The Trump administration released a report yesterday alleging that a decades-long Cuban influence campaign in the United States has had “remarkable success” by infiltrating “the highest levels of the American government,” supporting “left-wing terrorism on American soil” and turning “the United States against itself.” The 100-page report, published by the State Department and titled Cuba: The Communism Capital of the...
PDH questions Marn’s reservation of information on maximum security prison in Izabal
On June 26, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Marn) published a ministerial agreement through which it declared under reservation all information, documentation and administrative acts of both the ministry and the Ministry of Defense, related to the development and construction of the maximum security prison project in El Triunfo, Izabal. This provision was signed and authorized by the...
Why the Mediterranean diet is so good and five easy ways to try it
Decades of research, including rigorous clinical trials and large-scale population studies, have shown that this diet offers a wide variety of health benefits. Scientists have found that people who follow the principles of the Mediterranean diet have better cardiovascular health, lower rates of cancer and type 2 diabetes, and a lower risk of premature death. There are many reasons for...
When will the last lunar eclipse of 2026 arrive and what is this type of eclipse?
The Earth’s natural satellite will be the protagonist of one of the last astronomical events of 2026: a partial lunar eclipsea phenomenon that will mark the closing of the eclipse season of the year and will occur days after a total solar eclipse. The Moon will once again capture the attention of astronomers and universe fans when the alignment between...
Analysts warn of criminal expansion after drug dealing ambush in San Miguel Dueñas
Several armed men intercepted a picop at the entrance to San Miguel Dueñas, Sacatepequezand shot repeatedly at its three occupants. The attack, which occurred on the night of July 18, left two men dead and one injured, while the attackers escaped in two vehicles towards the National Route 14 and Old City. The Public Ministry reported that prosecutors located 159...
Jacobo Árbenz leaves the presidency
Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán, addressing the people of Guatemala last night, announced on the radio that he had placed the presidency of the republic in Colonel Carlos Enrique Díaz, head of the armed forces. In a farewell speech read through the microphones of the TGW in a chain with all the stations in the country, Colonel Árbenz announced this momentous...
What happened and how is the pilot?
A small plane crashed this Monday morning into a house in Fulshearin it Fort Bend County, Texaswhile maneuvering to land on a nearby private runway. He Texas Department of Public Safety reported that the accident occurred around 6.45 hoursnear the track Covey Trailssouth of the highway Westpark Tollway. The authorities indicated that he pilot was the only occupant from the...
Insivumeh detects increased seismic activity between Guatemala and Sacatepéquez three days after the 7.4 earthquake
The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) reported this Monday, July 20, about an increase in seismic activity in the limits of the departments of Guatemala and Sacatepéquez, where in the last 24 hours it has registered more than a hundred low magnitude events. The report was issued three days after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, with its...
President Castillo Armas assassinated
Last night, the President of the Republic, Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas, was assassinated in a treacherous and cunning manner by soldier Romeo Vásquez Sánchez, a communist militant, as established by documents that were found in the Presidential House. The crime was perpetrated by Vásquez Sánchez when President Castillo Armas, without being able to sense the tragedy that was approaching, was...
March 19, 1967: Guatemala wins Norceca Cup
By Humberto Arias Tejada It was around 4 in the afternoon at the national stadium in Tegucigalpa, when referee Stewart of Jamaica whistled ending the match between Chapines and Nicas, which by showing a clear advantage of 2 to 0 for our team, automatically gave the title of champions of the III North, Central American and Caribbean Tournament to the...