Alta Verapaz

GUATEMALA: Controversy Dogs New Highway

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 3 (IPS) - Construction is expected to begin soon on a new highway across north-central Guatemala, the largest infrastructure project tackled so far by the government of Álvaro Colom.

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1st Grade Teacher in Guatemala

Guatemala Coban Length of Position: One year minimum Description: Teach 1st Grade at Oxford Bilingual Education Institute in the city of Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Work 7am to 2pm every day and get free Spanish lessons....

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GUATEMALA: Town that Suffered Military Terror Fights Reopening of Base

GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 20 (IPS) - People in the town of Ixcán in northwestern Guatemala could relive the pain of the country's 36-year civil war if the army reopens a military base in the area, where more than 100 massacres of...

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CWS situation report: Guatemala food crisis

Church World Service October 5, 2009 The effects of climate change and climate variability in Guatemala have caused low rainfall in some areas -- precipitating water shortages for drinking and irrigation. ...

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ACT Alert: Food Crisis, Guatemala

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Alert Guatemala - No. 27/2009 Food Crisis Geneva, 1st October 2009 1. Brief description of the emergency The effects of climate change and climate variability in Guatemala,- ...

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Guatemala: Donations urgently needed to respond to food crisis - WFP

Source: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Informe_completo (pdf* format - The Guatemalan Government appealed for international assistance, following a declaration of a "State of National Calamity" on September 9th. -...

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Guatemala: The Activism of Massacre Survivor Jesús Tecú

Jesús Tecú survived the Río Negro Massacre in Guatemala. Since then, he has worked as an advocate for the Achí Maya indigenous community. However, Tecú still is under threat, as he received a call from an extortionist.

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World Energy Research Plans Expansion into Guatemala; Exploration for Oil and Natural Gas

World Energy Research, a New Zealand-based energy research and investment company, is moving into energy exploration in Guatemala. WER plans to investigate the viability of 12 project sites with a focus on...

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No proof of shade coffee at Dunkin' Donuts

Recently, Dunkin' Donuts Twittered that the majority of their coffee is shade grown. I've been unable to verify this. Dunkin' Donuts does not claim to serve or sell shade or sustainably-grown coffee anywhere on their web site....

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Guatemala military on alert as drug traffic airstrips multiply

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Guatemala's military is on alert as anti-narcotic enforcement agencies find the number of airstrips facilitating drug smuggling to the United States by heavily armed cartels has mushroomed...

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