The body of Everardo de la Cruz Rivera, 31 years old, agent of the National Civil Police (PNC), was found in a crop field this Saturday, July 25. The discovery occurred near the Nuevo Pajapita subdivision, Pajapita, San Marcos, authorities reported. The PNC confirmed the discovery and reported that The agent had been missing since July 22. According to the...
This was César Archila’s great goal in Municipal’s victory over Mixco
Municipal began the defense of its title in the 2026 Apertura Tournament with a 2-0 victory over Deportivo Mixco at the Manuel Felipe Carrera stadium on a night where the protagonist was César Archila with a great long-distance goal that opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime. The scarlet midfielder received the ball outside the area when it seemed...
Guatemala competes in the badminton final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026
Guatemala seeks the gold medal in badminton this Saturday when it faces Mexico in the mixed team final of the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. The national team reaches the title match after completing a perfect run in the tournament. After beating El Salvador and Barbados on Thursday, yesterday Friday they beat Venezuela with authority 5-0 and...
Accident leaves one dead and one injured en route to the Pacific
The Volunteer Firefighters reported a traffic accident on the route to the Pacific this Saturday, July 25, in which a person died. According to the information, Another person was injured and taken to a hospital. The event occurred at kilometer 14 of that route, where vehicular traffic was also affected. According to the lifeguards, the vehicle crashed into the central...
Around 75% of Guatemalan products are exempt from the new US tariff, according to Agexport analysis
The United States decided to establish a tariff for Guatemala of 10%, now under another legal basis: section 301 of that country’s Trade Law, regarding the lack of adoption and effective application of prohibitions on the importation of goods produced with forced labor. This measure replaces the temporary tariff with the same rate that was in effect under section 122....
They kill Isidoro Zarco, deputy director of Prensa Libre
Our beloved deputy director, journalist Isidoro Zarco, died tragically yesterday—January 28—at 1:15 p.m., on the 10th. avenue near the La Barranquilla bridge, in front of the main stand of the Mateo Flores stadium, under the murderous bullets fired by unknown individuals. The treacherous and criminal attack was committed when, after leaving the offices of Free press, He was heading to...
Count Karl von Spreti, German ambassador to Guatemala, is assassinated
The body of Count Karl von Spreti, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, was found yesterday—April 5—near an adobe house, at kilometer 17, on the way to San Pedro Ayampuc, at around 7 p.m. Neighbors found him near a narrow path, full of dust, that leads to the adobe house, where the ambassador is supposedly held hostage since March...
El Incienso Bridge and Peripheral Ring are inaugurated
With the presence of a large number of people who gathered to witness the ceremony, it was inaugurated yesterday by the president Arana Osorio he El Incienso bridgedescribed as a monumental work of the current regime. The event was presided over, in addition to the ruler, by ministers of state, senior officials and military leaders, members of the diplomatic corps...
February 4, 1976: Earthquake hits Guatemala
In half a minute, death took the lives of thousands of people in the early hours of the morning. Wednesday February 4. The greatest damage occurred in eight colonies in zone 3, in the El Gallito sector. The colonies devastated by the natural phenomenon were Santa Lucía, El Milagro, Trinidad, Buena Vista, Santa Isabel, the two that bear the name...
Former mayor Manuel Colom Argueta is machine-gunned
The well-known political leader Manuel Colom Argueta43 years old, top leader of the newly registered United Front of the Revolution (FUR) party, was machine-gunned to death by unknown men yesterday at 10 a.m. on the 3rd. avenue and 4th. street in zone 9, when aboard a red car he was heading towards the University of San Carlos. His bodyguards, identified...