​The hearing has been suspended and will resume on Friday, March 1, 2013 through Tuesday, March 5, 2013 (excluding the weekend)

The hearing on objections to jurisdiction and the merits in the TECO Guatemala Holdings, LLC v. Republic of Guatemala case is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from Monday, January 21, 2013 through Friday, January 25, 2013, starting at 9:00 a.m.

This case has been initiated under Chapter Ten of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) and the ICSID Arbitration Rules in force since April 10, 2006, as modified by the provisions of DR-CAFTA.

Pursuant to DR-CAFTA Article 10.21.2, the hearing is open to the public, except for those parts which involve confidential matters. The hearing will be broadcast live in conference room Seminar C, level 5, of the New York Seminar and Conference Center (NYSCC). The conference room, which has limited seating, is located at 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 20010. Members of the public wishing to attend are requested to contact Ms. Lamiss Al-Tashi (laltashi@worldbank.org) of ICSID. All members of the public will be requested to provide their names and e-mail addresses in advance, in order to arrange for access to the broadcast room.

Cameras and recording equipment are not allowed on the premises.