A Dead-Man's Revolution

This is the opinion of Marcus Cleaver and is copied with his express permission from his blog for the purposes of nowpublic.com "A Dead-Man's Revolution For all intents and purposes, Guatemala is a failed state and this is of no surprise given its chequered past. Until...

Guatemala fears more landslides; calls off search

A threat of further landslides has forced the Guatemalan authorities to call off the search for bodies among the rubble, as 30 people are still labeled as missing. About 800 people have been evacuated from the...

Guatemalan president says his office was bugged

After a similar scandal in Brazil, it is now Guatemalan President Colom who cries his office was bugged. Something smells roten in the Americas! " 2008-09-05 03:25:05 - GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan...

Unease over Guatemalan gold rush

"With gold prices skyrocketing, the Mayans of Guatemala find themselves caught up in a new rush for the precious metal.   Tema sits across from me, a Mayan with a mission. We are in the town of Sipacapa in the Western Highlands of...

Guatemalan minister dies in crash

UPDATE:" Guatemalan Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez died in a helicopter crash late yesterday in the northern part of the country, the Associated Press reported. Deputy Interior Minister Edgar...

Greater Manchester CND What's On Guide. 1 Dec 2006

"Upcoming Events To find out about upcoming peace and anti-war events either phone or email the GMDCND office. If you would like to be added to an email mailing list to be notified of upcoming events please email us with "subscribe activist mailing list" in the subject...

Guatemalan pop star filling stateside venues (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Billboard) - Introspective and politically conscious songs written in poetic Spanish do not sound like a formula for arena sellouts. But Guatemalan pop star Ricardo Arjona's concert audience is bigger than ever, thanks in part to emerging markets for Latin tours...

Dollars and Dreams -- Immigrants as Prey

Immigrant victims of trickery -- He found a deportation order in his mail. He rushed in panic to his lawyer's office. But the office wasn't there anymore.

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