The Volunteer Firefighters of Parramos, Chimaltenango, reported that in the early hours of this Thursday, July 30, an armed incident was recorded on the 3rd. avenue in the La Libertad canton, in that municipality, where the wake of a person who had been killed the previous day was taking place. They indicated that, after the alert, they mobilized immediately and,...
Guatemala registered 24 deaths due to violence on Saturday and the Government details hypotheses of attacks
The Minister of the Interior, Marco Antonio Villeda, provided details this Monday, July 27, at a press conference, of the acts of violence recorded during the weekend, among these the massacre in a house in Boca del Monte, Villa Canales. “We have had a very violent weekend. We have had a weekend where on Saturday alone we counted 24 deaths,”...
Doubts persist among students about academic records despite the USAC statement
The University of San Carlos of Guatemala (Usac) assured that it has already resolved the requests presented by students affected by problems in their records academics; However, university students maintain that the institutional response does not restore their information, but rather forces them to submit documentation again to reconstruct their records. While the University affirms that the procedure is part...
Tremor of magnitude 5.9 is recorded in Guatemala this Thursday, July 30
The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reported that at 0:58 a.m. this Thursday, July 30, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was recorded. The epicenter was recorded in Escuintla, with a depth of 56 kilometers. The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction reported that the tremor was reported sensitive in Guatemala, Quiché, Santa Rosa, Quetzaltenango, Sololá, Escuintla, Retalhuleu,...
4 cuellos de botella que retrasan la venta de medicamentos (y la oficina para eliminarlos)
En junio pasado, el Ministerio de Salud reportó unos tres mil expedientes de fármacos atascados en la cola para recibir permiso de operación. Siete de cada 10 correspondían a productos nuevos; el resto, a renovaciones y homologaciones. Y aunque en esa oportunidad el Viceministerio de Regulación, Vigilancia y Control de la Salud lo anunció como un logro, lo cierto es...
Schools Are Adding Pepper Spray Drones to Help Combat Active Shooters
This year, schools in at least three U.S. states will be equipped with drones that can zoom down hallways, break windows, and pepper-spray active shooters if teachers report a threat. At least nine schools — three in Florida, five in Georgia and one in Colorado — will have storage boxes for the non-lethal plastic drones made by Austin, Texas-based Mithril...
Corruption and the Usac dominated the citizen debate; politicians pushed another agenda
Corruption, education and insecurity are the topics that most concern social network users, according to a social listening, content analysis and study developed through the Goo tool to Free press during the first half of 2026. The study also notices a divorce between what users talk about and what political actors publish on digital platformsbecause for them the main issues...
Companies will accelerate investment in artificial intelligence without relegating reputation
The study Approaching the Future 2026 (Getting closer to the future 2026) that identifies the trends that transform business management in Latin Americawas presented during the Reputation Conference Latam 2026made in Guatemala. In the 2026 edition of the study, released on Wednesday, July 29, nine factors or areas were analyzed, for which more than 1,400 professionals from Latin America were...
Horoscope for today Thursday, July 30, 2026
Aries (March 21-April 20) Work and business: you will take initiatives, leave behind obsolete ideas and successfully meet goals. Love: mutual warmth will be the element that will unite the relationship and make it happy. Taurus (April 21-May 20) Work and business: the work environment will improve and make tasks easier; cooperation will increase. Love: a romance is coming that...
Congress eliminates the IUSI for homes and maintains it for commercial properties
The Congress of the Republic approved this Wednesday July 29 article 1 of the reforms to the Single Property Tax Law (IUSI), during the discussion by articles. Among the changes is the elimination of this tax for properties intended for housing and the maintenance of the tax rate. 9 per thousand for properties for commercial use, legislative sources reported. Through...