“Voice of a people”: Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the work of Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini…
Migrant crisis: Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports from Comitancillo in Guatemala’s highlands…
Divers recover two bodies from river after Baltimore bridge collapse
Updated: 10:30am (AEDT) Baltimore, US Reuters Divers recovered the remains on Wednesday of two of the six missing workers tossed into Baltimore Harbor from a highway bridge that collapsed into shipping lanes after being rammed by a faltering cargo freighter, officials said. The bodies were pulled from the Patapsco River a day after the massive […]
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 […]
Bringing nature back: Guatemala’s farmers take on cowboys in push to restore Maya forest
Guatemala’s Maya forest reserve is under threat from cattle ranching but farmers are fighting back by planting trees and protecting wildlife. ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
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…
“We don’t eat”: In a warming world, hunger stalks Guatemala’s Mayan highlands
CASSANDRA GARRISON, of Reuters, reports on the hunger crisis in the Central American nation…
Guatemala President-elect calls for Attorney General’s resignation
Guatemala City. Guatemala Reuters Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo called on Wednesday on the President to seek the resignation of the Attorney General, who is investigating Arevalo’s party, amid accusations by his supporters that authorities are blocking a transition. Arevalo accused President Alejandro Giammattei of remaining silent and called on him in a letter to request […]