by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Guatemala on Monday swore in reformist Bernardo Arévalo as president despite Congress’ last minute attempt to delay the inauguration. “It fills me with deep honor to assume this lofty responsibility, showing that our democracy has the necessary...
by admin | Jan 12, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Guatemalan police on Thursday arrested the country’s former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted for dialogue with protesters rather than using force to remove them as a court had ordered.Police arrested Napoléon...
by admin | Dec 15, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] An international court has determined that Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by allowing a nickel mine on tribal land almost 20 years ago.The verdict coincides with the United Nations climate summit, emphasizing the importance of minerals like nickel for...
by admin | Dec 9, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala on Friday asked a court to strip President-elect Bernardo Arévalo of his immunity, saying there could be enough irregularities to annul the election results, a move that the OAS called part of “a coup...
by admin | Dec 2, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Three magistrates of Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal fled the country Friday, shortly after lawmakers stripped four of them of legal immunity.The move opens the tribunal’s magistrates to prosecution.The whereabouts of the magistrates in question...