AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPrison Security Upgrade: Guatemala will invest about USD 1.3 million to install signal jammers in eight high-priority prisons to block mobile phone and internet communications, aiming to curb extortion and other crimes run from inside. Migration and Justice: A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty in a U.S. case tied to a 2022 smuggling disaster in San Antonio that killed 53 migrants after a tractor-trailer was found in extreme heat. Human Rights Warning: Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchú renewed her call for real justice in Guatemala, warning that impunity and captured institutions keep turning peace into “impunity.” Diplomacy: Guatemala’s Congress president Luis Alberto Contreras Colíndres began a visit to Taiwan to reaffirm ties, while Guatemala’s foreign minister also held talks in Mongolia to expand cooperation. Public Health Alert: Costa Rica issued a travel warning as measles cases surge across the Americas, with Guatemala among the hardest hit. Tech for Development: UNDP is expanding blockchain-based payments after pilots in Guatemala and other countries, moving beyond trials to wider use.
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