Tag: Guatemala
Guatemala arrests outspoken opponent
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s national police arrested an outspoken opponent of the government Wednesday on charges he falsified documents to form a political party....
Ex-Guatemalan soldier deported, faces 1982 massacre charges
GUATEMALA CITY — The United States on Friday deported back to Guatemala a former soldier suspected of helping carry out a massacre during the...
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and...
US to help Guatemala train its border protection force
GUATEMALA CITY — The United States agreed Monday to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country’s borders and putting...
Harris meets virtually with Guatemalan president
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris told Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday that the U.S. is planning to increase relief to the Northern Triangle...
From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been...
Guatemala prosecutors pursue ex-president Jimmy Morales
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan prosecutors on Wednesday requested that former President Jimmy Morales be stripped of his immunity so he can be prosecuted for...
Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano threatens towns
EL PATROCINIO, Guatemala — Residents of small communities living around Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano wake each day wondering if the lava will reach their homes.
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Suburban Chicago woman gets 6.5 years for labor trafficking
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced Tuesday to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging she...
Hopelessness continues driving Hondurans to migrate
OMOA, Honduras — At a converted seaside hotel, more than 200 Honduran migrants stepped off six buses, weary from travelling overnight across Guatemala after...
