LatinNews Daily - 18 February 2026

GUATEMALA: New security plan launched as state of siege eased

Central America & Caribbean by Anna Grace 18 February 2026 1475 views

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On 17 February Guatemala’s left-of-centre government led by President Bernardo Arévalo announced the launch of a new security plan ‘Centinela Metropolitano’, involving the deployment of joint military-police (PNC) patrols to crime hotspots in Guatemala department and the capital, Guatemala City.

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