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GUATEMALA: De Leon Abandons Dream of Signing Peace Pact
Guatemalan President Ramiro De Leon has admitted for the first time the possibility that no peace agreement will be signed with Guatemalan guerrilla forces during his administration.GUATEMALA: Contradictory Versions Regarding Massacre
The army and spokespersons for repatriated refugees in Guatemala gave contradictory versions on Friday with respect to a massacre in which at least 10 rural inhabitants who returned a year ago from exile in Mexico were killed.CENTRAL AMERICA: ECLAC Recommends Integration with North America
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recommends that Central America undertake a long-term strategy of integration into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).GUATEMALA: Rios Montt Loses Another Political Battle
The president of the Guatemalan Congress, former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, lost another political battle after being banned from running as presidential candidate for the November general elections.GUATEMALA: United Nations Concerned about Continuing Impunity
The United Nations Human Rights Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) expressed its concern about continuing impunity upon signing a cooperation accord with the Norwegian government, designed to strengthen the judicial system, on Tuesday.GUATEMALA: Landholders Protest ‘Revolutionary War Tax’
Guatemala is one of the countries with the highest levels of tax evasion in the world, but when it comes to the "revolutionary war tax", few dare to challenge the implacable rules of the game.GUATEMALA: Landholders Protest ‘Revolutionary War Tax’ /REPEAT/
Guatemala is one of the countries with the highest levels of tax evasion in the world, but when it comes to the "revolutionary war tax", few dare to challenge the implacable rules of the game.MSG061G/01E GUATEMALA: Strange Bedfellows Seek to Prevent Dictator’s Comeback
Unlikely alliances are among the alternatives as parties from across Guatemala's political spectrum seek to defeat former dictator Efrain Rios Montt in his controversial bid for the presidency.HUMAN RIGHTS-GUATEMALA: The Eyes of the World are on Guatemala
Never before has the international community been so interested in Guatemalan events. In recent weeks, the Central American nation has become the focus of attention of many leading human rights officials.GUATEMALA: Mayans Demand Basic Constitutional Change
A Guatemalan indigenous umbrella organisation announced this week that it would support an agreement on indigenous identity between the government and the guerrillas only if the Constitution is modified to promote a multicultural, polylingual state.GUATEMALA: Mayans Demand Basic Constitutional Change
A Guatemalan indigenous umbrella organisation announced this week that it would support an agreement on indigenous identity between the government and the guerrillas only if the Constitution is modified to promote a multicultural, polylingual state.ECONOMY-GUATEMALA: Privatisation Process Set to Take Off
Guatemala's controversial privatisation process is set to take off, fueled by President Ramiro de Leon's government which aims to break up state monopolies.« Previous Page
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