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Gunmen open fire in Guatemala nightclub, eight dead
GOOGLE Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:32:08 GMT
At least eight people were killed and 20 wounded overnight near the Guatemalan capital when assailants sprayed a packed nightclub with gunfire, officials said Sunday.
Guatemalans protest atop volcano
BBC Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:19:49 GMT
Thousands of Guatemalans climb an extinct volcano in a protest against domestic violence in the country, which has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Guatemala president: Mexican gang seeks control
BOSTON Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:19:35 GMT
Guatemala's newly inaugurated president says Mexico's Zetas drug cartel sought to take over the drug trade in Guatemala by co-opting or killing local traffickers.
Guatemala congressman shot dead
BBC Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:29:33 GMT
A Guatemalan congressman and his brother are shot dead in an attack that highlights security challenges facing President-elect Otto Perez Molina.
New Guatemalan Leader Wants U.S. Military Aid Back
NPR Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:26:00 GMT
Former general Otto Perez Molina takes office Saturday with a top priority of ending the long-standing U.S. ban imposed over concerns about abuses during Guatemala's 36-year civil war. Perez, a top military official during the war, has long insisted there were no massacres, human rights violations or genocide.
The lawyer taking on Guatemala's criminal gangs
INDEPENDENT Wed, 04 Jan 2012
Last year, Francisco Dall'Anese came into possession of a series of photographs. They were purportedly taken at El Pavon Prison, just outside Guatemala City, on 25 September, 2006, and appeared to show, in sometimes graphic detail, what happened when 3,000 police and soldiers tried to seize back control of the compound from inmates who had mounted an uprising against their guards.
Backpacker held over 'drug fuelled' Costa Rica murder
FEEDSPORTAL Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:20:52 GMT
A British backpacker is in custody on suspicion of murdering a fellow tourist in what has been described as a drug-fuelled attack at an farm in central America.
Chile: Salvador Allende's death ruled as suicide
INDEPENDENT Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:31:58 GMT
A judge in Chile has closed the case on the death of President Salvador Allende after an authoritative autopsy confirmed it was suicide.
Guatemala apologises for massacre
BBC Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:22:27 GMT
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom issues an official apology for a massacre committed by soldiers during the country's civil conflict.
Hector Silva, moderate leftist San Salvador mayor
BOSTON Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:49:51 GMT
A Boston-born Salvadoran physician who helped the Central American nation recover from its 12-year civil war has died of a heart attack. Hector Silva was 64.
Hector Silva, Moderate Leftist San Salvador Mayor
ABCNEWS Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:48:11 GMT
Hector Silva, 1st leftist mayor of San Salvador following civil war
Prophecy of Apocalypse in December 2012 Can Rest in Peace; The Mayans Never Meant That
IBTIMES Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:48:08 EST
The oft-debated doomsday prophecy that the Mayan calendar foretold for Dec. 21, 2012, can now be dismissed; experts believe that the ancient Central American civilization never actually predicted the end of the world.
Social progress in Latin America: Good tidings from the south
ECONOMIST Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:06:02 GMT
POVERTY may be rising in Europe and the United States, places that thought they had conquered it, but in Latin America it continues to fall. In its annual estimate released this week, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reckons that 30.4% of the region’s population is living below national poverty lines. This not only maintains a steady fall (from a peak of 48.4% in 1990), but is the lowest figure since more or less reliable statistics began to be collected in the 1970s—and probably ever (see chart).True, population growth means that in absolute terms the numbers in poverty have not fallen as far: 174m in 2011, down from 225m in 2002 but up from 136m in 1980. But ECLAC also confirms another positive trend detected by other researchers: although Latin American remains the world’s most unequal place, income inequality in the region has begun to decline, too. Of the 18 countries for which there are data, only in the Dominican Republic...
Social protection is the best foundation for development | Jayati Ghosh
GUARDIAN Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:36:36 GMT
An important report calls for social protection measures to become a permanent part of a new strategy for inclusive growth The social and economic system that has powered global economic relations in the past two decades is clearly in crisis. We now know only too well that periods of "rapid growth" have been based on unsustainable bubbles; that such growth has contributed little in terms of generating more decent work and has significantly increased inequality; and that people will no longer accept these unfair outcomes, as shown by the waves of protest in many countries. We need a completely different approach to economic policy making, one that will provide for a more just and equitable society and be more compatible with the aspirations and expectations of citizens. This means that decent employment and better living conditions cannot be seen only as potential byproducts of income growth – or even as ends in themselves – but as a means to sustainable growth. In this........
Guatemala: Former General Otto Perez Molina Elected
IBTIMES Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:38:53 EST
Former general Otto Perez Molina has been elected president of Guatemala after pledging to tackle crime and drug-related violence that are plaguing the country.
Former general Otto Perez Molina wins Guatamelan presidency
FEEDSPORTAL Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:19:17 GMT
Retired right-wing army general Ott Perez Molina, who promised to crack down on increasing drug-related violence, has won Guatemala's presidential election run-off.
