As a response to the recent travel warning issued by the US State Department recommending US citizens to take extreme caution when traveling to Honduras, President “Pepe” Porfirio Lobo held a high level meeting in the Caribbean City of La Ceiba, in the North Coast region of the country of … Read More
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Still no official results on last Sunday’s Honduran Elections!
Fantasy Politics November 25, 2012 by Honduras Political Analyst o MaR Jr – (Disclaimer) It has been a week since the primary elections took place in Honduras, and there has been so much bickering and complaining, with wide spread accusations of fraud that we have just sat back and observed … Read More
Japon ayuda a proteger las Cuencas
La Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente (SERNA) con apoyo de la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional del Japón, (JICA) presentaron el proyecto: Especialistas en áreas de interconexión de micro cuencas en apoyo al proyecto de gestión sostenible de recursos naturales y cuencas del corredor biológico mesoamericano en el atlántico hondureño. … Read More
Honduran Navy Building Up Presence on both the Atlantic and Pacific borders
Honduras is building up its naval force to deal with the escalating drug trafficking that has led to increased addiction as well as abuse of the Central American country’s terrain for cross-border smuggling. In order to combat the rising drug trafficking in the country; Honduras signed a 13-year lease with … Read More
Honduran Air Force Regains Radar Information Sharing from the United States to help in the fight against Narcotics Traffickers
To continue the fight against Narcotics Traffickers using hard to detect small planes primarily on the North Coast of Honduras including the Bay Islands; the United States is resuming sharing of radar intelligence with Honduras after a four-month suspension. Washington had suspended the intelligence sharing in August after the Central … Read More
Guanaja Bay Island; Remote yet full of activities and pristine Diving Conditions!
Guanaja is the least known of the Bay Islands, and perhaps the most lush. It has mountainous jungles, dense with tropical plants and pine trees. Guanaja also is the least inhabited bay island, allowing the opportunity to enjoy secluded beaches without another soul around. The caribbean waters of Guanaja are … Read More
Are you a Tourist or a Traveler?
November 22 2012 JAK’s Shoebox Story written by JAK Thanksgiving day! 2012 – Are you a Tourist or a Traveler? Last week I told you about my 5 beloved dogs. When I moved into my new house in Iowa, as I was unloading the dogs and their houses, the neighbor … Read More
Honduras Sends Environmental Experts to Haiti
Honduras is sending environmental experts on reforestation to Haiti this week, as this past year, Haiti’s government has been promoting a seed planting initiative. Last week, President Porfirio Lobo met with the President of Haiti, Michel Martelly, who was in Spain for the 22nd Ibero-American Summit. They spoke of access … Read More
Kite Boarding in Honduras
Kite boarding is relatively new in Honduras, however, there are two different outfitters that provide kite boarding in the Bay Islands of Honduras. One of them is located in the island of Roatan, on the north shore of the eastern end of the island, in Marble Hills Farm, which is … Read More
Preliminary Conclusions on the Primary Electoral Process Honduras 2012
Fantasy Politics November 19, 2012 by Honduras Political Analyst o MaR Jr – (Disclaimer) The 2012 primary elections in Honduras have concluded, and now all we have to do is to sit down and wait for the final official results, and I say sit down and wait because by law … Read More