February 3, 2015 Guatemala City by Jackie McVicar Today's hearing to submit evidence in the criminal case against Tahoe Resources' former head of security, Alberto Rotondo, was suspended until March 10 at 9am. Rotondo is accused of ordering private security to shoot 7 community activists who were peacefully protesting outside [...]
Thursday, February 20, 2014 Sipakapa is still not for sale...Neither are San Rafael Las Flores, Nueva Santa Rosa, Mataquescuintla, Jalapa nor Santa Rosa de Lima. NISGUA: http://nisgua.blogspot.com/2014/02/sipakapa-is-still-not-for-sale.html In 2005, the communities of Sipakapa carried out one of the first community consultations on mining in Guatemala, taking a stand against Canadian [...]
Today we visited communities in the department of Santa Rosa. On the road there, we were delayed by a "landslide" which had occurred the night before. Typical Guatemala experience! We were welcomed in Jumaytepeque by a large group, mainly of men, small farmers from 3-4 small communities in Santa Rosa [...]
http://www.plazapublica.com.gt/content/cronologia-del-conflicto-en-torno-la-mina-san-rafael Así se han sucedido los hechos en el conflicto que rodea a la Mina San Rafael en los últimos años. http://www.dipity.com/NoraPerez/Paso-a-paso-el-conflicto-de-la-minera-San-Rafael/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Complaint Asks Ontario Securities Commission to Investigate Tahoe Resources After Wiretap Evidence Implicates Employees in Violence at Guatemala Mine Monday, June 03, 2013 Source: Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) - MiningWatch Canada (Toronto/Ottawa) On Friday, the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) submitted a complaint to the Ontario [...]
WE CONDEMN THE USE OF A STATE OF SIEGE TO RESOLVE THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS DERIVED FROM THE IMPOSITION OF A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY. Today, May 2, 2013 at 12am, a State of Siege came into effect in the municipalities of San Rafael Las Flores and Casillas in the department of [...]
The kidnapping of Xinca indigenous leaders in Santa Rosa and opposition to Tahoe Resources' Escobal project reached Canadian world news this evening. You can hear the story starting at 06:52: http://podcast.cbc.ca/w6/worldatsix.mp3
