Guatemala

  • Jan 19, 2004
  • 1 min read

GUATEMALA: Menchu to act as goodwill ambassador

Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu on Saturday agreed to help oversee the implementation...

Guatemala
  • Jan 15, 2004
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GUATEMALA: Berger promises sweeping programmes

Oscar Berger was sworn in as president yesterday.

Guatemala
  • Jan 13, 2004
  • 7 min read

GUATEMALA: New government secures precarious majority

On January 11, the incoming government and opposition signed a 'governability pact'....

Guatemala
  • Jan 9, 2004
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GUATEMALA: UN to set up crime commission

It was reported yesterday that the government had signed a two-year agreement with the UN that...

Guatemala
  • Dec 31, 2003
  • 7 min read

GUATEMALA: Berger wins presidency but faces challenges

The candidate of the conservative GANA alliance, Oscar Berger, won the second round of...

Guatemala
  • Dec 29, 2003
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GUATEMALA: Berger wins presidential run-off

Oscar Berger yesterday defeated Alvaro Colom in a presidential run-off election.

Guatemala
  • Dec 23, 2003
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2004: Optimistic outlook for Central America

Central American governments are hoping that a free trade accord with the United States will...

  • Dec 18, 2003
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CENTRAL AMERICA/US: Free trade agreement

The United States yesterday reached a free trade agreement with Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras...

Central America