Hundreds of agents and civil protection members are already present around the Vatican to control traffic and guide the high flow of people who addresses the Basilica of San Pedro to say goodbye to Francisco, after This Wednesday, April 23 will take your body to be exposed in the temple until Friday. Some 2 thousand carabineros -militarized political -as well...
Authorities oppose the homicidal sentenced to 40 years to leave prison with electronic bracelet
On Friday, April 11, José Luis de la Rosa Aldana, Judge “B” third of Criminal Execution of Chiquimula, sent a trade to the Ministry of the Interior (Mingob) to place an electronic bracelet to Roberto Gordillo CoronadOr, aka minga, and regain his freedom 29 years before fulfilling his sentence for a double homicide and for hurting three other people during...
Camila, the little Guatemalan who received a miracle from Pope Francis
Community A Guatemalan family narrates that, during a trip to Rome, he received a miracle from Pope Francis. Mónica Patzán says her daughter healed for a miracle of Pope Francis. (Free press photo: direct impact) After the death of Pope Francis, Mónica Patzán told the program Direct impactof Guatevisiónthe miracle he received from the Pontiff. Patzán says that everything started...
Road accident at the descent of Villalobos affects traffic in Guatemala City
Community The PMT informs of complicated transit on the Aguilar Batres road and in the peripheral ring by accident on the Route to the Pacific. Road accident on the Pacific route affects traffic in Guatemala City. (Free press photo: PMT of Guatemala) The Municipal Traffic Police (PMT) of the capital informs that the road accident occurred at kilometer 12 of...
Luis Pacheco, Vice Minister of Sustainable Development, is captured confirms the PNC
Justice The PNC confirms that Luis Pacheco, Vice Minister of Sustainable Development was captured. PNC reports the capture of Vice Minister Luis Pacheco. Illustrative image. (Free Press Photo: Pexels) Luis Pacheco, former president of the 48 cantons of Totonicapán and current Vice Minister of Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), was captured this Wednesday, April 23,...
Pope Francis’s coffin arrives at the Basilica of San Pedro for the last goodbye
Pope Francis’s San Pedro Basilica. The procession toured the Plaza de Santa Marta and the Plaza de los Protomártirtartes Romanos, crossed the arc of the bells until you reach the Plaza de San Pedro and entered the Vatican Basilica through the central door. The coffin was preceded by the Cardinals present in Romewhile the procession closed the people closest to...
Closing 2025 | How many times has the National League classification phase won municipal?
National Soccer The municipal team is close to finishing as the best team in the classification of the Clausura Tournament. They recently won the accumulated and got their ticket to the Central American Cup of the Concacaf. Municipal leads the classification of the Clausura Tournament and is one of the great favorites to win the title. (Free Press Photo: Douglas...
4.1% growth according to the IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains economic growth estimates for Guatemala in 4.1%, according to the review released on Tuesday, April 22 in the presentation of the “World Economics Perspectives (Weo)” report. The position that the IMF announced also remains in the range that the monetary, exchange and credit policy project of a growth between 3% to 5% with a...
Only 12 public network hospitals have a tomograph; Two are decomposed
In the public hospital network there are 12 tomographs to serve the population, and two are decomposedaccording to information from the Ministry of Health. At the national level there are 46 hospitals, so 34 do not have that team. The operating devices are in the Roosevelt (Capital) hospitals, Pedro de Bethancourt (Antigua Guatemala), National of Chimaltenango, Departmental of Totonicapán, Regional...
Two former government officials of Alejandro Giammattei assume administrative positions in the CC
Judge Leyla Lemus assumed the presidency of the Constitutional Court (CC) on April 16. A little over a week in office, he appointed two people who exercised public function during the government of Alejandro Giammattei in administrative positions. The CC strategic communication unit confirmed the appointments and pointed out that, in contracts, the selection processes established by law were respected....