Guatemala NewsNews on Guatemala continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Rain Soaked Guatemala Issues Red Alert- May 31, 2008 Guatemala has officially declared red alert in Palin Municipality, near 22 miles south the capital, after the foul weather killed one ruined several houses.http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/05/rain-soaked-guatemala-issues-red-alert?fromrs... Guatemala's Colom Visits Rain-Hit Areas- May 29, 2008 Guatemala President Alvaro Colom visited rain-hit areas over the weekend. He toured communities in Pailon municipality of Escuintla department, where landslides and rockslides killed one person and damaged 41 ...http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/05/guatemalas-colom-visits-rain-hit-areas?fromrs... Former workers speak out as Agriprocessors scrambles to keep plant open- May 27, 2008 As the country's largest kosher slaughterhouse scrambles to stay open after a federal raid, former workers at the plant -- many of them still fearful of retribution from government authorities -- have begun to ...http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/05/former-workers-speak-out-as-agriprocessors-sc... Victims of Georgetown Firey Crash Identified- May 25, 2008 Police have identified three people killed in a Suburban on May 3 on Route 30 in Georgetown.http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/05/victims-of-georgetown-firey-crash-identified?... Gunmen kill Guatemalan public prosecutor- May 24, 2008 GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a Guatemalan public prosecutor who was investigating the gruesome murder of a 9-year-old girl, the country's attorney general said on Wednesday.The gunmen shot Rudy Pineda on Tuesday as he was driving his car in the Chiquimula area east of Guatemala City, said Attorney General Juan Luis Florido."Whatever the motive, this is unacceptable. He was part of a new generation of prosecutors," Florido told reporters.Pineda was investigating the killing of Mishel.http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/05/gunmen-kill-guatemalan-public-prosecutor?from... 20-May-08 - In Memoriam- May 22, 2008 VATICAN CITY, 20 MAY 2008 - The following prelates died in recent weeks: - Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, dean emeritus of the College of Cardinals, on 13 May at the age of 86.http://www.topix.net/world/guatemala/2008/05/20-may-08-in-memoriam?fromrss=1 |