Guatemala

Guatemala honors Fidel Castro’s 99th birthday

Published on: August 14, 2025
07:23

Guatemala City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) With heads held high and hearts loyal, members of the diplomatic mission and Cuban doctors serving in Guatemala honored the 99th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth.

Guatemala responds to 123 road emergencies so far this year

Published on: August 10, 2025
11:17

Guatemala City, August 10 (Prensa Latina) The General Directorate of Roads, of the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing of Guatemala, has responded to 123 emergencies since January to keep roads open, a local media outlet reported.

Guatemalan foreign minister focuses on security in Panama visit

Published on: July 30, 2025
11:03

Panama City, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Carlos Ramiro Martinez, began an official visit to Panama focused on the signing of a memorandum on security, according to an official note.

Cuba wins second place at Guatemalan Song Festival

Published on: July 28, 2025
07:48

Guatemala City, July 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer Yosira Caridad Aleman won the second place at the 16th International Song Festival for People with Visual Impairments, held in Guatemala, an evidence to the precious bridge between art and inclusion.

Guatemalan party highlights attack on Moncada Garrison in Cuba

Published on: July 26, 2025
07:44

Guatemala City, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity political party highlighted the attack on the Moncada Garrison in Cuba on July 26, 1953, as an event described as historic for the island and the world.

Arms confiscation on the rise in Guatemala

Published on: July 17, 2025
13:14

Ciudad de Guatemala, 17 jul (Prensa Latina) Guatemala law enforcement agencies confiscated 1,812 firearms in the first half of this year—a record high compared to the same period in 2020, according to Diario de Centro América.

Eviction of education union protest echoes across Guatemala

Published on: July 16, 2025
11:19

Guatemala City, July 16 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala City, July 16 (Prensa Latina) – The removal by security forces of the protest camp of the Guatemalan Education Workers' Union (STEG), set up around the seat of government, is causing repercussions here today.

Guatemala responds to 294 emergencies due to seismic sequence

Published on: July 14, 2025
13:28

Guatemala City, July 14 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala's National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction has responded to 294 emergencies resulting from the sequence of more than 900 earthquakes recorded since last Tuesday.

Guatemala’s tourism: No significant damage after swarm of tremors

Published on: July 9, 2025
11:48

Guatemala City, July 9 (Prensa Latina) The Guatemalan Tourism Institute ruled out reports of significant damage to tourism sites or incidents involving domestic or foreign visitors following the recent earthquakes.

Guatemala rejects recent US memorandum against Cuba

Published on: July 8, 2025
10:57

Guatemala City, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Jose Marti Coordinating Committee of Solidarity with Cuba in Guatemala expressed on Tuesday its deepest concern and strong rejection of the recent US memorandum against the Caribbean island.

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