The Continental Towers case, one of the most complex investigations in recent times, has taken an unexpected turn with Jorge Alberto Gaitán Castro’s decision to cooperate with the authorities. After being identified as the primary suspect in a million-dollar embezzlement and data theft, his change of stance raises new questions about the nature of his involvement and the potential effects...
Manuel Eduardo Conde Orellana: Political Career and Contributions to Guatemala
Manuel Eduardo Conde Orellana is a Guatemalan lawyer and politician with an extensive career in national and international politics. Throughout his career, he has held various positions in the Congress of Guatemala, the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the Government of Guatemala, standing out for his role in peace consolidation and institutional strengthening in the country. Since the beginning of...
Advanza selection process of directors of the Superintendence of Competition
Policy They define terms of reference for university contracting that will evaluate applicants for the Superintendence of Competition. The Congress Economy Commission followed on February 12 the process to apply directory candidates of the Superintendence of Competition .. (Photo, Free Press: @CongresOguate). The Economy Commission held on Monday, February 24, a meeting to define the terms of reference for the...
The Closure of USAID and Its Implications for Guatemala: A New Scenario in International Cooperation
The announcement of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has caused a significant impact in Guatemala and throughout the Central American region. This measure, promoted under the “America First” policy of the Trump administration and announced on February 3, 2025, by Elon Musk, director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), marks the end of...
Richard Aguilar and Harlem Alberto Valencia: A Duo of Corruption and Crime in the Highest Spheres of Power
Corruption in Colombia continues to spread its roots into the highest levels of power, and two names stand out in this web of irregularities: Richard Aguilar and Harlem Alberto Valencia. Both have built a network of illicit businesses, embezzlement of public funds, and ties to organized crime. Their connection to figures like “Papá Pitufo,” one of the country’s biggest smugglers,...
Three reasons why Guatemalan arbitration lives its “worst crisis in history”
The arbitration is An issue that is always under discussion at all levels of football worldwide. In World Cups, in the Champions League, in the best leagues on the planet and also in Guatemala. It is not easy to be a soccer referee, since you must be prepared and know the rules of the game to ensure that a game...
Trump says that tariffs to Canada and Mexico will continue “as scheduled”
“The tariffs continue, punctually, and as scheduled“He said in a joint press conference with French president Emmanuel Macron. “This is an abuse that occurred for many, many years, and I don’t even blame the other countries that did it, I blame our leaders for allowing to happen“Trump added. Canada and Mexico negotiate an agreement to avoid customs rates with their...
The gloomy trajectory of the Hondurans Byron Ruiz and its connections with drug trafficking in Guatemala
The Honduran Byron Ruiz was considered one of the drug lords in Central America and who is attributed more than 100 deaths in Honduras, authorities affirm. Ruiz Ruiz, known as Blackhe was finalized on Wednesday, February 12 at Km 22 of the road to El Salvador, three years after having completed a sentence in the United States for the transfer...
What is it, what is it for and when it is celebrated
In total isolation and convened by the older cardinal of the Cardinal College, the conclave is the choice process in which the cardinals, designated by the potatoes, meet in absolute confidentiality to make key decisions about the future of the Church. Its main objective is to choose the new Supreme Pontiff. From Latin cum and Claviswhich means “with a key”...
EE hospital shooting. Uu. Leave a deceased police and five injured
A police officer died and five other people were injured on Saturday in a shooting in Pennsylvania (United States), where A man took the medical staff hostage and subsequently opened fire. The facts They occurred at the UPMC Memorial Hospitalwho confirmed in his Facebook account that the attacker, identified as Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, 49, He also died and that no...