Guatemala News 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: How fentanyl laid waste to Guatemala’s time-worn opium trade
SAN MARCOS, Guatemala — The convoy rolled out of the military base before dawn into the mist-shrouded mountains straddling Guatemala’s border with Mexico. Its mission: destroy opium poppies used to ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala launches travel trade training platform: Guatemala Insider
The Guatemala Tourism Institute (INGUAT), has announced the launch of Guatemala Insider, a new online travel trade training platform available to agents and advisors. Developed in partnership with ...
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: 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: US signs reciprocal trade agreement with Guatemala covering textiles, apparel
The US textile industry says the Guatemala deal reinforces Western Hemisphere supply chain ties and regional co-production. Credit: Oleksii Liskonih/GettyImages.co.uk The agreement was signed by ...
News Guatemala » Trade: A Mining Lawsuit in Guatemala Shows How Trade Courts Put Big Corporations First
Nevada-based mining firm is suing Guatemala for more than $400 million, the first suit of its kind for the impoverished Central American country. The company complains that the Guatemalan government ...
News Guatemala » Trade: NCTO, AAFA Laud Washington for Trade Agreements With Guatemala, El Salvador
United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced Thursday that the United States has agreed to update its trade frameworks with Guatemala and El Salvador. The agreements, which have ...
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 ...