Monday 8th February, 2010
Maersk adds N.Y.-N.J. to Central America string
American ShipperMaersk Line will add a ship to its South Atlantic Express Service between the U.S. East Coast and Central America and include a direct call in the Port of New York and New Jersey, beginning Feb. 13. ...
Guatemala confirms first case of Swine Flu
Guatemala TimesSummary• Today, the first case of Influenza A (H1NI) in Guatemala was confirmed. To date, the total number of confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) in the Americas Region is 1,370 in 7 countries of ...
Guatemala: Rigoberta Menchu´s political committee WINAQ and YOUTUBE
Guatemala TimesGuatemala. - Rigoberta Menchu´s political movement is growing. Recent events of the committee pro party WINAQ in Quetzaltenango have resulted in gaining new members. WINAQ is using the internet to in...
Mayan Languages of Guatemala
Guatemala TimesRepublic of Guatemala, República de Guatemala. 14,280,596. Indian 55%, Mestizo 44% (1990 WA). National or official language: Spanish. Literacy rate: 48% to 55%; Indian 0% to 25%, Mestizo 75% to 85%.
LATINBIZ presents Ms. Ruby Ortiz, Guatemalan, with Woman of Virtue award in Florida
Guatemala TimesWomen of Virtue is an award presented to ten outstanding women from South Florida every year by LATINBIZ. Among the 2008 honorees is Ms. Ruby Ortiz, Guatemalan. She has been serving the South Florida ...
Good News from Rio Dulce, our Sweet River
Guatemala TimesGuatemala, Rio Dulce. Rio Dulce means literally “Sweet River”. As a Guatemalan I never thought about the meaning of the name, until a tragic event put Rio Dulce on the world wide map. The tragic...
Guatemala and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Guatemala TimesHow Sweden and Sida work with international development cooperation The overall goal of Swedish development cooperation is to contribute to making it possible for poor people to improve their living c...
Guatemalas Government fight for transparency and against corruption.
Guatemala TimesGuatemala. It is a very long and difficult fight and it will need the support and cooperation of all political parties, the private sector and civil society sectors. The first steps the Government has...
IBD supported Program by the Ministry of Public Finance to improve fiscal management
Guatemala TimesGuatemala. IBD supported Program by the Ministry of Public Finance to improve fiscal management Guatemala will receive a US$400 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to support a progr...
Inflation crisis in Guatemala
Guatemala TimesIn Guatemala, the cost of food and other basic survival items like clothing, housing, furniture, health, transport, and recreation have increased 20.1% during the last year. These items are defined a...
Guillermo Saenz de Tejada Herrera, Lawyer.
Guatemala TimesDon Guillermo Saenz de Tejada is a Guatemalan institution within the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Relations. His 50 years of civil service has been recognized with numerous awards. The most recent: ...
Guatemala: International Book Fair 2008
Guatemala TimesThe Editors Guild at the Guatemalan Chamber of Industry and the organizing committee of the V International Book Fair in Guatemala invite booksellers and librarians to visit FILGUA 2008 (Feria Interna...
Damages in Guatemalan provinces
Guatemala TimesDamages in Guatemalan provinces due to rains This is only the beginning of the rainy season, damages due Tropical Storms Arthur and Alma causing heavy rains have already affected roads, communities, ...
Vital Voices in Guatemala
Guatemala TimesGuatemala will be a chapter of Vital Voices, one of the worlds leading women organizations. This extraordinary organization started out with the leadership of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Madeliene Albr...
Guatemala and Global Biodiversity
Guatemala TimesGuatemala and Global Biodiversity. Guatemala is actively pursuing to position itself in the global initiative of Biodiversity. Guatemala will participate in the 9th Conference of the Convention about ...
200 new irrigation systems for Guatemala Highlands
Guatemala Times"10 Measures of Solidarity" includes the program for employment generation and to attract investment into the rural areas of Guatemala. There are several interesting initiatives that address a variet...
Guatemalan Government Response to Economic Crisis
Guatemala TimesThe Guatemalan Government presented a 10 step action package to confront the economic crisis caused by high prices of basic food and fuel. This action package was presented yesterday by President Alva...
Cause of beatification opened for Guatemalan Carmelite religious
Guatemala TimesThe Archbishop of Guatemala, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, has opened the cause of beatification for Carmelite Sister Maria Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity. The ceremony took place at the archdio...
Mayan TV channel goes on the air in Guatemala
Guatemala TimesA new Mayan television channel has aired its first program in Guatemala focusing on Mayan culture and language. TV Maya's director Rafael Morales says the first 30-minute show Wednesday fe...
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