Guatemala Miners Protests
Guatemala - The Guatemalan government has a
90-day deadline as of Wednesday, to deal
with demands of those who protest the
country''s mining activity.
After a two-day mass rally ending in the
capital's central zone, people from the San
Juan Sacatepequez municipality, department
of Guatemala, and other places, reached an
accord with authorities.
A delegation from that movement's leaders
was welcomed by President Alvaro Colom on
Tuesday night. He reiterated the suspension
of granting licenses for mining development
and exploitation until reaching an accord
through national negotiations.
The statesman had publicly stated it shortly
before in an assembly of the National
Indigenous and Peasant Coordinating
Committee.
The main demand is to avoid the private
construction of a quarry for mineral
extraction and the operation of a plant to
produce cement in that zone. |
