Guatemala News http://www.topix.com/world/guatemala http://www.topix.com/rss/world/guatemala.xml News on Guatemala continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Dave Zweifel: Doing good, even in little ways, is never futile TCT http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/01/dave-zweifel-doing-good-even-in-little-ways-is-never-futile-tct?fromrss=1 Of all the Christmas letters I received from friends this year, one from Monona dentist Rudy Knutson particularly grabbed my attention. via Madison.com

]]> Madison.com Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:37:14 GMT 080101SJPSD2 0 Killings, accidents mar Christmas celebrations in Guatemala http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/killings-accidents-mar-christmas-celebrations-in-guatemala?fromrss=1 From correspondents in Americas, 01:34 PM IST At least 11 people have been killed and more than 20 injured in shootings and accidents during the Christmas holiday in Guatemala, emergency service officials have ... via India eNews

]]> India eNews Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:45:15 GMT 071226A6NRRN 7 11 Guatemalans die in gun incidents, road accidents over Christmas http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/11-guatemalans-die-in-gun-incidents-road-accidents-over-christmas?fromrss=1 At least 11 people were killed and 20 were injured by gun fire and road accidents during Christmas, Guatemalan rescue services said on Tuesday, according to news reaching Mexico City. via People's Daily Online

]]> People's Daily Online Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:20:44 GMT 071225NBA9BF 0 Reluctant exiles scramble toward mirage of security http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/reluctant-exiles-scramble-toward-mirage-of-security?fromrss=1 "You have to be careful over there"

Sebastian's father Simon, 70, works on his yard in the El Naranjo Village, municipality of San Lucas Toliman, Solola, Guatemala, on Friday Aug. via Contra Costa Times

]]> Contra Costa Times Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:17:59 GMT 071225BR1RKV 0 Hearing in 2001 studet murder http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/hearing-in-2001-studet-murder?fromrss=1 "When he was arrested he said another individual primarily committed the murder and he was a witness, "Giannini said. "However, the prosecution alleges he was a far more active participant."

Although the man prosecutors believe helped killed a high school freshman in 2001 remains at large, his alleged accomplice is expected to learn Wednesday if he'll stand trial for the murder authorities appear ... via San Mateo Daily Journal

]]> San Mateo Daily Journal Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:36:10 GMT 071224KAJ7K2 0 GUATEMALA: Waking Up to a Better Coffee http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/guatemala-waking-up-to-a-better-coffee?fromrss=1 "Now they pay better because the coffee is of better quality"

GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 22 - "Before, we didn't know how to market the coffee, or who would buy it in other countries, all we knew about was planting and harvesting," says Guatemalan coffee grower Pablo Perez. via Inter Press Service

]]> Inter Press Service Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:21:17 GMT 0712247KAK3K 0 Dreams of returning home sustain Guatemalan immigrants http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/dreams-of-returning-home-sustain-guatemalan-immigrants?fromrss=1 "It's almost like everyone came."

A 61-year-old night janitor named Lucas was the first of the Kaqchikel Maya to settle in the flatland suburbs near Tennyson Road. via Contra Costa Times

]]> Contra Costa Times Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:44:35 GMT 071223H5PFNT 0 El Salvador & Guatemala Crown National League Champions http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/el-salvador-guatemala-crown-national-league-champions?fromrss=1 CD Luis Angel Firpo won their eighth Liga Mayor of El Salvador by defeating CD F.A.S. in the 2007 Apertura Final 5:3 on penalties after a 1:1 draw at the Estadio CuscatlA n in San Salvador on 16 December. via Paddock Talk

]]> Paddock Talk Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:36:54 GMT 0712223BJEEQ 0 Reflections: Guatamala seeks to close foreign adoptions http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/reflections-guatamala-seeks-to-close-foreign-adoptions?fromrss=1 Over the course of the last five years international adoption from Guatemala has escalated. via Helium

]]> Helium Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:19:50 GMT 071220833SVM 1 On The Market Dominant Minority Revolt In Bolivia http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/on-the-market-dominant-minority-revolt-in-bolivia?fromrss=1 Four Bolivian departments are on collision course with the leftwing government of President Evo Morales after declaring radical autonomy statutes at the weekend. via ParaPundit

