Guatemalan Indigenous People Join Protests Against Rising Fuel Prices
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Guatemala City, 8 Sep (EFE).- The indigenous organization 48 Cantons of Totonicapán demanded this Tuesday through a march a fuel subsidy for consumers due to the increase in the prices of oil derivatives attributed to tensions in the Middle East. "This peaceful march is due to the issue of the high cost of [...] The entry Indigenous Organization of Guatemala demands a fuel subsidy for consumers was first published in HolaNews.
Leaders of the 48 Cantons and Sololá handed over proposals to Parliament to control the fuel market and provide direct economic relief to families, while rejecting versions of the takeover of strategic facilities.
The increase in the value of gasoline and mainly diesel (which went from about $3.4 per gallon in February to 5.7 at the end of August), has made goods from the basic basket and transportation expensive. Several sectors, including trade unions, civil groups and merchants, have been demanding for two months the state intervention with demonstrations and cuts of routes nationwide. President Bernardo Arévalo sent Monday to Congress, with an opposit…
Guatemala City, Sept. 8 (Latin Press) The 48 cantons of the department of Totonicapán, Guatemala, will protest today with a peaceful march in this capital against the historic rise in fuel prices in the last two months. The post cantons of Guatemala will protest the rise in fuel prices first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
The authorities of the 48 Cantons of Totonicapán plan to arrive this Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. to the Historic Center, as part of a previously announced peaceful demonstration, reported Amílcar Montejo, director of communication of Emetra. According to Montejo, the mobilization in zone 1 could extend until 17:00 hours, so that [...]
The mobilizations are not the first actions, the indigenous organizations have sought rapprochement with Congress and the government, but the demands have not been met. *By Prensa Comunitaria On Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday 9th, indigenous authorities of the 48 Cantons of Totonicapán, the Indigenous Municipality of Sololá and several groups of ...
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