Guatemala News News Guatemala » Government: As Guatemala’s government chooses corruption, U.S. should respond more forcefully
Imagen El Periodico Guatemalan President Giammattei’s decision to reappoint an Attorney General stained by corruption underscores the deep problems Guatemala has with systemic corruption and human ...
News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala government responds to news story before it is published
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's government posted an online response to a newspaper article about the country's vice president before it was published, provoking criticism the government was ...
News Guatemala » Government: New Guatemala government arrests former mayor in corruption raids
GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Guatemala's government said on Thursday prosecutors carried out raids and arrested a former mayor accused of corruption as the U.S. embassy announced it had revoked ...
News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala's new government makes extortion its top security priority
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army Gen. Henry Saenz gives the baton of command to new President Bernardo Arévalo during a ceremony at Constitution square in ...
News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala’s eco defenders reel from surge in killings and persecution
Environmental and territorial defenders in Guatemala face a critical moment as violence targeting them increases across the country. In 2024, at least 20 such defenders were killed for their work, up ...
News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala begins high-stakes top court magistrate elections, a fresh test for democracy
Guatemala began electing magistrates to its highest court Thursday, in a weekslong process that will again test the strength of its democratic institutions. Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has been ...
News Guatemala » Government: Pro-democracy hackers attack Guatemala government webpages
GUATEMALA CITY — In what Guatemalan authorities described as a national security incident, hackers affiliated with the activist group Anonymous disabled multiple government webpages Saturday. The ...
News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala Rail Plan Gives US Army US$10M
The Guatemala rail plan awards the US government about US$10 million to design a freight link from Puerto Quetzal, the main Pacific port, to Escuintla.