News stories by Fabiana Frayssinet, page 28

GUATEMALA, Nov 13 (IPS) - A Guatemalan indigenous umbrella organisation announced this week that it would support an agreement on indigenous identity between the government and the guerrillas only if the Constitution is modified to promote a multicultural, polylingual state.

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 11 (IPS) - Guatemala's controversial privatisation process is set to take off, fueled by President Ramiro de Leon's government which aims to break up state monopolies.