Guatemala: Public schools turn to Bible study to boost reading and resist gang culture
CATHERINE PEPINSTER, of Religion News Service, reports that while some teachers were reluctant to bring a Bible program into classrooms, they have come to accept it…
Guatemala’s liberal new leader faces huge obstacles to anti-graft drive
Guatemala City, Guatemala Reuters Guatemala’s new leftist President, Bernardo Arevalo, took office on Monday after a tortuous delay that underlined the uphill struggle he faces to meet high expectations and enact a sweeping anti-graft agenda in opposition-controlled Congress. Arevalo, the Central American country’s most liberal leader in years, powered to victory in August, vowing to […]
Updated: Guatemala’s Arevalo arrives to inauguration venue after hours-long delay
Updated: 5pm (AEDT) Guatemala City, Guatemala Reuters Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arevalo arrived at the site of his planned inauguration on Sunday after the ceremony was delayed for hours by hostile lawmakers, prompting international calls for the election outcome to be honoured. Arevalo shared a video of his arrival to the national theater on social media […]
Migration: Hunger, joblessness drive record numbers of Guatemalans to US
With few job opportunities and food harvests hit by climate change, more young Guatemalans are leaving poor farming communities in search of a better life in the United States. ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Guatemala’s Arevalo says state using violence to counter protests, warns of possible ‘siege’
Guatemala City, GuatemalaReuters Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday the government is using violence to counter protests and create tension which could be used as an excuse for declaring a state of “siege,” even as the government announced tighter measures. Ongoing protests entered their eighth straight day on Monday, with Guatemalans taking to the […]
Analysis – Emergence of Guatemalan anti-graft champion shakes up election
Guatemala City, GuatemalaReuters Guatemalans fed up with persistent graft scandals on Sunday catapulted an unheralded anti-corruption candidate into a run-off for the presidency, raising hopes of a renewed drive to clean up the government after years of frustration. Bernardo Arevalo, an ex-diplomat and son of former President Juan Jose Arevalo, defied poll forecasts to finish […]