The Dominion - Guatemala

Violent Evictions at El Estor, Guatemala

Van Ferrier — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:27:18 +0000

In January 2007, hundreds of police and soldiers forcibly evicted the inhabitants of several communities situated on lands the Guatemalan military government granted Canadian mining interests in 1965. Backed by the army and the police, Canada’s Skye Resources paid workers to destroy people’s homes with chainsaws and torches.

Sipakapa no se vende

Van Ferrier — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:37:07 +0000

On 13 June 2007, forty-two communities in a Guatemalan municipality called Ixchiguan said 'No' to destructive mining in their territories. In the referendum, local people rejected the mining exploration licenses given to mining companies without their consent.

Canadian Mining in Guatemala

dru — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:50:37 +0000

After indigenous peoples' houses were burnt to the ground on land owned by a Vancouver mining company, Avi Lewis gets the company's version of events.