In the community of the new Crusadilla, 100 km southeast of the capital, relatives of 11 minors are frightened since Congress, controlled with a comfortable majority by the ruling party, approved in February a reform promoted by the president, Nayib Bukele. “How are the minors with the elderly?” Ramírez, 39, whose son is in a reformatory in Ahuachapán (west), told...
They capture a man after locating in his home died person dressed found in a well
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported on Monday, March 24 that, during a search in a property located in the Monterrey parcel, Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez, Felipe “N”, 68, indicated of the crime of its own cover -up. “In a blind bath – right – that is part of the house was located A pair of tennis, a cap, a couple...
The editions in which the blue and white in the Gold Cup has not participated
The National Team of Guatemala This is played Tuesday, March 25 Your classification to Gold Cup 2025in a second leg that will be crucial to Guyana in it Cementos Progreso Stadium. After the defeat 3-2 in the first legthe blue and white is obliged to win to overcome the series and ensure its presence in the most important selections tournament...
Migration will receive offers to acquire three million passport notebooks
The Guatemalan Institute of Migration (IGM) will receive on Monday, March 24 the offers of companies interested in manufacturing three million cards for passports, after in October 2024 the contract with a company was canceled for irregularities detected by the Comptroller General of Accounts (CGC). On January 21, the IGM published the tender and the date to present the offers,...
5 Little known uses and benefits of banana peels
Many people, al Consume bananasThey choose to throw the shells in the trash. Actually, this residue hides a wealth of properties that can be useful for multiple purposes. It can be useful for both home remedies to an ally in gardening, according to Jennifer Samayoa, Naturopath and specialist in the field. Among its properties are: calcium, potassium and Magnesium, which...
“Impartiality and independence are guaranteed”
Lawyer Alicia Franco assumed the presidency of the Court of Honor of the Bar Association and Notaries of Guatemala (CANG). One of its goals as he said in an interview with Free pressIt is to revitalize the role of the guild in the defense of the rule of law and strengthen professional ethics. The inauguration was carried out despite an...
“Tariffs should not affect basic consumption products,” says FAO official
In Guatemala the cost of food affects families that are in poverty and extreme poverty who have to allocate their primary income to meet those needswhich is known as the high cost of living, so it is also a trigger for social discontent. David Laborde, Global Director of Agrifood Economics and Policies of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...
“I will receive pressures from my colleagues so that the right thing is done”
The president of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association and Notaries of Guatemala (CANG), Patricia Gámez, talks about the work that entails being in charge of that entity and how she will react to possible pressures, for the responsibility she will have in the different application commissions. The election of the CANG authorities is controversial and media, because...
Possible recession in the US
A dominant uncertainty about Tariff implementation It is generating global movements that suggest changes to economic projections, as well as a lack of confidence of consumers and business activity on a global scale. In Guatemala, the monetary authorities keep the economic growth prognosis of 4% as a positive central value, But it will be in April when the first official...
Discussion about salary readjustment continues at the Magisterium Collective Pact
The agreements for the salary increase entail the discussion of the collective pact with the teaching. Although the negotiations between the Steg and the MINEDUC have an advance of 85 %, according to informed sources, there is no defined date to conclude the meetings. If the increase will be a percentage or per fixed amount, it is the topic discussed...