The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) has announced the pre-release of Nubis Bota virtual assistant that offers automated weather information and queries about weather conditions in Guatemala. During The Round This Monday, June 1, 2026, the Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV), Norma Zeareported on this digital tool, designed to...
On the afternoon of this Tuesday, June 2, the Public Ministry (MP) carried out a series of internal movements in different specialized and section prosecutor’s offices, as part of the reorganization promoted by the new administration headed by Attorney General Gabriel García Luna. Among the changes stands out the transfer of Raul Figueroa to the...
He National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reported this June 2 that the Fire volcano registers an increase in its internal activity, evidenced by an increase in seismic events associated with the rise of magma, greater incandescence in the crater, frequent explosions and emissions of gases and ash. Given this scenario, the...
The Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (Feci) claims that a group of journalists and columnists from the defunct newspaper elPeriódico are routinely investigated for the crime of obstruction of justice after having given his opinion on the judicial anomalies in the case of its founder, the journalist Jose Rubén Zamora Marroquín. For this, he filed...
While the Guatemala City exceeded 32 °C on several days in May, in The Forge, Zacapathe thermometer reached 42.6°C. The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) confirmed that these conditions were part of a heat wave which mainly affected the east and north of the country. The director of the institution, Edwin...
The former manager and legal representative of the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Coffee Producers of Guatemala (Fedecocagua), John Henry León Álvarez, will face criminal proceedings for alleged disclosure of confidential information in a court case. This was resolved this Tuesday, June 2, by Judge Mario Hichos, of the Second Criminal Court. The judge also...
Maximino Morales, judge of the Second Criminal Court, decided this Tuesday, June 2, to send to trial Carlos Ovidio Acevedo for attempted murder, after repeatedly running over Larkin Morales, who lost a leg as a result of what happened. After the hearing, lawyer Fernando Guerra, representative of Larkin Morales, indicated that Acevedo’s defense presented a...
The plenary session of Congress convened this Tuesday, June 2, the Nomination Commission for head of the Comptroller General of Accounts (CGC), a position that must be renewed on October 13. During the extraordinary plenary session, the deputies called for the different bodies that make up the postulator to appoint their representatives, in order to...
Congress is holding a session this Tuesday, June 2, and the approval of the anti-money laundering law is scheduled on the agenda. Several sectors have expressed the urgency of approving the aforementioned law, since seeks to modernize the system for preventing this crime and the financing of terrorism. The urgency of the approval lies in...
The National Secretariat for Assets in Forfeiture (Senabed) will replace its authorities in 2026. This Tuesday, June 2, the list with the names of the four candidates was published in the Diario de Centro América who seek to occupy the positions of general secretary and deputy general secretary of the entity, which was prepared by...