Novelist, essayist and political, Mario Vargas Llosa He died last Sunday, April 13, at the age of 89. Vargas Llosa was Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. On his tour he received the title of Doctor in Philosophy and Letters from the Complutense University of Madrid and wrote numerous fiction, theater and essays novels. With his work translated into 30...
Guatemala proposes its ambassador as a candidate for the Deputy General Secretariat of the OAS
The proposal by the Government chaired by Bernardo Arévalo de León was detailed this morning at a press conference by the Secretary of Communication, Santiago Palomo. Escobar is currently the permanent representative of Guatemala before the hemispheric body, since it has been occupying since June 2024. “Our Government decided to present the nomination of ambassador Claudia Escobar to the Deputy...
USA. Delivery to Mexico 13 prisoners sentenced by drug trafficking
The Ministry of National Security of Mexico reports that the 13 people They were delivered in El Paso, TexasUnited States, near Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. After delivery, the prisoners were transferred to a federal prison in Nayarit, aboard an aircraft of the Mexican Air Force, where a Operational with the participation of the Ministry of National Defense, the National Guard and...
A tremor of magnitude 5.1 shakes southern California near the border with Mexico
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 shook southern California on Monday, April 14 and felt on the US border. With Mexico, without victims or material damage being reported at the moment. The telluric movement, of magnitude 5.1, was recorded in San Diego County shortly after 10.08 in the morning, local time, according to the United States Geological Service. The tremor occurred...
PNC stops in Mixco to man for threatening a guard with a shotgun
Events The PNC stopped a man in Mixco for carrying a shotgun illegally and threatening a security guard. The National Civil Police reported on April 14 about the capture of a person for Port a shotgun illegally and threaten a security guard. According to the police report, the capture was carried out in the Tulm Tzu Boulevard, Zone 4 of...
What is known about the funeral of the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Surrounded by their loved ones and in their native Peru, the Nobel Prize for Literature Mario Vargas Llosa He died last Sunday, April 13, a fact that has caused weighing in the world literary community. Through social networks, the writer’s children announced his departure and detailed that he left precise instructions on how to proceed with his funeral, tribute and...
Tourism and private consumption lead economic dynamics
Holy Week active several productive sectors such as tourism, accommodation, restaurants, transport, and all those that have a primary connection. On the other hand, There is a temporary job and a greater amount of consumption especially of food and drinks. The Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) reported that since April 11 an additional injection of cash or paper money is made...
FIFA reveals the complete list of the referees for the 2025 Club World Cup
International football A total of 117 referees from 41 countries were included in a list published by the FIFA in which no Guatemalan appears. Luis Suarez #Del Inter Miami speaks to Mario Escobar during a match of the Concacaf Champions Cup. (Free Press Photo: AFP) What seemed that it was a reality finally did not happen, the Guatemalan referee Mario...
Donald Trump receives Nayib Bukele to strengthen his political closeness and migratory pact
In his social truth platform, the Republican said this weekend that he awaits him “eager”. “President Bukele has accepted generously in their custody to some of the enemies most violent foreigners in the world“, wrote. Since mid -March, the tycoon He has expelled more than 250 migrants to the Central American countrythe vast majority Venezuelans, invoking the Law of foreign...
Judge authorizes that they sentenced to 40 years for double homicide leave the prison with electronic bracelet
In 2014, Roberto Gordillo Coronado, aka Minga, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of two people and cause wounds to three in Izabal. After purging 11 years in prison, a judge ordered that he be allowed to leave prison with an electronic telematic control bracelet. Gordillo was imprisoned in the Izabal prison, but in November 2024...