Nicaragua president Daniel Ortega poised for re-election
GUARDIAN Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:20:39 GMT
Ruling Sandinista party declares victory as former revolutionary Daniel Ortega takes massive early lead One-time Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega took a big early lead in presidential elections on Sunday, amid reports of protests and international observers being blocked from voting stations. Ortega, the incumbent and favourite, had 66% of the votes compared to 25% for his nearest challenger, Fabio Gadea. Conservative Arnoldo Alemán, a former president, was a distant third with 7%. The result came with roughly 7% of the votes counted, but the electoral council president, Roberto Rivas, said a quick count representative of the entire vote gave Ortega a large advantage as well. The methodology of the quick count was not immediately available, however. The ruling Sandinista party declared victory and caravans of thousands of supporters flooded the streets shouting: "Daniel! Daniel!" International observers reported problems with access to voting stations and with one........
Ortega, Perez lead in Nicaragua, Guatemala elections
CHICAGOTRIBUNE Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:00:00 GMT
Preliminary results in presidential voting seem to indicate clear winners in the two Central American nations.Presidential election results seemed to indicate clear winners Sunday in Guatemala and Nicaragua, two Central American countries where democracy has been dramatically weakened by violence and political abuse.
Retired general Otto Perez wins Guatemala presidential election
GUARDIAN Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:56:53 GMT
Rightwinger takes victory in runoff ballot after promising to send army into battle against drug cartels Otto Perez, a retired rightwing general who promised a crackdown on violent crime, has won Guatemala's presidential election, becoming the first member of the military to take power since democracy was restored in 1986. Perez had 54.5% of votes with results counted from 96% of polling stations. His rival, wealthy businessman Manuel Baldizon, had 45.5%. Guatemala's electoral tribunal declared Perez the winner late on Sunday, prompting celebrations among his supporters. It is a clear move to the right for Central America's largest economy and came after leftist President Alvaro Colom failed to contain violent crime or protect the country from Mexican drug cartels using it as a smuggling route. Perez, 60, won the runoff election after promising he would apply a "firm hand" by deploying troops on the streets and increasing the size of the police force. Guatemala's murder rate..
Ex-general Perez wins Guatemalan presidentia poll
FEEDSPORTAL Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:27:35 GMT
A former general promising to get tough on rampant crime and drug violence easily won Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, marking a shift to the right in the poor Central American nation.
Ex-general wins Guatemalan presidential election
THEHINDU Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:21:18 GMT
A former general promising to get tough on rampant crime and drug violence easily won Guatemala’s presidential election, marking a shift to the right in the poor Central American nation. Ott...
Nicaragua, Guatemala: '80s Rebels Seek Leadership
NPR Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:00:00 GMT
Twenty-five years ago, both Central American countries were in the midst of violent civil wars. Both countries are holding presidential elections and the main candidates are icons from the 1980s.
Guatemala's Trash 'Miners' Risk Lives to Find Gold
ABCNEWS Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:18:03 GMT
Trash 'miners' in Guatemala's capital risk lives in ravine scavenging gold and other jewelry
'Miners' risk lives for gold in landfill ravine
MSNBC.MSN Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:11:37 GMT
Each day, dozens scramble down a ravine to search for gold and other valuables disgorged from Guatemala's main landfill.
Guatemala landslide kills three
BBC Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:07:46 GMT
Three young children die in a landslide in Guatemala after heavy rain caused a hillside to collapse.
Divorce 'ploy' costs former Guatemalan first lady her presidential ambition
INDEPENDENT Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:00:01 GMT
A presidential bid by former first lady Sandra Torres has been derailed by a Guatemalan court, which ruled that her divorce from President Alvaro Colom was a political ploy rather than a genuine separation.
Nine El Salvador ex-soldiers held
BBC Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:58:55 GMT
Nine formers soldiers from El Salvador have handed themselves in to the authorities over the killing of six Jesuit priests and two women in 1989.
Guatemalan soldiers jailed for more than 6,000 years over massacre
GUARDIAN Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:57:31 GMT
Four ex-members of special forces unit sentenced for their part in slaughter of 201 civilians in 1982 during country's civil war Three Guatemalan former special forces soldiers have been sentenced to 6,060 years in prison each for the 1982 massacre of 201 men, women and children during the Central American country's civil war. A former army second lieutenant was also sentenced to 6,066 years in prison for the same massacre in the village of Dos Erres in Guatemala's northern Peten region. The length of the sentences is largely symbolic since under Guatemalan law the maximum time a convict can serve is 50 years. The sentences for Manuel Pop Sun, Reyes Collin Gualip and Daniel Martinez include 30 years for each death, plus 30 years for crimes against humanity. The three men are former members the Guatemalan military's elite Kaibil unit. Former Second Lieutenent Carlos Antonio Carias received an extra six years for stealing the victims' belonging, the court said in a statement on..
Guatemala ex-soldiers sentenced
BBC Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:56:57 GMT
A court in Guatemala sentences four ex-soldiers to 6,060 years in prison each for their role in the Dos Erres massacre in 1982.
