The Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala (CCG) and the Association of Exporters of Guatemala (Agexport) expressed the importance of implementation of import bans on goods produced through forced labor u mandatory approved by the Government; However, from their respective points of view they indicated that the necessary conditions must be in place so that commercial activities are not affected. Such...
Horoscope for today Monday, July 27, 2026
Aries (March 21-April 20) Work and business: the time will come to accelerate those planned changes and wait for the benefits. Love: although it may seem difficult, it will not be; will agree on sensitive issues. Taurus (April 21-May 20) Work and business: an unexpected difficulty will arise and planned progress will be delayed. Love: a chance encounter will make...
Concerns about global inflation return due to the price of oil at US$100 and the imposition of more tariffs
Skyrocketing energy prices, rising US tariffsand the excessive spending on artificial intelligence are reviving investors’ inflationary fears. A week that began with an escalation of violence in the Middle East culminated with the price of oil surpassing $100 a barrel, which will raise costs in global supply chains. At the same time, President Donald Trump renewed his push for trade...
Efraín Ríos Montt is overthrown
By Germán Duarte Castañeda 500 days after the coup d’état against General Fernando Romeo Lucas García, which occurred on March 23, 1982, the people of Guatemala once again witnessed a similar event yesterday, at 9 a.m., as General José Efraín Ríos Montt was relieved of his position as president. A soldier died and several civilians were injured when, at around...
Guatemala decides to return to democracy
Guatemala experienced a day of civic celebration due to the massive turnout at the voting centers, the president of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), graduate Arturo Herbruger Asturiaswho indicated that the number of voters exceeded 70% of registered citizens to elect 88 deputies to the National Constituent Assembly. The day took place peacefully and without incident. In the first hours,...
Chixoy hydroelectric plant inaugurated
Chixoy Hydroelectric Plant, considered the most important work of the last governments, was inaugurated by the head of state, General Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, in a solemn ceremony in which commanders of military sections, civil authorities and the diplomatic corps accredited in the country were present. The events took place in the power house of the hydroelectric plant, in Pueblo...
Vinicio Cerezo assumes the presidency
By Álvaro Gálvez Mis “For a long time we were denied expression, they tried to bury democracy, we were persecuted and many of our companions were murdered; but that nightmare has ended when we returned to our home,” said the new president of Guatemala, Mr. Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo, when giving his official speech after having been sworn in as president...
Interview with the young singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona
By José Eduardo Zarco We had agreed to do the interview with Ricardo in the cafeteria of the Rafael Landívar University, but I realized that I had left my recorder. I asked him if we could go to my house and there, more calmly, in a more familiar environment, we talked. How did you start singing? Well, I remember the...
Commercial plane crashes in zone 7
By Silvino Velásquez, Víctor Cruz, Raúl Meoño, Mario Reyes and Ricardo Bin. Sixteen people died, 20 were injured and burned, five were intoxicated and 16 homes were destroyed when a commercial cargo plane from the Aerial Transit Company, with offices in Miami, fell yesterday, Saturday, May 5, on the Nueva Montserrat and El Rodeo neighborhoods, in zone 7. The aircraft...
Oslo agreement opens peace talks
By Silvino Velásquez Juárez “The agreement signed by the delegations of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) and the National Reconciliation Commission (CNR), in Oslo, Norway, is a historic event that constitutes the first firm step towards the search for peace,” said engineer Jorge Serrano Elías, a member of that body. He said on that occasion that the negotiation process...