Guatemala Radio News & Events

Guatemalan President Calls Meeting with Cultural Survival

Date: 08/24/2010

Today, representatives of Cultural Survival, the Guatemalan Community Radio Movement, and several national Indigenous organizations are scheduled to meet with Alvaro Colom (president of Guatemala), Roberto Alejos (president of the Congress), and members of the Supreme Court to discuss how to grant long-promised broadcast licenses to community radio stations.

Guatemala Communities Hit Hard by Tropical Storm Agatha

Date: 06/01/2010

Cultural Survival's Community Radio Project director Mark Camp reports from Guatemala that Tropical Storm Agatha devastated many of the communities that we are working with there. Mudslides and flooding have now killed 123 people, and the death toll is expected to rise, after more than three feet of rain fell. In just one village in Solola 25 homes were washed away and at least 15 people killed. There is no word yet on how many radio stations may have been affected, but the ones still operating will be essential lifelines for information and restoration efforts.

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech Stands Up for Community Radio in Guatemala

Date: 03/14/2010

After taking part in the February 11th press conference on community radio organized by Cultural Survival, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech, Frank La Rue filed a case in Guatemala’s Constitutional Court against the government claiming that the existing telecommunications law is in violation of freedom of expression and speech guaranteed in the Guatemalan Constitution.

Rigoberta Menchu Hosts Media Conference in Support of Community Radio

Date: 02/14/2010

On February 11, 2009 Cultural Survival co-hosted a media conference entitled “Solving the Problem of Pirate Radio Stations.” Panelists included: Dr. Frank La Rue (UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Speech), Dra. Rigoberta Menchu (1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate), Angelica Cubur (Volunteer, Radio Ixchel), Representative Marvín Orellana (UNE party and Ponente of Community Radio Law), Representative Walter Felix (URNG) and Representative Juan Alcazar (Partido Patriota). The event was also organized with help from COMG, the Consejo de Organizaciones Mayas de Guatemala.

A Step Closer to Legalizing Community Radio in Guatemala

Date: 01/27/2010

After months of lobbying by Cultural Survival and our Indigenous Community Radio partners, the proposed telecommunications bill has received a favorable recommendation from the Indigenous Peoples Committee of the Guatemalan Congress. An official ceremony took place January 14th at the Salon del Pueblo of the Congreso de la Republica where Congressman Rodolfo Castenon, the president of the Pueblos Indigenas Committee, delivered the signed initiative to the legislative directorate.

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