Guatemala tenía 9.1 millones de habitantes en la década de 1990. Cinco de cada 10 eran menores de 15 años, las mujeres tenían en promedio cinco hijos y la esperanza de vida era de 62 años. Desde entonces, el perfil demográfico del país ha cambiado. Para el 2026, la población se duplicó, la tasa de...
No es sorpresa, lo aprendió de sus padres. Su madre, la actual presidenta del Consejo de Administración, María Mercedes Girón de Blank, empezó a trabajar desde 1958 en Prensa Libre, en el área de Anuncios. Posteriormente, en suscripciones y venta por mayor, en el Departamento de Circulación, espacio en el que años más tarde desempeñaría...
El prelado del Opus Dei monseñor Fernando Ocáriz llegó a Guatemala el pasado 4 de agosto, dando inicio a su viaje pastoral por Centroamérica, el cual se extenderá hasta el 22 de agosto, incluyendo San Pedro Sula y Tegucigalpa, en Honduras, y San Salvador, en El Salvador. Durante su visita, y con la gestión de...
Buscar ofertas y promociones en supermercados y hacer una lista de compras para evitar sobrepasar el presupuesto son algunas estrategias que, ante el encarecimiento de los productos, se han puesto en marcha en algunos hogares. En su reciente evaluación, la misión del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) expresó que los efectos de la guerra en Oriente...
In the final stretch of the election for Colombia’s Comptroller General, Congress is evaluating the profiles of the ten finalist candidates selected through a public merit-based competition. Standing out among the list is attorney Diana Carolina Torres García, former Comptroller of Medellín and Antioquia, who is seeking to persuade legislative benches with a proposal focused...
Factoring Servimos started in 1978 with an idea that was as simple as it was unusual for its time: helping small businesses secure quick liquidity without drowning in traditional banking red tape. Nearly half a century later, the company marks 48 years of continuous operations as the pioneer of invoice discounting in Colombia and one...
Due to the change in the head judge of the High Risk Court C, the intermediate stage hearing of the members of Los Calavera, scheduled for July 30, was postponed to August 13, at 9:30 a.m. Judge Edy Otoniel de León González will be in charge of the High Risk Court C and Judge Carol...
In a raid carried out by the General Subdirectorate of Analysis of Anti-Narcotics Information, in coordination with the Public Ministry, two alleged drug distributors were captured in a property in zone 3 of Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez. The National Civil Police (PNC) reported this Thursday, July 30, that those captured were identified as Roberto “N”, 44...
In the last three decades, Eight Guatemalan mayors or former mayors have been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking proceedings. Investigations by US authorities maintain that they used their political power to facilitate the transportation of cocaine, protect shipments, coordinate routes or lead criminal structures with operations in Central America and Mexico....
Eight people, accused of alleged fraud, were captured by the National Civil Police (PNC), after being reported by residents of Mataquescuintla, Jalapa. The PNC reported this Thursday, July 30, that the prompt intervention of agents from Police Station 22 allowed the capture of eight alleged criminals, who were being held by about 300 residents in...