Guatemala City May 1, 2015 Last night, Roberto de Jesus Pivaral y Pivaral was release from police custody due to lack of evidence and all charges were dropped against him. Pivaral was charged with murder on April 21 (see information below). He was held for 10 days after being arrested [...]
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 [...]
March 15 Saturday - San Rafael Las Flores and Nueva Santa Rosa It is the last day of our trip. It is the last day that we as a group will be together. How sad and how unbelievable! Though it has been less than 10 days together, it feels like [...]
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 (Guatemala City/Ottawa) Contrary to Tahoe Resources’ recent claims, tens of thousands of people oppose its Escobal project in southeastern Guatemala. Repression and violence have been the outcome of company and government efforts to install the project without social support. A recent high-court decision in Guatemala reinforces [...]
First Publised in the Media Coop: http://www.mediacoop.ca/story/silver-bullet/18163 Silver Bullet Canadian mine in Guatemala brings violence, militarization by Valerie Croft Checkpoint between San Rafael Las Flores and Mataquescuintla, during the first day of a declared state of siege in four municipalities due to a violent mining conflict in the region [...]
mining.com http://www.mining.com/ontario-securities-commission-asked-to-probe-tahoe-resources-for-alleged-violence-in-guatemala-79241/ Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2013 Ontario Securities Commission asked to probe Tahoe Resources for alleged violence in Guatemala El Escobal silver project in Guatemala. Transnational organization Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) said Monday it has submitted a complaint to Canada's Ontario Securities Commission regarding Tahoe Resources’ [...]
El presidente Otto Pérez Molina decretó el pasado jueves el estado de sitio en los municipios de Jalapa y Mataquescuintla, San Rafael Las Flores y Casillas, lugares donde hace una semana siete vecinos fueron heridos de bala supuestamente por agentes de seguridad de una mina privada de capital canadiense. [...]
http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20130412/pais/226856/ elPeriódico, 12 de abril de 2013. Capturados y heridos en desalojo frente a mina San Rafael Preliminarmente se informó de 29 capturas y 2 policías heridos con machete Óscar F. Herrera oherrera@elperiodico.com.gt El ministro de Gobernación, Mauricio López Bonilla, dio a conocer anoche que luego de desalojar a varios [...]
Prensa Libre, 11 de abril de 2013. Actualizado a las 17:28 SANTA ROSA Policía disuelve protesta de vecinos frente a mina San Rafael Vecinos de San Rafael las Flores, Santa Rosa, que bloqueaban este jueves en el ingreso a la mina San Rafael, en rechazo a la explotación minera autorizada [...]
http://www.prensalibre.com/santa_rosa/Pobladores-protestan-frente-San-Rafael_0_897510430.html Pobladores protestan frente a minera San Rafael POR OSWALDO CARDONA Santa Rosa SAN RAFAEL LAS FLORES - Los inconformes indicaron que la finalidad de la protesta, es que el Gobierno anule la licencia a dicha minera, ya que consideran que esta perjudicará los recursos naturales y la salud de [...]
