One does not usually think of bananas as big business, let alone as a factor in the fate of nations. But according to Statista, in 2019 the banana was the ...
Read More
It’s only bananas? A Global Americans review of Richard L. Bernal’s “Corporate versus National Interest in U.S. Trade Policy: Chiquita and Caribbean Bananas”
| 
Last Friday, Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras removed Juan Francisco Sandoval from his position at the head of the Special Prosecutor’s ...
Read More
In blow to anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala, prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval removed by Attorney General
Last Friday, Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras removed Juan Francisco Sandoval from his position at the head of the Special Prosecutor’s ...Read More
Putting hope into action in Central America
Celina de Sola |
When United States Vice President Kamala Harris said she wants to help bring hope to the people of Central America—and do it in partnership with local ...
Read More
Read More
We could use economics to curb migration from Central America
Richard Feinberg | 
In creating an economic strategy, President Biden and his administration are stuck between conflicting policy goals of relocating industrial supply chains ...
Read More
Read More
Honest judges confronting systemic corruption
Claudia Escobar Mejía | 
In many countries corruption undermines, or even co-opts, justice institutions. In Guatemala, judges are prone to becoming victims themselves.
Read More
Read More