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Guatemala: Water Law Urgently Needed
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
Play Video Read a text description of this video SOUNDBITES María Osorio Osorio We are suffering a lot because of water. Patricia Mejía Pérez Honestly, knowing that there is much water in Guatemala but that here we have no freshwater is so sad....
US court clears deportation of 8 migrants to South Sudan despite legal fight
Business Insider Africa
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July 5, 2025
The decision came on Friday, July 4, after U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ruled that he was bound by a recent Supreme Court order, which had earlier clarified that the Department of Homeland Security could no longer be barred from deporting the...
Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal reentry; deportation pending
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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July 1, 2025
John C. Gurganus Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Department of JusticeJohn C. Gurganus Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Department of Justice The United States...
‘Little buddy’ Guatemalan restaurant manager released on bond after month in ICE custody
Nebraska Examiner
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July 4, 2025
OMAHA — The Guatemalan restaurant manager detained by immigration agents following a “wrong turn” onto a Bellevue military base June 7 has been released on bond, pending resolution of his case seeking to stay in the United States. Richard Randall...
Migrant Crisis in Chiapas Fuels Cartel War Between CJNG and Sinaloa
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Tapachula has become a battleground as the CJNG and Sinaloa Cartel fight for control, exploiting migrants and reshaping life in Chiapas’ southern border. Tapachula, Chiapas – The southern border city of Tapachula has become a powder keg as...
Guatemala bets on avocado as a strategic export crop
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
Avocado has become a strategic crop for Guatemala to strengthen its agricultural sector and open up new international markets. Growers, exporters, government agencies, and technicians are working together under the leadership of the Agexport...
Guatemala’s Shark Meat Trade Exposed
Forbes
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Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), one of the most commonly landed sharks on both coasts of ... More Guatemala. Silky sharks are listed under CITES Appendix II and are considered globally vulnerable.ullstein bild via Getty Images Every year,...
The Playbook for America: We Thought We Saw it All with Freedom Torches and Edward Bernays Fomenting Regime Change in Guatemala, Chile
Dissident Voice
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July 4, 2025
Speaking with Dan Kovalik about his co-authored book, Syria: Anatomy of Regime Change Another rousing talk with a true socialist, Dan Kovalik, from Pittsburgh, here, pre-airing on my Radio Show, Finding Fringe on kyaq.org. Here’s today’s (July 1)...
INETCO and Serfinsa Announce New Technology Alliance to Accelerate Payment Modernization Across Central America
T-Net
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INETCO and Serfinsa Announce New Technology Alliance to Accelerate Payment Modernization Across Central America Serfinsa accelerates payment modernization across Central America with INETCO Vancouver, BC, July 4, 2025--(T-Net)--INETCO, a global...
I travel the world on a teacher's salary… here are the money-saving hacks that make it possible
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn more A woman who managed to travel the world on a teacher's salary has shared the...
US government to release billions of flies into Mexico to stop flesh-eating insects from crossing border
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
Scientists are preparing to breed and drop billions of flies on Mexico to halt a flesh-eating parasite from crossing the border. The Trump Administration is leading the effort to prevent the spread of the New World Screwworm, which was eradicated...
Luxury Ecotourism In Central America, The World’s Most Beautiful Restaurants And More Travel News
Forbes
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.Cayuga Collection Costa Rica pioneered sustainable travel several decades ago and now some of its Central America neighbors are gaining recognition as well. For those looking to explore ecotourism in the region, the Cayuga Collection (which got...
Coffee ambassadors provide connections, healing for women veterans
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
Melissa Farmer-Hill navigated plenty of challenges when she was serving in the military, but facing life as a civilian after a 20-year stint in the Army was one of her toughest. A chief warrant officer in the field of human resources, she’d served...
Guatemala Speaks Out: No Asylum Deal With US, President Says Nation Was Never Even Consulted
KSU Sentinel
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June 30, 2025
In a shocking turn of events, Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo has firmly denied claims about any asylum deal with the United States, leaving many confused and asking, “What’s really going on?” The news came after several reports suggested...
International trade event heads for Ohio's capital
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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June 30, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's agriculture will be on display in August as an international trade event makes its stop in Columbus. The second annual Summer in Cities Buyers Mission is hosted by Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast will connect...
What does the new US remittances tax mean for migrants and foreign workers?
The National News
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A scaled-back US remittance tax could offer some relief to most migrants and foreign-born workers, although the new charge could still have an impact on the world's poorest. The Senate most recently revised President Donald Trump's “One Big...
Immigrants revived rust belt cities. Now they’re in hiding.
Mint
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June 30, 2025
More than 150 years later, immigrants from Guatemala are remaking East Price Hill, replacing empty storefronts on Warsaw Avenue, the main thoroughfare, with barbershops, taquerias and supermercados. “We wouldn’t have a local economy if not for...
Lalas: USMNT-Mexico rivalry 'greatest in international soccer'
Goal
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Maurice Edu also voiced concerns about the supporter imbalance during the USMNT's Gold Cup semifinal against Guatemala Getty Images SportWHAT HAPPENED Former national team star Maurice Edu addressed the stadium atmosphere during the USMNT's 2025...
Laredo BP details rescue of 7 undocumented immigrants on I-35
KGNS - Texas
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July 3, 2025
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Border Patrol is providing more details about seven undocumented immigrants who were trapped under the boards of a trailer that had crashed. On Tuesday, July 1, an agent patrolling I-35 encountered a truck pulling a...
A lost woman looks for purpose in a Guatemalan lakeside town, in Rachel Morton’s gripping novel
The Conversation
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July 4, 2025
Rachel Morton’s The Sun was Electric Light is a novel about figuring, becoming, belonging and grieving. We follow 30-something narrator Ruth as she relocates to the Guatemalan lakeside town Panajachel, struggling with the question of how to live...