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• Guatemala: new president’s first few weeks in power

  By jenniferkennedy on November 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Last month, on October 25, Jimmy Morales won the Guatemalan presidential elections in a landslide victory. The new president, whose slogan was “not corrupt, not a thief”, strategically campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, earning himself 67.4% of the votes. Morales’… Read More ›

• Struggle for food as drought hits Guatemala

  By jenniferkennedy on November 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  The BBC has reported on the struggle for food in eastern Guatemala as severe drought impacts thousands of farmers. In an area known as the Dry Corridor, the drought has turned fertile fields barren with many crops failing to grow…. Read More ›

• Lynchings and injustice in Guatemala

  By jenniferkennedy on November 2, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Last month, on October 10, residents of Concepcion, Solola province, lynched to death a mayor accused of orchestrating a violent attack against his political opponent which left two teenage girls dead. Angry residents beat and set light to Bacilio Juracan,… Read More ›