People Flee From Erupting Guatemala Volcano
Comments OffMay 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Guatemala volcano Pacaya erupted in a shower of molten rock, lava and debris last Thursday, leaving a person dead and a number of children missing. The other inhabitants of the place have been forced to flee from the location which is a good 30 km from the [...]
Guatemala condemns attacks on journalists in Honduras
Comments OffThe Guatemalan government on Monday condemned attacks on Guatemalan journalists by Honduran police and the interim Honduran government’s closure of a radio station and a TV channel, local media reported.
Rafael Espada, vice president of Guatemala, said his country would present a protest to the United Nations and the Organization of [...]
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 [...]
