News Topic - Guatemala
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Child labor going largely unchecked
Nery Castañeda tackled a job that was never intended for kids his age. One afternoon last fall, the 17-year-old Guatemala native ran a machine to grind damaged pallets into mulch. When a co-worker at the Greensboro plant returned from another task, he didn’t see Nery – until he lo ... more »
SCnow.com – Nov 10, 2008 11:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Nery Castañeda tackled a job that was never intended for kids his age. One afternoon last fall, the 17-year-old Guatemala native ran a machine to grind damaged pallets into mulch. When a co-worker at the Greensboro plant returned from another task, he didn’t see Nery – until he lo ... more »
SCnow.com – Nov 10, 2008 11:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Myrtle Beach
Guatemala bus fire leaves 16 dead
Guatemalan police find 16 bodies inside a burnt-out bus on a rural road, and reports suggest the victims were from Nicaragua.
BBC News – Nov 10, 2008 10:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Guatemalan police find 16 bodies inside a burnt-out bus on a rural road, and reports suggest the victims were from Nicaragua.
BBC News – Nov 10, 2008 10:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Student volunteer gets hero award
ALEXANDRIA - At 17, Fiona Grugan is already well on her way to achieving her goal of becoming a doctor.So far, she has donated 130 hours of volunteer service at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon, worked alongside an oral surgeon in Guatemala and spent five weeks immersed in health care proj ... more »
Altoona Mirror – Nov 10, 2008 04:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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ALEXANDRIA - At 17, Fiona Grugan is already well on her way to achieving her goal of becoming a doctor.So far, she has donated 130 hours of volunteer service at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon, worked alongside an oral surgeon in Guatemala and spent five weeks immersed in health care proj ... more »
Altoona Mirror – Nov 10, 2008 04:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Church Craft Sale Benefits Guatemala
A weekend craft sale will be held at a Chapel Hill church to benefit people living in Guatemalan villages, says The Herald Sun.
WNCN - NBC 17 – Nov 7, 2008 3:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
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A weekend craft sale will be held at a Chapel Hill church to benefit people living in Guatemalan villages, says The Herald Sun.
WNCN - NBC 17 – Nov 7, 2008 3:54 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
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Steve Miller first went to Guatemala by chance.In 1982, an official from the civil war-ravaged country invited a colleague at Miller’s Texas brokerage firm to visit Guatemala and witness the plight of displaced civilians. The co-worker couldn’t go, so Mi...
The Register-Guard – Nov 6, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Steve Miller first went to Guatemala by chance.In 1982, an official from the civil war-ravaged country invited a colleague at Miller’s Texas brokerage firm to visit Guatemala and witness the plight of displaced civilians. The co-worker couldn’t go, so Mi...
The Register-Guard – Nov 6, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Oregon: Eugene
...Atlantic Tropical Depression ARTHUR...
The National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on Tropical Depression Arthur. However, the remnants of Arthur could produce additional heavy rains over portions of Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico during the next couple of days. These rains could cause life-threatening flash fl ... more »
National Weather Service – Jun 2, 2008 10:11 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The National Hurricane Center has issued its last advisory on Tropical Depression Arthur. However, the remnants of Arthur could produce additional heavy rains over portions of Belize, Guatemala, and southeastern Mexico during the next couple of days. These rains could cause life-threatening flash fl ... more »
National Weather Service – Jun 2, 2008 10:11 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Mexico's Fox, in Book, Chides and Praises Bush
ANTIGUA, Guatemala, Sept. 18 -- President Bush and Vicente Fox once portrayed themselves as diplomatic allies and close friends, but the former Mexican president takes some jabs at Bush in a new autobiography, calling him "the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life" and a "windshield ... more »
Washington Post – Sep 19, 2007 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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ANTIGUA, Guatemala, Sept. 18 -- President Bush and Vicente Fox once portrayed themselves as diplomatic allies and close friends, but the former Mexican president takes some jabs at Bush in a new autobiography, calling him "the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life" and a "windshield ... more »
Washington Post – Sep 19, 2007 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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