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F – M | NJBIZ In the Lead 2025: Family-Owned Businesses

F – M | NJBIZ In the Lead 2025: Family-Owned Businesses

Julio and Marty Gillis. – PROVIDED BY THE GILLS ORGANIZATION Gillis Organization Gillis Organization runs 15 McDonald’s locations across the state, led by Julio Morgan Gillis, a second-generation McDonald’s operator, and his mother, Marty Gillis....

Owner:  Russ Roenick & Ken Firtel
Ambassador of Guatemala to Belize departs after two-year term

Ambassador of Guatemala to Belize departs after two-year term

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Saturday, October 18, 2025. 11:02 pm CST. Photo Credit: LOVE FM By Aaron Humes: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade bid farewell to Carlos Alberto Reyes García, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of...

Owner:  Larry Waight
Guatemala expected to see record growth in money sent from abroad

Guatemala expected to see record growth in money sent from abroad

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Money sent home from abroad to Guatemala could see record growth in 2025, surpassing $24.5 billion, according to statistics from Guatemala's central bank. The figure would represent a 14% increase compared with 2024. Between...

Owner:  Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church
Two-Year Refugee Deal Raises Questions About Belize-U.S. Relations

Two-Year Refugee Deal Raises Questions About Belize-U.S. Relations

On Tuesday, Belize’s Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca inked a new deal with the United States, one that’s stirring up plenty of questions. The agreement, which will run for two years, is designed to strengthen refugee protections and ensure safe,...

Owner:  Lord Michael Ashcroft
Trump Used Her Daughter's Photo in Immigration Speech — Now This Mum Is Fighting Back: 'She Wouldn't Stand for This'

Trump Used Her Daughter's Photo in Immigration Speech — Now This Mum Is Fighting Back: 'She Wouldn't Stand for This'

When Donald Trump displayed a photo of 24-year-old Katie Abraham during a 26 June immigration speech at the White House, it was meant to symbolise his administration's tough stance on illegal immigration. But for Katie's mother, Denise Lorence,...

Owner:  David Jang
From curiosity to creative entrepreneurship: UNM alum Efraín Villa’s global journey

From curiosity to creative entrepreneurship: UNM alum Efraín Villa’s global journey

When Efraín Villa packed his bags for an international business law course in the United Kingdom, he didn’t know the trip would alter the course of his life. The Albuquerque native, who had grown up camping in New Mexico but hadn’t yet traveled...

Owner:  The University of New Mexico
Los nuevos datos confirman el aumento de las detenciones por parte de ICE, y las leyes más estrictas hacen que permanecer en el país sea una «batalla cuesta arriba»
Guatemala minister ousted after gang members' jail break

Guatemala minister ousted after gang members' jail break

Guatemala's president on Wednesday ousted his interior minister and two other officials after 20 members of the Barrio 18 gang, designated a "foreign terrorist organization" by the United States, escaped from prison. In a televised address,...

Owner:  Paxton Family
The Old Nashville Encyclopedia

The Old Nashville Encyclopedia

In 2013, The New York Times’ Kim Severson wrote a story under the headline “Nashville’s Latest Big Hit Could Be the City Itself,” deeming us “the nation’s ‘it’ city.” Though Nashvillians didn’t know it at the time, that profile became a sort of...

Owner:  Bill Freeman & Jimmy Webb
La verdad detrás de la etiqueta “Hecho en Guatemala” de tu ropa

La verdad detrás de la etiqueta “Hecho en Guatemala” de tu ropa

Por Stefano Pozzebon. Video por Lali Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar, Estefanía Rodríguez, CNN Con el refrescante aire matutino, los trabajadores salen de sus hogares en las afueras y se apresuran hacia los edificios industriales que bordean las...

Owner:  Bradley Family
Guatemala Backlash Grows after Escape of Imprisoned Gang Members

Guatemala Backlash Grows after Escape of Imprisoned Gang Members

The escape of 20 “high-risk” gang members from a prison has sparked a political crisis in Guatemala, with criticism of President Bernardo Arévalo and calls for the resignation of the security minister. Authorities revealed on Sunday that inmates...

Owner:  Rob Hodel

The truth behind your clothing’s ‘made in Guatemala’ label

CNN By Stefano Pozzebon. Video by Lali Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar, Estefania Rodriguez, CNN Guatemala City (CNN) — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the...

Owner:  Bradley Family
CNN Investigation Uncovers Labor Abuses in Guatemala’s Garment Factories

Guatemala hunde a El Salvador y recupera la esperanza

Por EFE La selección de Guatemala derrotó a domicilio a la de El Salvador por 0-1 este martes y recuperó opciones matemáticas para luchar por un cupo en el Mundial de 2026 en el Grupo A de las eliminatorias de la Concacaf. Guatemala suma 5 puntos...

Owner:  Bradley Family
Trump is coming for Venezuela

Trump is coming for Venezuela

America’s foreign policy appears to have been turned upside down. In the Middle East and Far East, which have consumed most of America’s defence planning energy over the last few decades, trade wars and diplomatic negotiations have replaced shows...

Owner:  Paul Marshall
Business United Press International Chile, Brazil lead AI development in Latin America, report says

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Owner:  Informa PLC
“For how much longer will Guatemala ignore the potential that its demographic dividend presents for economic growth and the future for its youth?”
Guatemalan Congress called to approve anti-gang reforms

Guatemalan Congress called to approve anti-gang reforms

In a press conference from the National Palace of Culture, the headquarters of the Executive Branch, the Minister explained that these reforms to the law are operational tools in the Penal Code, in other regulations, and in the creation of...

Owner:  Cuban Government
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