Community A demonstration in favor of Lev Tahor prevents the passage of vehicles in one of the lanes of Km 9 of the route to the Atlantic. Group of people stating in km 9 of the route to the Atlantic. (PHOTO FREE PRESS: COURTESY AMÍLCAR MONTEJO) The Municipal Transit Police (PMT) of the capital reports that a group of people...
Conred reports that AMSA’s landfill fire has been controlled by 45%
Community Firefighters continue with the work to control the fire that is recorded in the AMSA landfill, in km 22 of the Route to the Pacific. Firefighters at the scene in the AMSA landfill in km 22 of the Route to the Pacific. (Free Press Photo: Courtesy) The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) reported that this Monday, March 17...
The United States detected vulnerabilities in the ports of Guatemala for drug trafficking
The ports of Guatemala were exposed to the transfer of synthetic drugs during 2024, the first year of the administration of President Bernardo Arévalo, in accordance with the annual report of the United States Department of the United States that formulates the International Strategy for Narcotics Supervision and collects the scenarios of the region in the fight against drug trafficking....
What are the 4 most common diseases of the circulatory system and how to prevent them
The circulatory system, composed of The heart And blood vessels, is one of the most important to guarantee life. Its correct functioning ensures that oxygen, nutrients and hormones are transported to each body cell. However, diseases that affect their performance are common and have fatal consequences. Health specialists and professionals know how cardiovascular disease To all those that are related...
The changes that will come with the new Port Authority
From the approval of the Decree 26-2024which establishes the Designated authority of the National Port Systemtwo regulations must be created that will put the law and the Ship Protection Code and Port Infrastructure (PBIP). Both rules of rules must be ready at the latest June 30. According to Fernando SurianoDeputy Minister of Transportation of Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing...
Olger Escobar, the young promise of Guatemala’s team, could have played with Honduras
National Soccer The name of Olger Escobar has begun to sound strongly in Guatemalan football, but few know that he could also have represented the Honduran team, since his mother is originally from that country. Olger Escobar scored his first goal with the senior selection this Sunday, March 16 against Honduras. (Free Press Photo: Douglas Suruy) The name of Olger...
Uncertainty
Reflections on the duty to be Uncertainty is the condition of something that is not safe or definitive, which generates doubts or hesitations in people; And, also, it refers to the absence of certainty (lack of knowledge of reality or truth), which can cause anxiety, restlessness or sensation of risk, fear or uneasiness. When a person faces something unknown, unpredictable...
The mother of electoral reforms
Public policies The most important thing is to strengthen the TSE, which today lives its darkest time. If the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) was already dragging a gradual deterioration and a credibility crisis, the recent suspension of several of its titular magistrates for accusations of the Public Ministry has led it to the edge of an unprecedented institutional collapse. The...
NO TO THE SALARIAL INCREASE IN THE CONGRESS
Awareness Without debate or transparency, the deputies increased the salary without justification or accountability. In 2023, a free press survey made it clear that nine out of 10 Guatemalans did not trust Congress, placing it in the last place of the State. A year later, completely ignoring that perception, the deputies increased their entry from Q29 thousand 150 to Q66...
The C-50 ring must be a national emergency priority
Urban criteria High size projects for all When we see the vast majority of cities in the world, they all have not only peripheral rings that circumvent their perimeter, but many of them have two and up to three concentric road circles with more than four to eight lanes, which allow mobility to be much more effective. Metropolitan rings contribute...