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Guatemala's anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office, deepening migration concerns for US

Guatemala is in the midst of a democratic crisis so severe that it may prevent the new president from taking office, as planned, on Jan. 14, 2024.

The Conversation

Mining company agrees with court decision ordering Guatemala to grant property rights to community

Solway Investment Group, a Switzerland-based mining company with interests in Guatemala, says it agrees with a regional court’s decision requiring the Guatemalan government to recognize the property rights of an Indigenous community

The Independent UK

Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?

If Bernardo Arévalo is blocked from governing or ousted, it will be an ominous sign in a region where democracy is in peril

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International court rules against Guatemala in landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case

Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Independent UK

Guatemala Top Court To Congress: 'Guarantee' Arevalo Inauguration

The Constitutional Court said in a statement it had issued an order to "command Congress ... to guarantee the effective inauguration of all elected officials in the 2023 electoral process, in accordance with official rights and validation of results."

Latin Times

Costa Rica's Rodrigo Chaves Extends Support To Guatemala's President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo

Bernardo Arevalo is currently struggling to deal with legal challenges before taking over the office on Jan. 14.

Latin Times

US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Nearly 300 Guatemalan Nationals For 'Anti-Democratic Actions'

Guatemala is going through a democratic crisis, with the current administration trying to block President-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking over the office next month.

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Guatemala Prosecutor's Office Says Election 'Null And Void'

The Guatemalan prosecutor's office said Friday elections which yielded a victory for anti-graft candidate Bernardo Arevalo were "null and void," prompting a regional grouping to exhort judicial authorities to desist from an "attempted coup d'etat."

International Business Times

Nancy Ng went missing on a Guatemala yoga retreat. Could one key witness help find her?

Authorities believe Nancy Ng drowned on a kayaking trip. Family members say that theory doesn’t add up. Amelia Neath reports

The Independent UK

Underwater mountain twice height of Burj Khalifa discovered off coast of Guatemala

The giant structure is 5,249ft (1,600m) tall and covers 14 square km

The Independent UK

Guatemalan prosecutors pursue plans to press charges against the president-elect

In Guatemala, prosecutors move against President-elect Bernardo Arevalo, as the slow motion coup he predicted begins to pick up pace.

WEKU

5 tennis players were suspended for match-fixing in a case tied to a Belgian syndicate

Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — have been suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium

The Independent UK

Nancy Ng went missing on a Guatemala yoga retreat. Could one key witness help find her?

Authorities believe Nancy Ng drowned on a kayaking trip. Family members say that theory doesn’t add up. Amelia Neath reports

The Independent UK

Cartel turf war rages in Mexico's Chiapas as groups fight over territory

People in Mexico’s southernmost state, Chiapas, have for the last year and a half, been living through a conflict between rival criminal groups. The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel are both vying for control of the territory. The state, which borders Guatemala, has long been a hotspot…

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WEKU

'Coup' by lawfare: Guatemalan president-elect on attempts to keep him from power

Bernardo Arévalo, who won the Guatemalan presidency by a landslide, says what is happening in his country is a "coup in slow motion."

The Guardian - UK

‘Doubt is exciting’: cellist Mabe Fratti on chaos, curiosity and climbing volcanoes

An acclaimed new voice in experimental music, the Guatemalan cellist swapped scaling literal and creative peaks for a more exploratory mindset, finding community and fertile collaborations in Mexico City’s improv scene

The Independent UK

California woman vanishes while on yoga retreat in Guatemala

Nancy Ng went missing more than two weeks ago - and authorities say witnesses are not cooperating in the search

France 24

Guatemalan electoral authority suspends party of President-elect Arevalo

The electoral body in charge of regulating Guatemala’s political groups, known as the Citizen Registry, announced the suspension Thursday of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s Seed Movement party.

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The Independent UK

Guatemala Cabinet minister steps down after criticism for not acting forcefully against protesters

The sudden resignation of a Guatemalan cabinet minister appears to signal a division within the administration of President of Alejandro Giammattei over how to remove the protest roadblocks that have stretched into their third week

Reason

In Guatemala, Protests Have Brought Economic Life to a Halt

Few doubt the right of Guatemalans to protest. The challenge arises when protests exact a heavy toll on the well-being of its citizens.

France 24

Joyce Maynard: 'I wouldn't recommend being published when you're a teenager'

Our guest is an acclaimed writer with a career spanning more than fifty years. In that time she's published hundreds of essays as well as twenty books, including the memoir "At Home in the World" – where she spoke of her relationship with "The Catcher in the Rye" author JD…

The Independent UK

Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers

Mexico's president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico

The Independent UK

Guatemalans block highways across the country to protest ongoing election turmoil

Thousands of people have blocked highways across Guatemala in reaction to the attorney general’s office seizing vote tallies from electoral authorities over the weekend as part of ongoing investigations into accusations of voting fraud that observers say are politically motivated

Zenger

‌New York Gathering Highlights Guatemalan-Jewish Relationship And Commitment To Religious Freedom‌

Global leaders emphasize interfaith relations on sidelines of the UN General Assembly

The Independent UK

Police scuffle with electoral court justices in Guatemala as prosecutors seek to seize vote tallies

Policemen have shoved and wrestled with justices of Guatemala's top electoral tribunal, as prosecutors sought to seize the tally sheets of votes from the August presidential elections

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