A Guatemalan family who was targeted by their neighbor in Nebraska told police that the man had tried to start a fight and “flipped them off” five weeks before he shot seven people at their home last weekend. The neighbor, Billy Booth, 74, was found dead of a self-inflected gunshot wound at the family’s home […]
The imprisonment of Guatemalan investigative journalist José Rubén Zamora was found to be “arbitrary” and in violation of international law by a human rights body investigating cases of deprivation of liberty at the United Nations. In a decision made public on Monday, the United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that Zamora’s arrest on […]
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General’s Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation which he found “semi-destroyed” when he took office almost six months ago. The politician from the progressive Seed Movement party was elected […]
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo confirmed on Friday that China had rejected entry to some shipments from the Central American nation, and speculated that it could be due to Guatemala’s relationship with Taiwan. The day before, Guatemala’s exporters association had reported that seven containers of macadamia nut had been unable to enter China […]
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo on Sunday dismissed his minister of environment and natural resources, fewer than 100 days into his term, to “avoid any doubt” over the integrity of his government, a statement said. Arevalo won the presidential elections in August by a landslide after a campaign that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Bernardo Arévalo, the newly elected president of Guatemala, to the White House on Monday to praise his battle against corruption and promote their work on stemming migration from Central America. “Your leadership can help rebuild the Guatemalan people’s trust in their institutions, and give them a sense […]
A Guatemalan farmworker has been cleared of charges in the heart-attack death of a Florida sheriff’s officer, a case that drew celebrity attention and prompted a nationwide petition for his freedom. NBC News reported on the case of 19-year-old Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, in December, after his attorney obtained and shared body camera video of the […]
MIAMI — The Biden administration announced on Monday that it has imposed visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan lawmakers, private sector leaders and their families it accuses of “undermining democracy and the rule of law.” Guatemala faces mounting criticism by world leaders and watchdogs accusing it of attempts to block progressive President-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking office […]
MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Monday that it would impose visa restrictions on nearly 300 Guatemalan lawmakers, private sector leaders and their families it accuses of “undermining democracy and the rule of law.” The victory of Arévalo and his Seed Movement party is seen as a threat to those who have long […]