Guatemala
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Guatemala completes controversial election review
Jul 7, 2023Officials stated Thursday that an assessment of Guatemala’s June 25 presidential election, which aroused international concern over the potential undermining of democracy, has been completed. In an unexpected result, two social-democrats, Sandra Torres and Bernardo Arevalo,... -
Guadeloupe draws at Canada and Guatemala wins in Gold Cup
Jul 1, 2023On Tuesday, Canada conceded an own goal in the 94th minute to hold Guadeloupe to a 2-2 draw in Group D’s first encounter of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Guatemala defeated Cuba 1-0 in the night’s other... -
Guatemalans vote with little hope for change
Jun 23, 2023Guatemalans head to the polls on Sunday, with two popular candidates disqualified and several prosecutors and journalists arrested or in exile as a result of the government’s anti-corruption crackdown. There are 22 contenders in the running,... -
Guatemala police free 126 migrants from abandoned container
Oct 10, 2021126 migrants were rescued by Guatemalan police after being abandoned inside a shipping container on the side of the road. After hearing screams inside the trailer, they were discovered around morning between the cities of Nueva... -
US vice president arrives in Guatemala to bring message of ‘hope’
Jun 7, 2021US Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Guatemala Sunday, bringing a message of “hope” to an area struck by Covid-19, which is the source of most undocumented migrants seeking entry to the United States. Harris, who... -
Mexico identified nine more Guatemalan victims killed in a massacre in Tamaulipas
Feb 7, 2021Mexico has identified nine more Guatemalan victims who were among the 19 people killed in a massacre in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas last month, authorities said on Saturday. So far 16 of the victims have... -
Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president
Aug 12, 2019Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala’s president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the central American country’s electoral court said. With the results being updated in real time on the... -
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala on Sunday
Jun 18, 2018A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but disaster officials said it did not cause any damage, including at the Fuego volcano where recent eruptions have killed 110... -
In Guatemala, more than 650,000 children live in areas affected by Fuego volcano eruption
Jun 12, 2018UNICEF is working with partners to provide essential support and services to the more than 650,000 children and adolescents living in areas affected by the eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano. Over 12,000 people have been evacuated... -
Guatemala warns of greater activity after volcano explodes again
Jun 6, 2018Guatemalan authorities warned that the Fuego volcano was showing signs of greater activity on Tuesday night as the death toll from a devastating eruption at the weekend climbed to 75 and nearly 200 people remained missing....
