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US and Latin America Seek Migration Crisis Solutions in Guatemala

Tico Times - May 6, 2024

The foreign ministers of about twenty American countries will meet in Guatemala on Tuesday to discuss strategies to address the migration crisis in a...

Guatemalan Anti-Drug Congressman Arrested for Narcotics

May 2, 2024

Guatemala’s Arévalo Slams Corrupt Elite on Labor Day

May 2, 2024

Guatemala’s New President Faces Uphill Battle

April 22, 2024

Indigenous Survivors Recount Horrors at Guatemala Genocide Trial

April 8, 2024

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Indigenous Guatemalans Celebrate Equinox with Ancient Mayan Ball Game

AFP - March 24, 2024

Dressed in shorts, a sash, and bare-chested, members of indigenous cultural groups commemorated the March equinox this Saturday with a tournament of the ancestral...

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Guatemala’s President Arévalo Welcomes New Era of Trust with US After Years of Tension

AFP - March 18, 2024

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo welcomed on Monday the new relationship forged with the United States, after years of "distrust and tensions" due to corruption...

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Guatemala on Dengue Alert as Virus Deaths Hit 3 and Cases Surpass 7K

AFP - March 8, 2024

The Guatemalan government declared a national epidemiological alert on Thursday to prevent dengue, which has left three dead and nearly 7,000 cases so far...

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Guatemala Files Criminal Complaint Against Controversial Top Prosecutor

AFP - February 29, 2024

The government of President Bernardo Arévalo filed a criminal complaint on Thursday for "breach of duties" against the controversial Guatemalan Attorney General, Consuelo Porras,...

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Guatemala Acquits Army Chief in Killings of 6 Indigenous People

AFP - February 29, 2024

A Guatemalan court on Wednesday acquitted an army colonel over the death of six indigenous people during the eviction of a blocked road in...

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Forest Fires Engulf Agua Volcano’s Slopes, Guatemala Battles the Blaze

Tico Times - February 22, 2024

A voracious forest fire advances this Thursday on the slopes of the inactive Agua volcano, close to the capital of Guatemala, from where smoke...

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Celebrating Trompita: 63 Years of Majesty at Guatemala’s La Aurora Zoo

Tico Times - February 18, 2024

Amid chants and giant fruit cakes, dozens of Guatemalans celebrated this Saturday the 63rd birthday of Trompita the elephant, the main attraction of La...

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Guatemala Collision Leaves 11 Dead, Majority Cuban Migrants

AFP - February 3, 2024

Eleven people, including nine Cuban migrants, died on Saturday in a collision between a truck, a motorcycle and a truck on a route in...

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Guatemala’s Attorney General Abruptly Leaves Meeting with President

AFP - January 30, 2024

Guatemala's Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, attended a meeting this Monday with new President Bernardo Arévalo and his cabinet, but she left early alleging legal...

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Guatemala’s AG Defies Presidential Call to Resign Amidst Alleged Election Plot

AFP - January 24, 2024

Guatemala's attorney-general, who new President Bernardo Arevalo accuses of involvement in a plot to undo his election, snubbed a meeting with the head of...