Guatemala News News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala Geopolitics Explained 2026
US trade and migration ties, the Taiwan and China contest, the EU, Russia, Gulf and the Belize claim, as of October 2026.
News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala’s Shark Meat Trade Exposed
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), one of the most commonly landed sharks on both coasts of Guatemala. Silky sharks are listed under CITES Appendix II and are considered globally vulnerable.
News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala US Relations: ICE Talks, Trade Ties Deepen
- ICE visit: Senior officials of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement held talks in Guatemala this week on regional security and repatriation processes, the US Embassy confirmed on 31 August. - ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala labor practices violate trade deal: U.S.
WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The United States on Friday accused Guatemala of violating labor provisions of a free-trade agreement and said it would file a formal complaint that could lead to ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Think Free-Trade Deals Can Raise Labor Standards? This Case Suggests Otherwise.
This piece first appeared in Labor Notes. The first-ever labor case brought under a free-trade agreement is almost over — but it’s taken years to bring just one case this far, and the potential ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Investigations in El Salvador, Guatemala Reveal Thriving Trade in Precursor Chemicals
Police in El Salvador and Guatemala are investigating more than a dozen front companies that smuggled tons of precursor chemicals used in methamphetamine production from Asia, highlighting a thriving, ...
News Guatemala » Trade: How fentanyl laid waste to Guatemala's time-worn opium trade
Guatemalan security forces eradicate opium poppies in a village near Tajumulco, Guatemala, March 20, 2024. The boom in supply and use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl has devastated the trade in opium ...
News Guatemala » Trade: A Blend of Family and Politics in Guatemala’s Cocaine Trade
Esquipulas Palo Gordo mayor, Exadillos Ramos, accompanied by his wife, Lucinda Aguilar Pérez. An anti-narcotics operation in western Guatemala has shed more light on how families involved in local ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala Produce Trade Association participates at Agritrade, Antigua, Guatemala
The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association (GPTA) membership will participate at Agritrade in Antigua, Guatemala, March 23 and 24th. GPTA Membership, made up of Guatemalan exporters, U.S. Importers, ...