The G-16 and the Government of Honduras ratified country and donor commitments through US Ambassador Kubiske, acting as President Pro-Tempore of the International Donor Group (G-16). President Porfirio signed the Joint Declaration, whereby they agreed to work together on five priority areas, and to have Honduras’s progress monitored through the … Read More
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Honduras North Coast hit by Sea Twister
Yesterday August 30th 2012, at approximately 4:30 PM a powerful sea twister formed on the North Coast of Honduras causing strong winds and torrential rains near the city of La Ceiba. Damage to La Ceiba was recorded throughout the downtown area which included blown off roof tops, fallen trees and … Read More
La Prensa – Newspaper
La Prensa is the newspaper with the highest circulation in the country of Honduras. La Prensa was founded on October 26, 1964, by Jorge J. Larach who passed away in 1985. His son, Jorge Canahuati Larach, is the president of the La Prensa publishing group “OPSA” (Organización Publicitaria, S.A.). … Read More
Honduras Coffee Exports Move Up to # 3 in the World
Honduras moved up to # 3 coffee exporter in the world during the past 6 months of 2012 according to the International Coffee Association. Export performance in Mexico & Central America during the six months ending June 30th 2012 has been mixed, with Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico showing growth rates … Read More
Honduras Top COP Tiger Bonilla has Busy Week
Tigre Bonilla (the Tiger) Honduras National Police Director and “Top Cop” who has been busy the past few months trying to put order in this small Central America country had a busy past week. Besides managing all of the normal activities throughout the country he was faced with a tough … Read More
Honduras Pacific Coast shaken by 7.3 Earthquake
After being shaken by an earthquake on the Atlantic coast on August 17th 2012. Last night August 26th at around 10:37 PM another Earthquake shook Honduras. This time on the Pacific Coast of the country. The Earthquake was registered by the US geological service at a 7.3 on the Richter … Read More
RE/MAX August 2012 Newsletter
-Independence Day –Annual Fishing Tournament
-New Island School in Sandy Bay
-Real estate
-American Airlines
-New Listings/Hot deals
-Rotary News
-Going to the Movies?
-Independence Day
Each September in Honduras they celebrate ‘Independence Day’, September 15th. Here on the island part of the festivities is that they have a fishing contest that generates a great deal of excitement. … Read More
Honduras NFL Football Hall of Fame Player Steve Van Buren
The legend of Steve Van Buren – whose slashing running style revolutionized pro football in the 1940s and who quit after eight explosive seasons and two NFL championships as the league’s then-all-time rusher – continues to intrigue Eagles fans, even with the game morphing into a multibillion-dollar entertainment empire that … Read More
Marathon vs Caledonia 2012 CONCACAF
Marthon the San Pedro Sula, Honduras team was able to obtain a 0 – 0 tie vs Caledonia at the CONCACAF Champions League match played in Trinidad and Tobago last night August 22nd 2012. Marathon came out with new coach Manuel Keosseian and a very aggressive team but they were … Read More
Organized Crime in Honduras Abusing Women
According to a study being conducted by UNAH (National Autonomous University of Honduras) Psychiatrist Dr. Bismark Espinoza Organized Crime in Honduras has been increasingly abusing the women of the state. They are used as objects or property. They are treated as simple instruments that are discarded when they no longer … Read More