21.   Neftali Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the Guatemalan culture ministry, said protecting the site is a government priority, and the government will cooperate with investigations.

22.   Roadwork on a highway that stretches across the width of northern Greece has yielded significant archaeological finds dating to prehistoric times, the culture ministry announced Tuesday.

23.   The archaeologists staged a work stoppage and marched to the culture ministry to meet officials and discuss the issue.

24.   The culture ministry is one of two portfolios held by the Left Wing Alliance in the five-party coalition government.

25.   The culture ministry will regulate media-related events and issues concerning foreign companies, The People said.

26.   The Hesse state culture ministry said schools could decide individually whether to allow Tamagotchis.

27.   The nonreligious funeral ceremony was attended by many culture ministry and Spanish film representatives.

28.   The St. Francis cycle suffered minor cracking at the least, said Giuseppe Basile, a senior restorer for the culture ministry.

29.   The strikers are demanding overdue pay and additional staff from the culture ministry and plan to repeat the strike next weekend.

30.   With little support then from the officials running the culture ministry, Deilakis struck a deal with the couple who owned the hill where the theater was located.