GUATEMALA: Conditions Not Ripe for Coup
Comments OffThe overthrow of the government of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras revived fears of something similar happening in neighbouring Guatemala, although analysts, political leaders and social activists do not see it as likely.
Since the Jun. 28 coup in which Zelaya was removed from his home at gunpoint by more than 100 troops and put on a [...]
Zelaya leaves Guatemala for Nicaragua
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Wednesday left Guatemala for Nicaragua to meet with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
During his stay in Guatemala, Zelaya urged the Honduran people to rebel against the Honduran interim government under post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti.
According to information reaching here from Guatemala City, during [...]
Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author
Comments OffAn appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic.
Jean Anleu was arrested and charged in May after sending a 96-character tweet that urged depositors to withdraw funds from a bank involved in a political-murder scandal. The message earned [...]
Drug-Smuggling Plane Found Burned in Guatemala
Comments OffThe charred hulk of a small plane apparently used for drug smuggling was found at a remote spot in the northern Guatemalan province of Peten, authorities said Friday.
The remains of the aircraft were discovered Thursday in La Laguna del Tigre, prosecutors said.
Investigators believe the plane arrived in Peten two weeks ago carrying a shipment of [...]
Guatemala turns to DNA to help solve war crimes
Comments OffGuatemala opened its first DNA testing lab on Wednesday hoping that genetic fingerprinting will help solve decades-old civil war crimes as well as more recent murders.
Guatemala’s Forensic Anthropology Foundation opened the $1.5 million laboratory funded by international donations to identify victims excavated from hundreds of mass graves from the 1960-1996 civil war.
More than a quarter [...]
