2019

November 2019

Dengue epidemic on the march - Security & Strategic Review - December 2019
US supports Bolivia’s Áñez - LatinNews Daily - 18 November 2019
GUATEMALA: Giammattei faces awkward questions - LatinNews Daily - 12 November
Economic Highlights - Caribbean & Central America - November 2019
Worsening drought could cripple Central America - Economy & Business - November 2019
Guatemala’s Cicig shuts its doors - Security & Strategic Review - November 2019
Region to tackle wildlife trafficking - Security & Strategic Review - November 2019

October 2019

Economic Highlights - Economy & Business - October 2019
GUATEMALA: Top court faces fresh attacks - Weekly Report - 17 October 2019 (WR-19-41)
GUATEMALA: State of siege extended - LatinNews Daily - 11 October 2019
GUATEMALA: Giammattei calls for CSJ justices to resign - LatinNews Daily - 10 October 2019
Economic Highlights - Caribbean & Central America - October 2019
AI will shake up Central America’s labour market - Economy & Business - October 2019
Guatemala’s child malnutrition epidemic hits hard - Economy & Business - October 2019
Internal displacement in the Northern Triangle - Security & Strategic Review - October 2019
Anti-corruption fight faces new tests across the region - Security & Strategic Review - October 2019
GUATEMALA: Morales rails against Cicig - Weekly Report - 03 October 2019 (WR-19-39)
GUATEMALA: Giammattei questions top court - LatinNews Daily - 01 October 2019

September 2019

In brief: Guatemala and Israel strengthen trade ties - LatinNews Daily - 23 September 2019
Economic Highlights - Economy & Business - September 2019
FDI up, but uneven - Economy & Business - September 2019
GUATEMALA: Doubts persist over migration agreement - Weekly Report - 19 September 2019 (WR-19-37)
Guatemala’s Giammattei visits Washington - LatinNews Daily - 16 September 2019
GUATEMALA: State of siege attracts human rights concerns - Weekly Report - 12 September 2019 (WR-19-36)
Icefi warns on Central America’s tax revenue - Economy & Business - September 2019
Economic Highlights - Caribbean & Central America - September 2019
In brief: Guatemala remittances on the rise - LatinNews Daily - 09 September 2019
GUATEMALA: Morales declares state of siege - LatinNews Daily - 05 September 2019

August 2019

GUATEMALA: Cicig issues damning report - LatinNews Daily - 29 August 2019
US congressional delegation visits Central America - LatinNews Daily - 19 August 2019
GUATEMALA: Giammattei wins weak mandate - Weekly Report - 15 August 2019 (WR-19-32)
GUATEMALA: Giammattei reveals pro-business cabinet - LatinNews Daily - 14 August 2019
GUATEMALA: Giammattei wins run-off - LatinNews Daily - 12 August 2019
Mexico issues diplomatic note over El Paso shooting - LatinNews Daily - 12 August 2019
Economic Highlights - Economy & Business - August 2019
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Caribbean & Central America - August 2019
Human trafficking in LAC: a multi-faceted crime - Security & Strategic Review - August 2019
GUATEMALA: Morales defies top court as crisis looms again - Weekly Report - 01 August 2019 (WR-19-30)

July 2019

GUATEMALA: Outrage over Guatemala-US asylum deal - LatinNews Daily - 29 July 2019
GUATEMALA: Morales hits back at top court - LatinNews Daily - 26 July 2019
GUATEMALA: US threatens Guatemala with sanctions - LatinNews Daily - 24 July 2019
Economic Highlights - Economy & Business - July 2019
GUATEMALA: Morales slammed over spending priorities - Weekly Report - 18 July 2019 (WR-19-28)
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Caribbean & Central America - July 2019
More of the same in Guatemala? - Economy & Business - July 2019
GUATEMALA: Run-off confirmed, more than two weeks late - Weekly Report - 04 July 2019 (WR-19-26)

June 2019

GUATEMALA: Electoral uncertainty remains - LatinNews Daily - 27 June 2019
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Latin American Economy & Business - June 2019
Infrastructure crucial for regional economic growth, says IDB - Latin American Economy & Business - June 2019
Third time lucky for Torres in Guatemala? - Weekly Report - 20 June 2019 (WR-19-24)
GUATEMALA: Fraud complaints overshadow election - LatinNews Daily - 18 June 2019
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Caribbean & Central America - June 2019
GUATEMALA: Spike in attacks on human rights defenders - Caribbean & Central America - June 2019
REGION: Development plan for Mexico and the Northern Triangle - Caribbean & Central America - June 2019

