Current
Events
There are many events that have
occurred within the city of Guatemala concerning the Maya Indians.
The following are just a few summaries of articles that were recently published
within the last two years (1998-2000).
February 23, 1998:
article written in the Agence Finance Presse in the International News
section discusses the
violence that ensued after the Maya Indians informed some
international players
of their current situation. In the fight that was initiated by members
of
the group Peace and
Justice, there was one person killed and four others that were injured.
September 23, 1998:
article written by Celina Zubieta in the International Press Service
validates the accussations
made by Mayan leaders. In this article the leaders ask that the
article 203 of the Constitution
also include recognizing the customs and laws of the Maya
Indians. However,
the National Vanguard Party (PAN) states that by doing this would
promote more division
in the country.
May 18, 1999:
article written by Miereya Navarro for the International Herald Tribune
described the voters'
decision in constitutionally changing the rights of the Mayans'.
The
proposal was rejected.
September 4, 2000:
article written published in the Americas Review World of Information in
the section
entitled "Comment & Analysis; Country Profile; Statistics; Forecast;
pg. 1".
This article
is basically a review of the city of Guatemala under the President Alfonso
Portillo.
The article actually ends with ratings for risk assessment in certain elements
of
Guatemala;
Economic: satisfactory, Political: improving, Regional stability; satisfactory,
and the
Stock Market: improving.
All articles were accessed on the online database of Lexis-Nexis.com
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