Issue Jan 18-24 2023: From 2017 to the end of 2022, more than 35,685 Dominicans traveled to Guatemala, after it was announced in March 2017 that citizens of the Dominican Republic could enter the country without a visa.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, has publicly condemned the investigation in Guatemala that is looking into a connection between Colombia’s minister of defense, Iván Velásquez, and the Odebrecht corruption scandal.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: UNASUR faced various issues that led to its virtual end in 2018; however, with the possibilities of it being reintroduced, it is essential to learn from its previous experiences to prevent future problems and avoid repeated mistakes.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: Authorities seek to rehabilitate exports and imports between the two territories. The exchange has been suspended after a landslide on the Pan-American highway which occurred on Monday, January 9, 2023.

Issue Jan 01-10 2023: Brazil’s current political situation brings lessons that are echoing in the region, especially in Argentina.

Issue Jan 01-10 2023: The Peruvian government has announced that former President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will not be permitted entry to the country based on “proselytizing activity” that has posed a national security threat.

Issue Jan 01-10 2023: Northern Triangle Organizations, such as non-governmental ones and non-profit ones, will participate in the Program for the Improvement of Public Procurement Systems (TEAM-NT Program).

–-Researched and Written by Abby Neff— Issue Dec 01-31 2022: Migrants are being dehumanized and weaponized by leaders despite fleeing their country for safety, economic prosperity, and stability for themselves and their children. Venezuelans in particular are unable to return to their country and not much is being done about it.

Issue Dec 01-31 2022: With 61 votes in favor, the Peruvian congress has passed a parliamentary motion that rejects the “constant acts of interference in internal affairs” on behalf of the presidents of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.

Issue Dec 01-31 2022: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Wednesday, December 28, in their first public intervention after Mexico hired 119 Cuban doctors.