HispanicTips » Guatemala http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:03:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 El periodista guatemalteco Carlos Enrique Wer García murió en Santiago de Cuba a los 74 años de edad a causa de un paro cardiaco, informa hoy el diario oficial Granma. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/el-periodista-guatemalteco-carlos-enrique-wer-garcia-murio-en-santiago-de-cuba-a-los-74-anos-de-edad-a-causa-de-un-paro-cardiaco-informa-hoy-el-diario-oficial-granma/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/el-periodista-guatemalteco-carlos-enrique-wer-garcia-murio-en-santiago-de-cuba-a-los-74-anos-de-edad-a-causa-de-un-paro-cardiaco-informa-hoy-el-diario-oficial-granma/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:40:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/el-periodista-guatemalteco-carlos-enrique-wer-garcia-murio-en-santiago-de-cuba-a-los-74-anos-de-edad-a-causa-de-un-paro-cardiaco-informa-hoy-el-diario-oficial-granma/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78661 0 For the 2d time in 6 months, Guatemala’s national police chief (Baltazar Gonzalez) has been arrested for alleged involvement with drug trafficking. The country’s anti-drug czar and another official are also in custody. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/04/for-the-2d-time-in-6-months-guatemalas-national-police-chief-baltazar-gonzalez-has-been-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-with-drug-trafficking-the-countrys-anti-drug-czar-and-another-official/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/04/for-the-2d-time-in-6-months-guatemalas-national-police-chief-baltazar-gonzalez-has-been-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-with-drug-trafficking-the-countrys-anti-drug-czar-and-another-official/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:38:46 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=77187 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=77187 0 Guatemalan Teachers to Get 10% Raise http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/02/guatemalan-teachers-to-get-10-raise/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/02/guatemalan-teachers-to-get-10-raise/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:52:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/02/guatemalan-teachers-to-get-10-raise/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=76825 0 Constitutional Court Orders Removal of Guatemalan Education Minister http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/01/constitutional-court-orders-removal-of-guatemalan-education-minister/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/01/constitutional-court-orders-removal-of-guatemalan-education-minister/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:27:12 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/01/constitutional-court-orders-removal-of-guatemalan-education-minister/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=76598 0 Coca-Cola was sued by Guatemalan workers who say they endured a “campaign of violence” by people working on behalf of bottling and processing plants Coke owns or owned there after they engaged in union activities. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/01/coca-cola-was-sued-by-guatemalan-workers-who-say-they-endured-a-campaign-of-violence-by-people-working-on-behalf-of-bottling-and-processing-plants-coke-owns-or-owned-there-after-they-engaged-in-un/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/01/coca-cola-was-sued-by-guatemalan-workers-who-say-they-endured-a-campaign-of-violence-by-people-working-on-behalf-of-bottling-and-processing-plants-coke-owns-or-owned-there-after-they-engaged-in-un/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:43:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=76534 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=76534 0 Filmmaker Julio Ponce Palmieri’s latest film from Guatemala titled “Encrucijada” acquires world wide distribution http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/17/filmmaker-julio-ponce-palmieris-latest-film-from-guatemala-titled-encrucijada-acquires-world-wide-distribution/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/17/filmmaker-julio-ponce-palmieris-latest-film-from-guatemala-titled-encrucijada-acquires-world-wide-distribution/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:58:23 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=75663 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=75663 0 New Guatemalan Law Would Spur Local Community Radio Development http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/15/new-guatemalan-law-would-spur-local-community-radio-development/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/15/new-guatemalan-law-would-spur-local-community-radio-development/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:13:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/15/new-guatemalan-law-would-spur-local-community-radio-development/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=75336 0 Ipala, Guatemala celebrates those who went away but kept the town in their hearts – (with video) http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/08/ipala-guatemala-celebrates-those-who-went-away-but-kept-the-town-in-their-hearts-with-video/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/02/08/ipala-guatemala-celebrates-those-who-went-away-but-kept-the-town-in-their-hearts-with-video/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:31:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=74647 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=74647 0 6,000 Plastic Bottles + Some Dedicated Villagers = New Schoolhouse in Guatemala – A Peace Corps volunteer’s project in Guatemala salvaged trash from several villages to construct an entirely new schoolhouse. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/29/6000-plastic-bottles-some-dedicated-villagers-new-schoolhouse-in-guatemala/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/29/6000-plastic-bottles-some-dedicated-villagers-new-schoolhouse-in-guatemala/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=73761 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=73761 0 Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala Among 10 Fattest Countries – (and the US of course) http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/29/mexico-venezuela-guatemala-among-10-fattest-countries-and-the-us-of-course/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/29/mexico-venezuela-guatemala-among-10-fattest-countries-and-the-us-of-course/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:56:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=73710 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=73710 0 Central America’s Rule of Law: Guatemala Captures Portillo But Honduras Rewards Micheletti http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/28/central-america%e2%80%99s-rule-of-law-guatemala-captures-portillo-but-honduras-rewards-micheletti/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/28/central-america%e2%80%99s-rule-of-law-guatemala-captures-portillo-but-honduras-rewards-micheletti/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:02:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/28/central-america%e2%80%99s-rule-of-law-guatemala-captures-portillo-but-honduras-rewards-micheletti/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=73589 0 Former Guatemalan President to Be Extradited to the United States – Alfonso Portillo http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/26/former-guatemalan-president-to-be-extradited-to-the-united-states-alfonso-portillo/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/26/former-guatemalan-president-to-be-extradited-to-the-united-states-alfonso-portillo/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:58:44 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=73308 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=73308 0 Guatemala Protests Arrest of 3 in Florida Over Passports http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/19/guatemala-protests-arrest-of-3-in-florida-over-passports/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/19/guatemala-protests-arrest-of-3-in-florida-over-passports/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:08:34 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/19/guatemala-protests-arrest-of-3-in-florida-over-passports/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=72660 0 $400 Movie Goes Theatrical – Filmmaker from Guatemala Julio Ponce Palmieri takes his feature film “Rabid Rage” theatrical. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/13/400-movie-goes-theatrical-filmmaker-from-guatemala-julio-ponce-palmieri-takes-his-feature-film-rabid-rage-theatrical/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/13/400-movie-goes-theatrical-filmmaker-from-guatemala-julio-ponce-palmieri-takes-his-feature-film-rabid-rage-theatrical/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:58:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=72144 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=72144 0 Teenager Becomes Guatemala’s 1st Lynching Victim of 2010 http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/07/teenager-becomes-guatemala%e2%80%99s-1st-lynching-victim-of-2010/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/07/teenager-becomes-guatemala%e2%80%99s-1st-lynching-victim-of-2010/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:53:18 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/07/teenager-becomes-guatemala%e2%80%99s-1st-lynching-victim-of-2010/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=71441 0 Guatemalan Filmmaker Julio Ponce Palmieri Showcased in Italy http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/05/guatemalan-filmmaker-julio-ponce-palmieri-showcased-in-italy/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/05/guatemalan-filmmaker-julio-ponce-palmieri-showcased-in-italy/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:46:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/05/guatemalan-filmmaker-julio-ponce-palmieri-showcased-in-italy/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=71328 0 U.S. officials are providing eTrace 4.0, a Web-based software program to trace firearms, to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico said. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/04/u-s-officials-are-providing-etrace-4-0-a-web-based-software-program-to-trace-firearms-to-mexico-guatemala-and-costa-rica-the-u-s-embassy-in-mexico-said/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/04/u-s-officials-are-providing-etrace-4-0-a-web-based-software-program-to-trace-firearms-to-mexico-guatemala-and-costa-rica-the-u-s-embassy-in-mexico-said/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:38:54 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=71064 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=71064 0 At Least 708 Women Killed in 2009 in Guatemala http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/04/at-least-708-women-killed-in-2009-in-guatemala/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/04/at-least-708-women-killed-in-2009-in-guatemala/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:42:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/01/04/at-least-708-women-killed-in-2009-in-guatemala/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=70986 0 Lynchings are wreaking havoc again in rural Guatemala. In a recent 15-day span, nine people have been lynched here by citizens who chose to take justice into their own hands. And in the past year, lynch mobs have attacked over 250 people, resulting in at least 42 deaths. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/16/lynchings-are-wreaking-havoc-again-in-rural-guatemala-in-a-recent-15-day-span-nine-people-have-been-lynched-here-by-citizens-who-chose-to-take-justice-into-their-own-hands-and-in-the-past-year-lyn/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/16/lynchings-are-wreaking-havoc-again-in-rural-guatemala-in-a-recent-15-day-span-nine-people-have-been-lynched-here-by-citizens-who-chose-to-take-justice-into-their-own-hands-and-in-the-past-year-lyn/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:55:54 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/16/lynchings-are-wreaking-havoc-again-in-rural-guatemala-in-a-recent-15-day-span-nine-people-have-been-lynched-here-by-citizens-who-chose-to-take-justice-into-their-own-hands-and-in-the-past-year-lyn/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=70548 0 Guatemalan ex-president Laugerud dies at 79 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/14/guatemalan-ex-president-laugerud-dies-at-79/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/14/guatemalan-ex-president-laugerud-dies-at-79/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:39:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/14/guatemalan-ex-president-laugerud-dies-at-79/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=70188 0