May 2019

Economic Highlights - Latin American Economy & Business - May 2019
Analysing the trade war scenario - Latin American Economy & Business - May 2019
GUATEMALA: All eyes on the courts as candidates barred - Weekly Report - 23 May 2019 (WR-19-20)
Economic Highlights - Caribbean & Central America - May 2019
REGION: Multilateral effort seeks to tackle coffee leaf rust - Caribbean & Central America - May 2019
REGION: How big is people trafficking? - Caribbean & Central America - May 2019
GUATEMALA: New scandal ahead of vote - LatinNews Daily - 08 May 2019

April 2019

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Latin American Economy & Business - April 2019
BELIZE-GUATEMALA: ICJ referendum postponed in Belize - Weekly Report - 17 April 2019 (WR-19-15)
GUATEMALA: New top court president sworn in - LatinNews Daily - 16 April 2019
GUATEMALA: Twist to electoral race as TSE moves against Aldana - Weekly Report - 11 April 2019 (WR-19-14)
Guatemala: Doubts over US military cooperation - Security & Strategic Review - April 2019
GUATEMALA: OAS-Cicig tensions over election - LatinNews Daily - 09 April 2019
GUATEMALA: Concerns over new comptroller general - LatinNews Daily - 05 April 2019
MEXICO-NORTHERN TRIANGLE: Migrant crisis fuels tensions with US - Weekly Report - 04 April 2019 (WR-19-13)
GUATEMALA: TSE revokes Aldana’s candidacy - LatinNews Daily - 02 April 2019
NORTHERN TRIANGLE: Trump makes good on his threat - LatinNews Daily - 01 April 2019
Nielsen chairs meeting in Central America - LatinNews Daily - 01 April 2019

March 2019

GUATEMALA: Aldana’s candidacy under threat - Weekly Report - 28 March 2019 (WR-19-12)
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Latin American Economy & Business - March 2019
GUATEMALA: Arrest warrant for Aldana - LatinNews Daily - 20 March 2019
GUATEMALA: US deals a blow to Morales - LatinNews Daily - 15 March 2019
GUATEMALA: A female race for the presidency - Weekly Report - 14 March 2019 (WR-19-10)
Economic Highlights - Caribbean & Central America - March 2019
GUATEMALA: EITI suspension highlights mining problems - Caribbean & Central America - March 2019
GUATEMALA: Top court bars presidential candidate - LatinNews Daily - 13 March 2019
Region: Fighting to keep youths out of a life of crime - Security & Strategic Review - March 2019
Is the region slipping back on Law and Order? - Security & Strategic Review - March 2019

February 2019

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Latin American Economy & Business - February 2019
Region: Economic growth and family remittances to Central America in 2018 - Latin American Economy & Business - February 2019
Duque conducts official visit to Washington - LatinNews Daily - 18 February 2019
Reconciliation law under threat in Guatemala - Weekly Report - 14 February 2019 (WR-19-06)
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 14 February 2019 (WR-19-06)
Economic Highlights - Caribbean & Central America - February 2019
REGION: Mexico changes tack on migration - Caribbean & Central America - February 2019
GUATEMALA: Washington and the slow-motion coup d’état - Caribbean & Central America - February 2019
GUATEMALA: Aldana throws her hat in the ring - Weekly Report - 07 February 2019 (WR-19-05)
GUATEMALA: New twist in 2019 presidential race - LatinNews Daily - 07 February 2019

January 2019

GUATEMALA: Aldana confirms run for presidency - LatinNews Daily - 29 January 2019
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Latin American Economy & Business - January 2019
Poverty contained? - Latin American Economy & Business - January 2019
GUATEMALA: Electoral race kicks off - Weekly Report - 24 January 2019 (WR-19-03)
Boost for CC in standoff with Guatemala’s Morales - LatinNews Daily - 24 January 2019
Candidates register in Guatemala ahead of vote - LatinNews Daily - 21 January 2019
GUATEMALA: Back on the brink - Weekly Report - 17 January 2019 (WR-19-02)
Guatemala: Constitutional crisis on the way - Security & Strategic Review - January 2019
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - Caribbean & Central America - January 2019
REGION: Medical tourism continues to take off - Caribbean & Central America - January 2019
GUATEMALA: Pockets of fiscal impropriety? - Caribbean & Central America - January 2019
Guatemala’s Morales faces mass protests - LatinNews Daily - 15 January 2019
US condemns Maduro’s usurpation of power - LatinNews Daily - 14 January 2019
Guatemala’s Morales expels Cicig - LatinNews Daily - 08 January 2019
Flare-up of gov’t-Cicig tensions in Guatemala - LatinNews Daily - 07 January 2019