New York Family Horrified After Funeral Home Sends Mother’s Body to Guatemala to Decompose
New York, NY – The family of Carmen Maldonado is suing R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home, also known as Rivera Funeral Home, after a mistake led to the 96-year-old’s body being sent to…
US puts visa curbs on those it accuses of ‘anti-democratic’ moves in Guatemala
WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. government announced measures on Monday to punish what it has described as anti-democratic moves by officials including Guatemala’s top prosecutor that seek to annul the election won…
Taiwan ‘reassured’ on formal ties with Guatemala under incoming president
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s foreign minister on Friday said Guatemala’s incoming government had “reassured” that it intends to maintain formal ties with the island, as China gradually whittles away at Taipei’s remaining…
Guatemala Congress strips electoral judges of immunity in troubled transition
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s ruling-party-led Congress on Friday stripped four electoral judges accused of fraud of their immunity from prosecution, in a move critics fear is aimed at blocking President-elect Bernardo…
Guatemala protests intensify, demanding prosecutor resignations
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Guatemalans marched peacefully on Thursday for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of powerful senior prosecutors accused of working to…
Guatemala restarts presidential transition with president-elect’s team
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala’s government restarted its presidential transition with representatives of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo, who won a landslide victory in an August run-off election, according to a government statement made public…
OAS warns of constitutional ‘violations’ in Guatemala following election
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) said on Friday that Guatemala’s attorney general’s latest actions against electoral authorities are an “intolerable violation” of the country’s constitution, in one…
Guatemala president-elect proposes restarting transition process in coming days
(Reuters) – Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo has sent a proposal to current President Alejandro Giammattei seeking to restart meetings for the transition process as of this Sept. 25, he said in a…
US calls for end to ‘intimidation efforts’ in Guatemala ahead of presidential transition
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -The United States urges Guatemalan authorities to end their “intimidation efforts” targeting election officials and members of the party voted to power in last month’s presidential elections, the U.S.…
Guatemala President-elect Arevalo calls on public to back his transition
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday called on the public to “unite” behind his government after the suspension of his party by electoral authorities sowed doubts about the…
EXCLUSIVE: Guatemala Braces For Impact, Says It Won’t Be A Haven For Illegal Immigrants As Trump-Era Policy Ends
EXCLUSIVE: Guatemala Braces For Impact, Says It Won’t Be A Haven For Illegal Immigrants As Trump-Era Policy Ends Jennie Taer on May 5, 2023 Ahead of the lifting of a Trump-era migrant…
US to dedicate specially trained asylum officers to centers in Guatemala, Colombia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as…
Guatemala not asking Taiwan for ‘free money’, does not owe debt like Honduras
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Guatemala is not asking for “free money” from Taiwan and does not owe debt in the same way Honduras does, but is looking for long-term investment and trade, senior…
20 Guatemalan migrants believed dead in Ciudad Juarez fire, Guatemala says
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Twenty Guatemalans are believed to have died in a fire that broke out late on Monday at a migrant holding center in the Mexican northern border city Ciudad…
Guatemala sets lineup for presidential vote as critics slam disqualifications
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s presidential race kicked off on Monday, a day after the electoral authority finalized its approved candidate lineup for the June election, even as critics…
Guatemala takes back 106 unaccompanied children and teen migrants
By Sofia Menchu and Josue Decavele GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – More than 100 children and teen migrants from Guatemala were flown home on Wednesday after being found in a truck trailer in…
Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report
By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International’s corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organized crime by public institutions, co-optation by…
Guatemala finds hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts in U.S. couple’s house
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Over 1,200 Mayan antiques were found at the house of two U.S. citizens in Guatemala, authorities said on Thursday, days after the same couple was arrested and later…
North Jersey fugitive wanted for murder captured in Guatemala
PLAINFIELD, NJ – A man wanted for a fatal stabbing that took place in Plainfield in 2003 has been arrested in Guatemala this week. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested the 56-year-old fugitive…
Sweetfin Fuses the Flavors of Guatemala and Mexico in New Cilantro Jalapeño Bowl
Latin American-inspired bowl available at chef-driven, California-inspired poke concept from April 12 to June 30 Santa Monica, CA (-) Sweetfin is spicing up its selection of innovative, craveable poke and plant-based dishes…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We Lost Everything’: Afghan Migrants Stuck In Guatemala Have A Message For Biden
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We Lost Everything’: Afghan Migrants Stuck In Guatemala Have A Message For Biden Jennie Taer on October 21, 2022 Guatemala City, Guatemala — President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops…
Massive Migrant Caravan On Its Way To The US Is Forming In Guatemala
Massive Migrant Caravan On Its Way To The US Is Forming In Guatemala Jennie Taer on October 17, 2022 A caravan of migrants hoping to enter the U.S. reached the Honduran-Guatemalan…
Three Individuals Arrested for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor 86 Illegal Aliens from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras
TUCSON, Ariz. – On June 30, 2022, three individuals were arrested and charged in a complaint with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit. Federal agents executed two search warrants…
Human rights violator sentenced in Guatemala to 30 years for crimes against humanity, previously investigated and removed by ICE
WASHINGTON – A Guatemalan national previously removed to his home country by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) was convicted in a Guatemalan court for his role…
Panamanian Intermediary in Alleged Bribery Scheme Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Guatemala
Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares (Luis Martinelli Linares), 39, a citizen of Panama and Italy, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States today to face an indictment filed in federal court in…
Panamanian Intermediary Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States From Guatemala
BROOKLYN, NY – Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares (Luis Martinelli Linares) was extradited from Guatemala to the United States today on an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging him and his…
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