Category: Guatemala
March 21, 2012 > Staff
Guatemalan Paramilitaries Sentenced To 7,710 Years For Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries were sentenced Tuesday to a total of 7,710 years in jail each for their participation in the 1982 massacre of […] Read More >
March 2, 2012 > Staff
Amnesty Denied For Former Guatemalan Dictator Facing Genocide Charges
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez ruled Thursday that former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt could not receive amnesty from prosecution for war crimes. Ríos Montt, […] Read More >
October 14, 2011 > Staff
Guatemala: Former President Mejía Declared Fugitive For Genocide
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Guatemalan President Óscar Mejía was declared a fugitive on Thursday by authorities who ordered his arrest to face charges of genocide during […] Read More >
October 13, 2011 > Staff
Heavy Rains Lash Central America And Leave At Least 19 Dead
Today in Latin America Top Story — Torrential rains caused by a tropical depression have slammed into Central America and left at least 19 people dead, with more than 40,000 […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Guatemala City
Update: A a spokeswoman in the office of Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom confirmed that three people died in Monday’s earthquake. “There are people buried in the rubble,” Evelyn Ruano said […] Read More >
September 12, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Pérez Molina Leads Guatemala Election But Faces November Run-Off
The former military general who promised a tough stance on violent crime took first place in Guatemala’s presidential elections Sunday, but failed to garner over 50 percent of the vote […] Read More >
September 12, 2011 > Staff
Guatemala: Former Gen. Pérez Molina Leads In Presidential Elections
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Guatemalan military man Otto Pérez Molina led the country’s presidential race late Sunday evening. Molina, a former general with a questionable human […] Read More >
July 14, 2011 > James Rodriguez
Guatemala Commemorates Murdered Folk Singer Facundo Cabral
GUATEMALA CITY — People from all sectors of society gathered on the streets of Guatemala City to show their outrage at the murder of Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral, which took […] Read More >
July 13, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Deports Alleged Former Guatemalan Soldier Wanted For 1982 Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — The U.S. government deported Tuesday a Guatemalan man who allegedly participated in a 1982 massacre that left 162 people dead in the Central […] Read More >
July 12, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala Detains 2 Suspects In Killing Of Facundo Cabral; Body Returned To Argentina
Two men have been detained in last weekend’s killing of famed Argentine folksinger Facundo Cabral in Guatemala, according to a Guatemalan investigator. The suspects were seen on a hotel surveillance tape […] Read More >