MIAMI, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dionisio Gutierrez has resigned from his position as host and director of the popular Guatemalan TV News Program Libre Encuentro.

The US government has apologized for deliberately infecting hundreds of people in Guatemala with gonorrhea and syphilis as part of medical tests over 60 years ago.

A Twitter user was charged with inciting financial panic in Guatemala for allegedly sending a tweet urging people to withdraw funds from a state-owned bank. Jean Anleu Fernandez's alleged message was aimed at Banrural, a bank involved in a scandal and mysterious killing, The Guardia reported.

Evangelistic campaign in Guatemala City grabs the nation's attention GUATEMALA CITY, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the heels of a 10-day, region-wide evangelistic campaign that brought international evangelist Luis Palau face-to-face with Guatemala's top leadership, the two-day Guatemala Festival at Parque de la Democracia (March 13-14) proved just as historic -- reaching hundreds of thousands of individuals with a clear Gospel presentation. Guatemala's president, first lady, vice president, and three ministers of state all attended the festival, a first in the history of Palau festivals.

The Central American country of Guatemala has decided to become a member of Petrocaribe, a regional oil alliance with Venezuela to purchase oil on conditions of preferential payment.