An armed attack against the driver of a private vehicle complicated traffic on the morning of Friday, April 17, in the Naranjo bridge sector, one of the main connections between Mixco and Guatemala City, authorities reported. According to the Municipal Firefighters, a 51-year-old man was injured by a firearm projectile and received pre-hospital assistance at...
Helena Rodríguez de García, the legendary pioneer who in 1963 defied convention to found Elena del Mar, is now living her most painful battle at the age of 91. The woman who built one of Colombia’s most recognized beauty brands and survived devastating personal tragedies is now reportedly trapped in a situation of alleged physical...
The Nomination Commission for Attorney General qualified Marco Antonio Villeda, current Minister of the Interior, giving him a score of 41.86 out of 100, making him ineligible for the final list of six candidates. The current holder of the Interior portfolio arrived at the end of last year as part of President Bernardo Arévalo’s cabinet,...
The National Civil Police reported this April 17 on the recovery of a truck valued at almost Q500 thousand in Chimaltenango, in addition to the capture of an alleged truck stealer. According to the report that the Police shared on social networks, it all began with a citizen complaint that warned about the theft of...
The majority of the members of the Higher University Council (CSU) approved this Friday, April 17, the re-election of Walter Mazariegos as rector of the University of San Carlos (Usac) for the period 2026-2030. According to information from Guatemala Visible, Mazariegos’ inauguration is scheduled for next July 1. The vote to approve the re-election was...
The Department of Meteorological Research and Services of the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh)recently reported that the El Niño phenomenon will include in the rainy season in Guatemala in 2026, May-Octoberwith direct effects on climate, agriculture and food security. This climatic phenomenon, in Guatemala, is characterized by the decrease of rainsthe...
In the village of El Carmen, Santa Catarina Pinula, police from Police Station 13 captured Derieen “N”, 30 years old. As reported by the National Civil Police (PNC) this Friday, April 17, the captured person is allegedly responsible for attacking his own father with a knife. The PNC added that, supposedly, the attack was part...
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported this Friday, April 17, that agents captured alleged hitmen from the Barrio 18 gang, accused of committing an armed attack. He added that the gang members were captured on 15th Avenue and 1st Street, zone 11 of Mixco. According to the PNC, the detainees are: Carlos “N”, 19 years...
The Guatemalan Army, in coordination with civil security forces, carried out a search at the Pavón Penal Farm, in Fraijanes. After the actions in the aforementioned prison, the authorities reported that during the search they seized a series of illegal items. Jorge López Dellachiessa, general director of the Penitentiary System (SP), reported on the seizure...
The Departmental Municipal Firefighters reported that early this Friday, April 17, a minibus transporting a family plunged into a ravine of about 75 meters on the route between Tecpán, Chimaltenango, and Chiché, Quiché. Edwin Estuardo He added that a family was traveling in the unit that came from Esquipulas, Chiquimula, and was headed to Quiché....