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Guatemala expat community roiled by relic smuggling charges

Two Americans, one a photographer and the other a connoisseur of Mayan folk art, are facing charges of smuggling pre-Hispanic artifacts in Guatemala

The Independent UK

TV tonight: Big Narstie and Mo Gilligan have the best guests

Ross Kemp, Bez and Eve kick off the new season of the Bafta-winning chaotic chatshow. Plus: Guatemala’s child abuse crisis is investigated. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

U.S. alarmed by actions against Guatemalan judges, prosecutors

The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is troubled by what it described as a pattern of actions against Guatemalan judges and prosecutors who handle corruption and human rights cases.

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US military donation misuse in Guatemala going unchecked: Report

US government report urges agencies to better track alleged instances of military equipment misuse in Central America.

Al Jazeera

Lisa weakens to tropical storm after leaving Belize's main port in dark

Lisa weakened into a tropical storm as it moved across Belize Wednesday, leaving much of the country's largest city in the dark, although there were no reports of deaths or major damage so far in the Caribbean nation famed for its tourist appeal.

Reuters

Hurricane Lisa headed toward Belize; Martin also forecast to become hurricane

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The sixth and seventh hurricanes of the season formed Wednesday, with Hurricane Lisa developing in the Caribbean and Hurricane Martin forming in the north-central Atlantic Ocean.

Tribune News Service

Caribbean storm Lisa headed for Belize to become hurricane

Tropical Storm Lisa will become a hurricane overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast on Tuesday, as the churning weather system is likely to provoke "life-threatening" storm surges in Belize, Honduras and parts of Mexico.

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Canadian mining project in Guatemala opposed in local vote over environmental concerns

In a recent historic move, locals from Asunción Mita, Guatemala, voiced their opposition in a referendum on the mining projects that have affected their community for decades. Eighty nine per cent of them voted “no” to the development of mining activities, like the Cerro Blanco gold and silver open-pit mine…

The Conversation

At least 28 are dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall

Now a tropical depression, former Hurricane Julia drenched Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of Nicaragua.

WEKU

Storm Julia kills 25 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico

The death toll from storm Julia rose to at least 25 on Monday, officials said, with most victims in El Salvador and Guatemala, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rain on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico.

Reuters

Tropical Storm Julia drenches Central America with rainfall

Tropical Storm Julia is drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains after reemerging in the Pacific

The Independent UK

U.S. IRS identifies 79 tax fugitives in Mexico, neighbors

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit said on Thursday it has located 79 tax evasion fugitives in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in the first year of a new extradition initiative.

Reuters

Indonesia: At least 131 dead after riot breaks out at football match

Saturday’s game is already among the world’s worst crowd disasters, including the 1996 World Cup qualifier between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City where more than 80 died

Evening Standard

'Great alternative' Luis Sinisterra hailed after Leeds United winger impresses for Colombia

Sinisterra scored his first Colombia goal on his sixth cap in a 4-1 win over Guatemala on Sunday.

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Tragic photo shows child migrants from Guatemala at US border alone with phone numbers written on shirt

Recent controversial migrant transport schemes from Florida and Texas governors have uprooted young border-crossers

Daily Mirror

Horrific stampede at Guatemala music festival kills nine including two children

Six people were injured at the outdoor festival in the western Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango and transferred to hospital after suffering fractures -with witnesses at the scene saying the venue only had two exits

WEKU

Gaby Moreno is making music on her terms

The L.A.-based artist will embark on a big tour of Europe. She'll be doing 28 shows in six weeks, covering 11 countries, including Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Ireland.

The Independent UK

At least 9 dead in stampede at concert in Guatemala

At least nine people have died and some 20 were injured in a stampede in Guatemala early Thursday as the country celebrated its independence

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The Guardian - US

A Question of Standing review: how the CIA undermined American authority

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones has written a concise account of damage done by US covert operations from the Iran coup to the Iraq war

Axios

Axios in Guatemala: Inside U.S. efforts to stop human smuggling

The U.S. supports groups of vetted foreign police in taking down cartels, visa frauds and smuggling networks.

The Guardian - US

‘Tale of two borders’: how a US Covid-era rule shapes fate of migrants

Title 42 bans all migrants from entering the country over spread of Covid – but the rule is largely enforced against Mexicans and people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

Reuters

Guatemala, Taiwan agree to boost diplomatic cooperation, training

Taiwan and Guatemala have signed an agreement to boost diplomatic cooperation and reaffirmed mutual support during a visit by the Central American country's foreign minister to the Asian island, the Guatemalan government said on Thursday.

The Guardian - US

Top corruption prosecutor held in jail as Guatemalan elite bids to purge foes

Virginia Laparra detained in conditions ‘bordering on torture’, which supporters say is retaliation for her efforts to fight corruption

Radio France Internationale

Behind bars: Latin America women prisons as seen by Ana Maria Arévalo

Photographer Ana Maria Arévalo "Dias Eternos" focuses on the condition in detention centers and jails for women in Venezuela, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Los Angeles Times

Many US Guatemalans waiting for passports are ‘doubly undocumented,’ and angry

LOS ANGELES — Rafael González speaks nervously, overwhelmed with frustration and unease.

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