Tag: Guatemala
Bernardo Caal Xol, on tour in Europe, fights for the rights of his q’eqchi people
In northern Guatemala, since the 2010s, the lives of the Mayan Q’eqchi people have been disrupted by the construction of hydroelectric power stations on the Cahabón River. The water diverted…
Chatham Rotarians head to Guatemala to further aid projects
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Chatham Rotarians are heading to Guatemala next week to help continue projects improving the lives of those in remote areas. Author of the article:…
Brazil, one year after the assault on the places of power
4 mins Folha de Sao Paulo looks at the role of the armed forces before and during the riots. A role that remains to be clarified. “ Despite criticism from…
Prosecutor’s attack in Guatemala likened to coup d’état
Published 2023-12-08 23.28 fullscreen Guatemala’s next president Bernardo Arévalo. Photo: Moises Castillo/AP/TT Guatemala’s public prosecutor’s office says the country’s presidential election was invalid and that President Bernardo Arévalo will lose…
Guatemala: the prosecution considers the election of Bernardo Arévalo “null and void”
The Guatemalan prosecutor’s office indicated this Friday that it considers the presidential election won in August by Benardo Arévalo as “null and void” due to alleged irregularities, provoking the ire…
high tension after violent demonstrations in support of the elected president
Guatemala has been partly paralyzed for more than a week, with protesters blocking the country’s main roads in support of the president elected last month, social democrat Bernardo Arévalo. Tension…
the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic remains closed
6 mins Luis Abinader persists and signs. During a speech to the nation on Sunday evening, September 17, the President of the Dominican Republic reaffirmed that the border between his…
Bottle recycling: with SACE and UniCredit, Amut will export machinery to Peru, Guatemala and Colombia
(Tiper Stock Exchange) – Amut, Piedmontese company specialized in the design and construction of plastic recycling plants, grows in Latin America with SACE and UniCredit. Thanks to the operation of…
after Carrefour-Feuilles, other areas around Port-au-Prince are on fire
4 mins Since Tuesday August 15, the repeated attacks of a gang against a district of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, sow terror. In Carrefour-Feuilles, in the southern suburbs of the…
Elections in Guatemala: the preliminary results of the first round already show some surprises
On Sunday, Guatemalans went to the polls to decide on their new president who will succeed Alejandro Giamattei, lawmakers and their next mayors. For the moment, only a small part…