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Here’s How Much The Military Operation At The Border Costs

Here’s How Much The Military Operation At The Border Costs

Defense Secretary James Mattis says there are 5,764 active-duty troops stationed the the U.S.-Mexico border with 2,100 National Guard members. The troops are stationed at border points in Texas, California, and Arizona. The troops have been deployed by Donald Trump to defend the border against a caravan of thousands of Central Americans who banded together […]

6y ago

Honduras Caravan Breaks Through Mexico Border In Chaotic Scene

Honduras Caravan Breaks Through Mexico Border In Chaotic Scene

Chaos unfolded when the caravan of immigrants from Honduras reached the Guatemala-Mexico border on Friday, CNN reports. A large group of people broke through a steel fence protecting the border. Mexican police, in full riot gear, rushed forward to stop them. Smoke canisters erupted all around as police forcibly tried to push them back over […]

6y ago

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer, Helped A Young Guatemalan Boy Reunite With His Mother

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer, Helped A Young Guatemalan Boy Reunite With His Mother

The lawyer taking on President Donald Trump over his alleged affair with an adult film star helped reunite a 9-year-old boy with his mother in a Houston immigration court. Antony Ortiz last saw his mother three months ago when federal agents separated the two at the U.S-Mexico border. Under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy, Elsa […]

6y ago

Fuego Volcano Erupts For Over 16 Hours, Spewing Rock, Gas, & Ash & Killing Dozens In Guatemala

Fuego Volcano Erupts For Over 16 Hours, Spewing Rock, Gas, & Ash & Killing Dozens In Guatemala

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, or Volcan de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, erupted just before noon on Sunday, killing at least 33 people in neighboring villages, with hundreds more displaced, BBC reports. The country’s most violent volcanic eruption in over a century sent lava streaming across people’s homes, burying them in […]

6y ago

Guatemala Presents Down Syndrome Designer At London Fashion Week 2016 [Video]

Guatemala Presents Down Syndrome Designer At London Fashion Week 2016 [Video]

Earlier this year, Guatemala was represented at London Fashion Week 2016 by a young designer with Down syndrome named Isabella Springmuhl. Not held back by Down syndrome, Isabella first debuted at London Fashion Week’s earlier incarnation in February — where she was one of the youngest designers attending the prestigious event. Her mother, Isabel Tejada, […]

8y ago

Jesus Christ Falls From Cross — Viral Video Shows Actor Toppling From Crucifixion On Good Friday

Jesus Christ Falls From Cross — Viral Video Shows Actor Toppling From Crucifixion On Good Friday

For most people across the world, Easter week came and went without a hitch, with many families spending quality time together to worship. But one public celebration in Guatemala did not go quite as well as planned. A video has gone viral showing an actor dressed as Jesus Christ falling from the cross and onto […]

8y ago

U.S.A. Soccer Vs. Guatemala Live Stream: Men’s National Team Desperate To Avoid World Cup Qualifying Disaster

U.S.A. Soccer Vs. Guatemala Live Stream: Men’s National Team Desperate To Avoid World Cup Qualifying Disaster

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team faces Guatemala Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying match that will stream live as the USMNT must fight desperately to avoid the worst disaster in American soccer in more than two decades — failure to qualify for a World Cup. After losing 2-0 in Guatemala on Friday, the U.S. […]

8y ago

Comedian With No Political Experience Elected President Of Guatemala By Landslide

Comedian With No Political Experience Elected President Of Guatemala By Landslide

Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian with no prior political experience, has won the Guatemalan presidency Sunday by a wide margin, the Guardian reports. Jimmy Morales, who starred in a comedy sketch show for 14 years and who once played a cowboy who accidentally became president, dominated the polls by acquiring more than 72 percent […]

9y ago

Jill Duggar And Derick Dillard Update: Jill Pursuing A Real Job, Couple Making A Big Move

Jill Duggar And Derick Dillard Update: Jill Pursuing A Real Job, Couple Making A Big Move

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard’s recent mission trip update gives their generous donors some idea of how their money is being spent, but a few of the couple’s expenses are raising eyebrows. As the Inquisitr previously reported, Duggar critics and even some fans of the family have started questioning how Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard […]

9y ago

Guatemala Comedian Leads In Election Five Days After President Resigns

Guatemala Comedian Leads In Election Five Days After President Resigns

While it’s true that some people treat elections as a big joke, Guatemala has taken it to new levels. Five days after President Otto Pérez Molina resigned over widespread protests and accusations of corruption, the leader in the new presidential race is Jimmy Morales, a television comedian well known in Guatemala but one with no […]

