The Escuintla Femicide Court ruled that Ronal Antonio López Joachin, alias “Indio Cirilo”, faces trial for the crimes against his wife and daughter, which occurred on January 4, 2026 in Siquinalá, Escuintla. The victims were located on the road that leads to the village of El Níspero, near the local river. The forensic report detailed...
The hearing on reasons for the arrest of Saulo Sebastián Pérez Sunún, accused of the crime of murder. In addition, the first statement hearing was scheduled for this Thursday, June 4, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the hearing agenda. The Second Court was also requested to send the file to the Court...
The armed attack against Helver Romeo Beltetón It occurred in the early morning of May 31, according to a report from the National Civil Police (PNC). Beltetón was traveling with his daughter, his 16-year-old niece, and a friend of the young women, 25, in a black pick-up truck, with official plates O-499BBZ, which belongs to...
Three women, including a 3-year-old girl, were injured during an armed attack that occurred this Wednesday in El Paraíso 2, zone 7 of Mixco, reported the Municipal Firefighters. The three people were stabilized and transferred to different healthcare centers. According to the report, two of the victims suffered wounds to the abdomen and one to...
The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) maintains the alert for the approach and passage of the eastern wave number 4 through Central America. Forecaster Ana Pérez explains that the displacement of the easterly wave and the continued atmospheric instability in the Pacific Ocean They could favor accumulated rain in Guatemala. The...
Agents from the Specialized Criminal Investigation Division (DEIC) of the National Civil Police (PNC) coordinated a raid in a residential area in zone 7 from Guatemala City. The PNC executed an arrest warrant, issued on June 2, against a murder suspect. According to the police investigation, Saulo “N” is the alleged responsible for an armed...
The El Rancho-Teculután section, on the CA-9 North, has become a strategic corridor for the transportation of goods. According to Herlindo Herrera, director of the Logistics Guild of the Guatemalan Chamber of Industry (CIG), around 60% of the country’s international trade is moved through this route. “We are talking about textiles, raw materials, imports and...
If you had trouble sleeping in past nights because of the heat, in June temperatures will rise between 0.5 and 3 degrees Celsius, according to the monthly climate outlook of the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh). That is one of the most immediate effects for the population, but the increase in...
Moments of tension and screams were recorded in a video that shows a traffic incident between two vehicles near the Liberation Boulevardafter a motorist tried to merge from Castellana Avenue into the main lane. In the recording you can hear, as commented on the program Direct Impactthe voice of a child calling his parents while...
Congress managed to approve the anti-money laundering law with a final vote of 147 deputies who supported decree 15-2026, with which they hope the country avoids financial sanctions at the international level. The new standard is identified as the Comprehensive Law against Money Laundering or Other Assets and the Financing of Terrorism, promoted by President...