The deputies of the Congress are from the best paid officials in the country, but receiving an elevated salary does not guarantee that they go to work. In three weeks they have not had plenary sessions and evade legislate on issues that could prevent social and even financial crises. To this is added that the end of the current ordinary...
In Xela they will welcome the most refreshing time of the year
In the West, in the Intercultural and Sports Center of Quetzaltenango, the first of the two concerts of the tour will be held, where an approximate 8 thousand spectators are expected to enjoy the international performances of the Venezuelan duo Mau and Ricky, as well as the Panamanian Boza. On behalf of the Guatemalan talent, Rana Grupo, Ale Mendoza, Mezz,...
Horoscope today April 12, 2025
life Know its horoscope of the day according to its zodiac sign: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. Know your horoscope of the day according to its zodiac sign. (Free Press Photo: Shuttersock) Aries (March 21 – April 20) Work and businesses: your fame of fighter will be affected if you take shortcuts to...
Why a Trump post in which he encourages his followers to invest
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump began the day giving advice to those who felt restless for their high tariffs. “Calm!” Trump told his followers on social networks after opening the markets. Only a couple of minutes later wrote: “It’s a great time to buy !!! DJT.” Hours later, Trump suspended for 90 days the encumbrances which caused the markets to...
Microplastics are in our body. A laboratory now investigates its effects
Researchers from a laboratory in New Mexico estimate that in the human brain There may be the equivalent of five bottle plugs. Now they try to find out their effects. In a basement laboratory from the University of New Mexico, Marcus Garcia search in a container full of plastic waste. Collected bottles, pieces of fishing network, a toothbrush, a glass...
Werner Ovalle, new SAT leader will assume in the midst of world economic turbulence and recession airs in the US.
The election process of the new head of the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT) concluded yesterday with the designation of Werner Florencio Ovalle Ramírez for the 2025-2030 period, which occurs in the midst of global economy distortions due to the measures that the United States is taking for its tariff policy. This is the tax collector in the administration of...
They continue to consolidate their commitment to energy development
Business life Trelec celebrates the operation of two fundamental projects within the National Transport Expansion Plan (PETNAC), which will directly benefit thousands of Guatemalan families. Business life April 11, 2025 | 23: 35h The activation of the Cabañas 69/34.5 kV substation and the Rio Grande transmission line – Jalapa 69 KV, two strategic initiatives that reinforce the electrical transmission network...
Errors in the IGSS portal prevent access and creation of users, report affiliates
Several Users of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) have reported difficulties to access Affiliate portalas well as problems for Create a new user account. Fallas, which have been presented for several days, have prevented key efforts such as consultations, data updates and record requests. According to the testimonies collected by Free pressboth people trying create a new user on...
Who must comply with the standard
All foreigners over 14 who will be more than 30 days in the United States and who have not been registered by US authorities when obtaining their visa must register, as of this Friday, April 11, in a registry of the Department of National Security (DHS). The obligation, under penalty of a fine of US $ 5,000 and up to...
They bind the alleged traffickers of people, including Genoveva
The alleged members of a structure dedicated to people traffic, with operations in Guatemala, Quiché, Huehuetenango, Sololá and San Marcos, were linked to criminal proceedings this Friday, April 11. The Prosecutor’s Office against Illicit Traffic of Migrants managed to be linked to criminal proceedings to several people as a result of raids, arrest warrants executed and evidence presented to the...