9y ago

Teenage Girl Beaten By Angry Mob Then Burned Alive, Graphic Video Recorded After Attempted Taxi Robbery Resulting In Dead Driver

Teenage Girl Beaten By Angry Mob Then Burned Alive, Graphic Video Recorded After Attempted Taxi Robbery Resulting In Dead Driver

A 16-year-old teenage girl met a tragic end in Guatemala after she took part in the robbery of a 68-year-old taxi driver that ultimately resulted in the driver’s death. The young woman and two male accomplices ran from the scene of the crime, desperate to escape the growing angry mob that quickly formed. The teenage […]

9y ago

After A Minor Fall, Enrique Iglesias Flies High Over Guatemala

After A Minor Fall, Enrique Iglesias Flies High Over Guatemala

Enrique Iglesias won’t stay down, even for a second. The world-renowned singer and heartthrob caused a flurry of cardiac palpitations when he slipped and fell during a concert in Guatemala on April 4. According to Latin Post, the moment was captured by concertgoer Jose Carlos Guerra, who then posted the video online (including a slow-mo […]

9y ago

Day Of Quakes: Costa Rica, Panama, And Guatemala Affected

Day Of Quakes: Costa Rica, Panama, And Guatemala Affected

Earthquakes shook through Costa Rica, Panama, and Guatemala throughout Saturday. Costa Rica suffered from a magnitude 6 earthquake earlier in the day. The epicenter was 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the Laurel community in Puntarenas province by the Panamanian border. Felt strongly on the pacific coast of Costa Rica, witnesses told CSEM/EMSC that the […]

10y ago

Immigrants or Refugees: Endangered Children At The Gates

Immigrants or Refugees: Endangered Children At The Gates

Are they immigrants or refugees? While Congress argues about border patrol funds and both sides chide Barack Obama for not visiting immigrant placement centers in the Rio Grande Valley –and for taking five minutes to breathe– there are humans waiting at the border between the US and Mexico, asking for help. Many of them approached […]

10y ago

Increase In Illegal Immigration By Families: You Won’t Believe Why More Are Coming With Young Children

Increase In Illegal Immigration By Families: You Won’t Believe Why More Are Coming With Young Children

There has been a dramatic increase recently in illegal border crossings into the United States by families with children, and even unaccompanied children of all ages. Many face danger, hunger, and exploitation along the way in the hope that they will be able to stay in the USA. The reason for the sudden increase in […]

10y ago

Alleged Zetas Cartel Leader Arrested In Guatemala

Alleged Zetas Cartel Leader Arrested In Guatemala

A suspected Zetas cartel boss wanted in the US was arrested following a firefight in Guatemala, according to reports released on Friday. In a statement issued by Interior Minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla, Jairo Orellana Morales was captured in Zacapa, an eastern province on the border of the Rio Grande de Zacapa, after a shootout with […]

10y ago

Doomsday Tourists Cause ‘Irreparable’ Damage To Ancient Mayan Temple

Doomsday Tourists Cause ‘Irreparable’ Damage To Ancient Mayan Temple

Guatemala – Tourists who flocked to an ancient Mayan temple on December 21 to observe the end of days, join mankind in a new era of spiritual consciousness, or just to party have caused “irreparable” damage to the historic site. A group of over 7,000, both tourists and locals, flocked to the Tikal archaeological site […]

12y ago

John McAfee Deported, Arrives In US, Says Boot Was ‘Graceful’

John McAfee Deported, Arrives In US, Says Boot Was ‘Graceful’

John McAfee has officially been deported, as we reported last night — in what is the latest chapter of a very, very strange series of events that too implausible even for a movie plot. News John McAfee was to be deported first hit last night, in a case that first began weeks ago with the […]

12y ago

John McAfee Released In Guatemala, Will Return To United States

John McAfee Released In Guatemala, Will Return To United States

John McAfee has been released by officials in Guatemala, and the McAfee Antivirus software pioneer is planning a return home to the United States. McAfee was arrested after he allegedly entered the country illegally. While McAfee is still considered a person of interest in the death of his Belizean neighbor, he has not yet been […]

12y ago

John McAfee Hopes To Return To US ‘As Soon As Possible’

John McAfee Hopes To Return To US ‘As Soon As Possible’

Guatemala City – Eccentric software guru John McAfee is fighting deportation from Guatemala to Belize, and is hoping to be back in the United States as soon as possible. McAfee is wanted for questioning regarding the death of Gregory Faull, a fellow American and former neighbor who was found dead several weeks ago. McAfee is […]

12y ago

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