VIDEO: More tornadoes hit US Mid-West
BBC Wed, 25 May 2011 22:20:45 GMT
Another violent storm has ripped through several central American states, killing at least 13 people and complicating rescue efforts in Joplin, Missouri.
VIDEO: Guatemala killings: Suspects arrested
BBC Tue, 17 May 2011 06:26:43 GMT
Police in Guatemala say they have captured suspected members of Mexico's feared Zeta cartel in connection with a massacre that left at least 27 people dead in a Guatemalan village on Sunday morning.
UN backs Central America security
BBC Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:49:45 GMT
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to Guatemala, promises to support Central America in its fight against insecurity and violence.
Guatemala bus accident kills 14
BBC Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:30:24 GMT
A bus plunges into a ravine in western Guatemala, killing 14 ex-paramilitaries who had been working on a reforestation project.
Bus blast kills five in Guatemala
BBC Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:23:24 GMT
An explosion on a bus in Guatemala City kills at least five passengers in the latest apparent attack by extortionist gangs.
Panama row reveals US drug agency's power
INDEPENDENT Mon, 27 Dec 2010
Diplomatic cables published by the website WikiLeaks have plunged the United States into a diplomatic row with Panama over the secret intelligence-gathering work of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in the Central American country.
Guatemala landslide rescue hopes fade
BBC Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:24:02 GMT
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens of people buried when a landslide engulfed a highway north-west of the capital.
Guatemala sees rescue hopes fade
BBC Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:48:38 GMT
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens buried by mud as they tried to rescue other trapped people.
Heavy rains devastate Guatemala
BBC Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:17:56 GMT
Heavy rains have caused widespread floods and landslides in Guatemala, killing at least 18 people.
Zetas suspects in Guatemala trial
BBC Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:37:43 GMT
Fourteen alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel are standing trial in Guatemala over the 2008 killing of 11 people.
Guatemala gets new UN anti-crime chief
BBC Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:19:23 GMT
The UN appoints Costa Rican Attorney General Francisco Dall'Anese Ruiz as the new head of the international anti-impunity panel for Guatemala.
Guatemala rejects prisoner demands
PRESSTV Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:40:51 GMT
The Guatemalan government says they would not give into gang demands to loosen prison rules following the latest gruesome murder of a jail officer.
UN Guatemala crime chief resigns
BBC Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:39:36 GMT
The head of a UN panel on illegal armed groups and impunity in Guatemala quits, saying the nation is failing on the issue.
Floods kill 113 after storm batters Central America
INDEPENDENT Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:01 GMT
Stunned victims of Tropical Storm Agatha wept by destroyed homes and rescue crews dug bodies out of mud in Guatemala yesterday after torrential rain killed at least 113 people across Central America. People caked in dirt searched for their loved ones as the stench of mud and sewage from flooded drains filled the air of towns outside Guatemala City and emergency workers urged survivors to leave ruined houses and go to shelters.
Thousands flee volcanic eruptions
BBC Sat, 29 May 2010 07:56:13 GMT
Thousands of people are forced to flee their homes as two volcanos erupt in Guatemala and Ecuador.
El Salvador hit by football ban
BBC Wed, 12 May 10 12:14:10 BST
Fifa suspends El Salvador from world football, citing "political interference" by the country's government.
Guatemala to extradite ex-leader
BBC Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:26:50 GMT
A court in Guatemala agrees to extradite former President Alfonso Portillo to the US where he faces money-laundering charges.
US bid to try Guatemala ex-leader
BBC Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:56:36 GMT
Guatemalan police hunt for former president Alfonso Portillo, sought by the US to face trial on money-laundering charges.
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Central America
PRESSTV Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:06:02 GMT
A magnitude 6.0 tremor has rocked the Central American states of Guatemala and El Salvador, the US Geological Survey has announced.
Salvador head makes abuse apology
BBC Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:44:25 GMT
President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador makes the first formal apology for state abuses during the 1980-92 civil war.
Guatemalan leader cleared of murder
ALJAZEERA Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:17:38 GMT
Lawyer who blamed Colom for his assassination arranged his own death, probe says.
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Former dictator to stand trial
REUTERS Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:21:00 GMT
Jan. 27 - Efrain Rios Montt will stand trial for war crimes allegedly committed during Guatemala's civil war decades ago. Sarah Wali reports.
VIDEO: Volcano's chain against violence
BBC Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:11:42 GMT
Thousands of people have formed a human chain up one of the Guatemala's volcanoes to draw attention to the country's high rates of domestic violence.
Guatemalan deportation on the rise
CNN Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:28:09 GMT
Almost 30,000 Guatemalans have been deported from the United States this year. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
VIDEO: Guatemalans 'burn the devil'
BBC Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:09:07 GMT
"Burning of the devil" festivities kick off traditional Christmas celebrations in Guatemala, despite concerns about air pollution.
Video: What is the Day of the Dead?
CBSNEWS Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:04:08 EDT
The Day of the Dead is a festive Central American holiday rooted in pre-Columbian culture. Felipe Maya reports.
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