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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 ...
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News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala’s new government makes extortion its top security priority
GUATEMALA CITYGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s new administration says it will make addressing widespread extortion its top security priority. Interior Minister Francisco ...
News Guatemala » Government: Guatemala's new government makes extortion its top security priority
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo’s new administration says it will make addressing widespread extortion its top security priority. Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez, a security ...