Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: The decision of President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua to build two nuclear power plants in their countries aims to reduce energy dependency on oil in the region.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Despite Nicaragua and Venezuela’s ambitions to join the new BRICS-associated 13-nations group, both countries have failed to qualify following tensions with Brazil.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: BRICS is a group of emerging countries formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, created to foster cooperation in areas of trade, finance, politics, and sustainable development.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: As explained by the European Parliament, the six-member delegation led by Austrian MEP Lukas Mandl, of the European People’s Party (EPP), will visit Guatemala from October 28 to 30.

Issue Oct 16-22 2024: Nicaragua is $943 million in debt to Chinese companies with terms of high interest rates and low grace periods. In 2025, the country’s external debt will exceed $10.5 billion with debt service over $1 billion.

Issue Oct 16-22 2024: The BRICS nations are exploring alternatives to the U.S. dollar and Western payment systems, aiming to reform a global financial order increasingly seen as unstable and weaponized for geopolitical sanctions.

Issue Oct 16-22 2024: Several projects between Taiwan and Guatemala have led to solid collaboration for over 90 years.

Issue Oct 09-15 2024: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research that highlights the crucial role of institutions in a country’s prosperity.

Issue Oct 09-15 2024: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega ordered his country’s Ministry of Foreign Relations to end diplomatic relations with the Government of Israel, as requested by the country’s Asamblea Nacional.

Issue Oct 09-15 2024: The United Nations Independent International Mission for Venezuela released a 158-page report on October 15th, documenting extensive human rights violations by Nicolás Maduro’s government before, during, and after the July 28, 2024, presidential elections.