Guatemala’s attorney general is removed after corruption allegations
Comments OffGuatemala’s constitutional court has removed the nation’s embattled attorney general, appearing to head off a growing political crisis in a country besieged by organized crime and corruption.
In its ruling Thursday, the court did not directly address accusations that Attorney General Conrado Reyes had links to organized crime but said the ruling was necessary so that [...]
Cavernous Guatemala sinkhole prompts evacuations
Comments OffA massive sinkhole that gulped down a clothing factory and an entire intersection in Guatemala’s capital is mystifying geologists who have yet to figure out what caused it.
“It’s the million-dollar question,” said David Monterroso, a geophysical engineer with the National Disaster Management Agency.
Nearly 100 feet (30 meters) deep and 66 feet (20 meters) wide, the [...]
Guatemalan chain Pollo Campero opens in Tampa in July
Comments OffThey have not advertised, and the new building next to Fiesta Plaza didn’t sport a Pollo Campero sign. Yet somehow the Central American community in the Tampa Bay area figured out a familiar fast-food taste is coming.
“We’re getting calls and people at the door asking when we open,” said Stephen Carlson, local operations director of [...]
Guatemala storm rebuilding to cost up to $1 bln
Comments OffPresident suggests transparency could help secure funds
* Bridges, roads damaged, coffee farmers hit
GUATEMALA CITY, June 14 (Reuters) – Rebuilding in Guatemala after a devastating tropical storm last month could cost up to $1 billion and the country must prove to international donors that it is making every effort to raise revenues through taxes, President Alvaro [...]
Avista Resort
Comments OffThe best places to go on vacation are the beaches of South Carolina. It is a wonderful place for sun filled days of family togetherness. The beaches of South Carolina give you a little bit of both world’s hot summers and the blue Atlantic to help cool you off. So go and enjoy the natural [...]
