María Alejandra Higueros lived an unforgettable day this Saturday at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. The Guatemalan taekwondo player, flag bearer of the national delegation, She won the gold medal in women’s freestyle poomsae and the silver in mixed freestyle. Higueros was proclaimed champion in the individual event with a score of 8,530a result with...

Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras and puts justice to the test
The former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by the United States from a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and illegal arms trade, He will return to Honduras tomorrow voluntarily to respond to the charges of fraud and money laundering before the Honduran justice system, and put it to the test, as the anti-corruption entity has warned. Hernández, 57...

PNC seizes more than Q9 million worth of drugs in Zacapa
The National Civil Police (PNC) reported this Saturday, July 25, that they were seized more than Q9 million in cocaine. The operation was carried out in kilometer 147 of route CA-10, in Zacapa. The PNC reported that at the scene a pickaxe was intercepted, to whom a double bottom was discovered in the basin, where the cocaine was hidden. Anti-narcotics...

LIVE | Aurora FC vs. Guastatoya: follow the minute by minute of the debut of both teams in the Apertura 2026
Aurora FC and Guastatoya open their participation in the 2026 Apertura Tournament this Saturday, July 25 at 3:00 PM at the Cementos Progreso Stadium where the Aurinegros will debut their new home venue after leaving the Guillermo Slowing stadium in Amatitlán. The team led by Saúl Phillip arrives at the new tournament after a complicated Clausura where it failed to...

Gold for Guatemala! Alejandra Higueros opens the national medal table at the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026
Guatemala began its participation in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026 in the best possible way. María Alejandra Higueros won the gold medal in the women’s freestyle poomsae final, held this Saturday, July 25, and gave the country the first medal in the current edition of the competitions. The Guatemalan taekwondo player obtained a score of...

Katy Perry criticizes the White House for using “Firework” in a video of the war in Iran
“I feel deeply shocked and outraged to see that they used firework on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as background music for a video of military attacks. “I did not authorize this, they did not consult me and I do not approve of it at all,” the artist wrote in X. The interpreter condemned the eight-second video published on Thursday, July...

LIVE | Saint Peter vs. Xelajú: follow the minute by minute of the debut of the Gallos in the National League
San Pedro FC makes its official debut in the National League this Saturday, July 25, when it hosts Xelajú MC in what will be one of the most special matches in the history of the San Pedro club. The Gallos, who achieved promotion last season under the direction of coach Edwin Vásquez, come to this debut with the hope of...

When will it be and what are the chances of seeing it in Guatemala?
During the second week of August 2026, the night skies will light up with small flashes, one after another, in one of the most impressive astronomical phenomena for star lovers. It’s about the meteor shower, commonly known as the Perseid meteor shower. The American Meteor Society defines this phenomenon as the observation of several meteors that radiate, or originate, from...

Rocketry explosion leaves several injured in Sumpango
A house where supposedly A rocketry was working, it exploded on the morning of this Saturday, July 25. in Sumpango, Sacatepéquez, reported the Departmental Municipal Firefighters and the Volunteer Firefighters. The incident occurred in the town El Panorama, zone 6 of Sumpangoon the side of the Inter-American Highway, at kilometer 42.8, where rescuers went after several neighbors reported a loud...

Guatemala debuts with gold in the Central American and Caribbean Games and places among the first places in the medal table
Guatemala successfully began its participation in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026 thanks to the gold medal won by María Alejandra Higueros in the women’s freestyle poomsae final. The Guatemalan won with a score of 8,530 and gave the country its first medal in the competition. César Aguilar added the second medal for Guatemala at the...
