Showing 1 to 12 of 101 results
Tren Maya: Economic and Environmental Costs of Mexico's Flagship Project
Mexico's Tren Maya, inaugurated in December 2023, faces criticism for its economic unviability and severe environmental damage, despite transporting over 1.5 million passengers and plans for regional expansion to Guatemala and Belize.
Tren Maya: Economic and Environmental Costs of Mexico's Flagship Project
Mexico's Tren Maya, inaugurated in December 2023, faces criticism for its economic unviability and severe environmental damage, despite transporting over 1.5 million passengers and plans for regional expansion to Guatemala and Belize.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Guatemala
In Guatemala's Sierra de Las Minas Biosphere Reserve, biologist Cristina Abugarade and colleagues are using camera traps to monitor wildlife, revealing a healthy population of pumas and jaguars despite threats from agricultural burning.
Guatemala
In Guatemala's Sierra de Las Minas Biosphere Reserve, biologist Cristina Abugarade and colleagues are using camera traps to monitor wildlife, revealing a healthy population of pumas and jaguars despite threats from agricultural burning.
Progress
16% Bias Score
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Repatriation of Migrant Children
A federal judge issued an emergency order halting the Trump administration's plan to repatriate nearly 700 children to Guatemala over Labor Day weekend, following a lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Repatriation of Migrant Children
A federal judge issued an emergency order halting the Trump administration's plan to repatriate nearly 700 children to Guatemala over Labor Day weekend, following a lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Mexico and Guatemala to Collaborate on Maya Train Extension, Prioritizing Environmental Protection
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo met on Friday to discuss extending Mexico's Maya Train to Guatemala and Belize, focusing on strengthening coordination on migration, law enforcement, and economic development while prioritizing environmental protection in ...
Mexico and Guatemala to Collaborate on Maya Train Extension, Prioritizing Environmental Protection
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo met on Friday to discuss extending Mexico's Maya Train to Guatemala and Belize, focusing on strengthening coordination on migration, law enforcement, and economic development while prioritizing environmental protection in ...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Mexico, Guatemala to Extend Maya Train to Central America
Mexico and Guatemala will jointly negotiate with Belize to extend the Maya Train, a successful Mexican infrastructure project with over 1.5 million passengers since December 2023, into Central America, prioritizing environmental sustainability and using existing transport routes.
Mexico, Guatemala to Extend Maya Train to Central America
Mexico and Guatemala will jointly negotiate with Belize to extend the Maya Train, a successful Mexican infrastructure project with over 1.5 million passengers since December 2023, into Central America, prioritizing environmental sustainability and using existing transport routes.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Guatemala Sentences Six for Deaths of 41 Girls in 2017 Shelter Fire
A Guatemalan judge convicted six former government officials, including a former social welfare secretary, for their roles in a 2017 fire at a youth shelter that killed 41 girls, highlighting systemic failures in the country's child protection system.
Guatemala Sentences Six for Deaths of 41 Girls in 2017 Shelter Fire
A Guatemalan judge convicted six former government officials, including a former social welfare secretary, for their roles in a 2017 fire at a youth shelter that killed 41 girls, highlighting systemic failures in the country's child protection system.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Global Witness Report: 2024 Surge in Murders of Environmental and Social Leaders
The 2024 Global Witness report reveals that at least 146 environmental and social leaders were killed or disappeared, with Latin America accounting for 120 (82%) of these deaths, marking Colombia and Guatemala as the hardest-hit countries.
Global Witness Report: 2024 Surge in Murders of Environmental and Social Leaders
The 2024 Global Witness report reveals that at least 146 environmental and social leaders were killed or disappeared, with Latin America accounting for 120 (82%) of these deaths, marking Colombia and Guatemala as the hardest-hit countries.
Progress
60% Bias Score
LiDAR Reveals Maya Elite Integration in Rural and Urban Areas (250-900 CE)
Using LiDAR technology, researchers discovered that Maya elites (250-900 CE) were integrated into both urban and rural areas, challenging previous assumptions about their spatial segregation, and suggesting their role in resource management and agricultural oversight.
LiDAR Reveals Maya Elite Integration in Rural and Urban Areas (250-900 CE)
Using LiDAR technology, researchers discovered that Maya elites (250-900 CE) were integrated into both urban and rural areas, challenging previous assumptions about their spatial segregation, and suggesting their role in resource management and agricultural oversight.
Progress
16% Bias Score
US Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Minors
A US federal judge issued a temporary block on the repatriation of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors in US custody, halting a nighttime deportation operation that saw children awakened and placed on planes before the order.
US Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Minors
A US federal judge issued a temporary block on the repatriation of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors in US custody, halting a nighttime deportation operation that saw children awakened and placed on planes before the order.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Tri-National Agreement Creates Gran Selva Maya Biocultural Corridor
Presidents Sheinbaum, Arévalo, and Briceño signed a historic agreement Friday in Calakmul, Campeche, to create the Gran Selva Maya Biocultural Corridor, protecting 5.7 million hectares of rainforest across Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, benefiting two million people through conservation and sustaina...
Tri-National Agreement Creates Gran Selva Maya Biocultural Corridor
Presidents Sheinbaum, Arévalo, and Briceño signed a historic agreement Friday in Calakmul, Campeche, to create the Gran Selva Maya Biocultural Corridor, protecting 5.7 million hectares of rainforest across Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, benefiting two million people through conservation and sustaina...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Guatemala convicts six over 2017 youth shelter fire deaths
A Guatemalan court convicted six former officialsâincluding ex-police and child protection officersâto sentences ranging from six to 25 years for their roles in the 2017 fire at the Virgen de la Asuncion youth shelter that killed 41 girls; an investigation into former President Jimmy Morales was als...
Guatemala convicts six over 2017 youth shelter fire deaths
A Guatemalan court convicted six former officialsâincluding ex-police and child protection officersâto sentences ranging from six to 25 years for their roles in the 2017 fire at the Virgen de la Asuncion youth shelter that killed 41 girls; an investigation into former President Jimmy Morales was als...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Guatemalan AI System Alma Improves Healthcare Access and Combats Misinformation
Guatemalan neuroscientist and physician Gabriela Asturias created Alma, a free AI health information system launched in 2020 to combat misinformation and improve healthcare access, currently reaching over 90,000 users monthly via various platforms and soon launching a mobile app.
Guatemalan AI System Alma Improves Healthcare Access and Combats Misinformation
Guatemalan neuroscientist and physician Gabriela Asturias created Alma, a free AI health information system launched in 2020 to combat misinformation and improve healthcare access, currently reaching over 90,000 users monthly via various platforms and soon launching a mobile app.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Showing 1 to 12 of 101 results