Guatemala metropolis. A Guatemalan courtroom this Wednesday granted freedom to journalist José Rubén Zamora, acknowledged for his denunciations in opposition to corruption and who has been in jail for nearly two years for cash laundering, a sentence that’s suspended. Zamora, 67, has been imprisoned since July 2022 when he was accused by the Public Ministry … Read more
Accused of belonging to a construction of scammers, who posed as kinfolk of the victims and apparently communicated from overseas, 4 individuals had been caught from the Nationwide civil police (PNC) and the Ministry of the Public (MP). They’re Francisco Alexander Orozco Barrientos, Joshua Alexander Cruz Pérez, Yessenia Verónica Vásquez and Imelda Nohemí Lemus Rosales. … Read more
Guatemala metropolis. Guatemala started this Saturday, with the help of the UN, the aerial fight towards the forest fires which might be devastating the nation’s primary pure reserve, incidents which have consumed greater than 40 thousand hectares all through the territory. The aerial actions are concentrated within the Laguna del Tigre pure park, within the … Read more
Guatemalan authorities detained a bus carrying more than 50 irregular migrants, including Cubans, who were moving north with the aim of reaching the border with Mexico. According to an official statement shared by the National Civil Police of Guatemala (PNC), the operation ended with the arrest of the bus driver, who was accused of transporting … Read more
Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena pointed out that in the context of the collaboration that exists in energy matters between Mexico and Guatemala, there is interest in selling electricity to said Central American country, as well as to Belize, and that will be one of the topics that will be discussed at the meeting. that will … Read more
On national television, President Bernardo Arévalo pointed out that the actions of the Attorney General and Head of the Public Ministry (MP), Consuelo Porras, are a threat to the country’s democracy. In his message to the nation, Arévalo de León noted: “The stability of this corrupt minority and the threat it represents to our democracy … Read more
At the end of May, a bilateral meeting of the presidents of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, could take place on the southern border to address common issues such as border security or the possibility of expanding the Mayan Train to the north of Guatemala to that they can visit … Read more
To prevent hidden races, representatives of the National civil police (PNC), has carried out several operations in different areas of the capital and has given permission to several drivers who did undercover races. During the operation, representatives of the PNC Traffic Department inspected vehicles and the correct carriage of personal documents and cars on the … Read more
Guatemala. The Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI) of Guatemala today reported the raid on a non-governmental organization (ON), without specifying the name, for possible trafficking of minors. The head of that entity of the Public Ministry (MP), Rafael Curruchiche, explained that the operation is due to “a transnational investigation that covers actions that could … Read more
“Our voices are necessary for the change we seek,” said Elena Motta. Among the objectives of the activity are to encourage young people to participate in politics, make their own decisions and give talks on comprehensive sexual health in educational centers. The representative of the Semilla bench, Elena Motta, reported through her social networks that … Read more