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Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor
HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — As more than 100 men carrying an elaborate float of Jesus halted before him, Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini lost no time in calling for social justice — the hallmark of the Catholic bishop’s decades-long frontline ministry. “Let’s hope that this...
Guatemala's president issues natural disaster declaration as 44 forest fires rage on
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president issued a natural disaster declaration Wednesday as 44 forest fires continue to burn across the Central American country. President Bernardo Arévalo said that 80% of the fires were started by people. Farmers often burn stubble and grass...
Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
COMITANCILLO, Guatemala (AP) — Every night for nearly two years, Glendy Aracely Ramírez has prayed by the altar in her parents’ mud-brick bedroom where, under a large crucifix, is a picture of her sister Blanca. The 23-year-old died alongside 50 other migrants in a smuggler’s tractor-trailer...
Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) — Overnight before the Holy Week processions pass in front of his house, Luis Álvarez works with two dozen family members and friends to create an elaborate, 115-foot-long (35-meter-long) carpet out of colored sawdust on the street. “A carpet is a moment...
8 migrants apparently from Asia die in apparent boat accident off Mexico's southern Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The bodies of eight migrants, apparently from Asia, were found after a boat accident off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, authorities said Friday. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca said one survivor, an Asian man, was located. Based on preliminary...
Central American and Mexican families mourn the workers lost in the Baltimore bridge collapse
AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work,...
Biden and Harris discuss migration in separate White House meetings with Guatemalan leader Arévalo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Bernardo Arévalo, the newly elected president of Guatemala, to the White House on Monday to praise his battle against corruption and promote their work on stemming migration from Central America. "Your leadership can help...
US Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas says Texas immigration law is unconstitutional
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. “It is our strongly held view as a matter of law...
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
GENEVA (AP) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Feb. 23–29, 2024 Indigenous people in Guatemala remembered the victims of their country’s civil war, while Paraguay's Indigenous communities protested for the recovery of ancestral lands. Bolivians moved to shelters as their homes filled with flood water from an overflowing...