]]> ParaPundit Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:19:33 GMT 071218625FEB 0 Menchu Criticizes Guatemalan High Court http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/menchu-criticizes-guatemalan-high-court?fromrss=1 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu lashed out Monday against a Guatemalan high court decision not to arrest or extradite former military officers accused of genocide, torture and terrorism committed at ... via Guardian Unlimited

]]> Guardian Unlimited Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:44:53 GMT 071217K35IN3 0 To duck official radar, gangs ditch tattoos, go for college look http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/to-duck-official-radar-gangs-ditch-tattoos-go-for-college-look?fromrss=1 "Now they have a steady income from the extortion they carry out in their territories."

CHIMALTENANGO, Guatemala : Tattoos, baggy pants and tank tops are out. Smart blazers and university recruits are in. via International Herald Tribune

]]> International Herald Tribune Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:23:13 GMT 071216ICMKSM 0 Guatemala Holds SICA Summit http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/guatemala-holds-sica-summit?fromrss=1 Guatemala, Dec 12 The Guatemalan capital welcomes Wednesday the six area presidents who will attend the 31st Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System . via Prensa Latina

]]> Prensa Latina Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:32:01 GMT 071215J9PLT9 0 Salvadoran president to take over C American Integration System presidency http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/salvadoran-president-to-take-over-c-american-integration-system-presidency?fromrss=1 Salvadoran President Antonio Saca is to assume the rotating presidency of the Central American Integration System for the first six months of 2008. via People's Daily Online

]]> People's Daily Online Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:00:14 GMT 071214LFJE3T 0 New Guatemalan law tightens rules for adoptions http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/new-guatemalan-law-tightens-rules-for-adoptions?fromrss=1 Demonstrators outside Guatemala's congress Tuesday support a new law that creates a national adoption agency to replace notaries who earn high fees for helping prospective parents adopt. via Seattle Times

]]> Seattle Times Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:33:50 GMT 07121335AMJE 0 Guatemala Indigenous Trial A Concern http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/12/guatemala-indigenous-trial-a-concern?fromrss=1 "They are trying to criminalize the residents' rights to protest a situation that has affected them"

The Rigoberta Menchu Foundation expressed concern Tuesday about the trial of seven Guatemalan indigenous people who demonstrated against Montana mining transnational, when it deprived them of their lands. via Inside Costa Rica

]]> Inside Costa Rica Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:47:36 GMT 0712078ODR6E 0 Cma CGM starts Port Everglades/Central America service http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/11/cma-cgm-starts-port-everglades-central-america-service?fromrss=1 CMA CGM kicked off a new service Thursday between Port Everglades and Central America. via American Shipper

]]> American Shipper Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:51:28 GMT 071130B7RUK6 0 Guatemala: The Indians and the Multinationals http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/11/guatemala-the-indians-and-the-multinationals?fromrss=1 's national broadcaster, recently presented a radio programme from their Worlds Apart series on - Guatemala : The Indians and the Multinationals '. The presenter, Rodney Rice travelled to El Estor to find out ... via Guatemala Solidarity Network

]]> Guatemala Solidarity Network Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:32:01 GMT 071128ATQ3NA 0 Coleman optimistic about pending Guatemala adoptions http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/11/coleman-optimistic-about-pending-guatemala-adoptions?fromrss=1 "I'm confident that those (cases) in process will be taken care of and are not going to be cut off"

Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman said Saturday that he is optimistic Guatemala will allow pending adoptions by American families to be completed even as the country overhauls its current adoption rules. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

]]> KARE-TV Minneapolis Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:53:36 GMT 0711256P49F0 0 RIGHTS-GUATEMALA: Impunity Fuels Violence Against Women http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2007/11/rights-guatemala-impunity-fuels-violence-against-women?fromrss=1 "The education that we receive is at fault. From a young age, women are raised to see violence as a normal part of marriage"

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 24 - "I still have the scar," says Valeria Diaz, running her hand over the mark left by her husband when he beat her eight years ago. via Inter Press Service

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