The Honduran Foreign Affairs Secretary; Arturo Corrales Álvarez, announced that next week, when they restart the next session of the National Congress, he will present three bills for the professionalization of the foreign diplomatic seeds. The official made the announcement yesterday, after a meeting in which the heads of … Read More
Honduras Vice-Consul in Phoenix, Arizona, United States Ana Irasema Robles stated that allegations of various irregularities, presented to the Honduran Government where what led to her departure from the diplomatic representation of Honduras yesterday. An email sent by Luis Cordero; of the Honduras Embassy in Washington, D.C. announced … Read More
As Honduras begins the election year, things in the central government continue to be chaotic. The Central government has not paid many of its employees the month of December or the 30 day Christmas bonus known locally as “aguinaldo”. This bonus, one of two 30 day bonus’s that must be … Read More
PPF condemns the death threats to journalist Platero and urges the government to conduct thorough investigation of the threats and to ensure protection for the journalist. … Read More
This is the first visit of General John Kelly to Honduras as head of the Southern Command, the Pentagon branch responsible for military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. … Read More
The Honduras National Team Gears up for the World Cup/Gold Cup qualifiers Sounders FC midfielder Mario Martinez has been called up by the Honduran national team for CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers this month and a FIFA World Cup qualifier against the U.S. on Feb. 6. Martinez, 23, is a regular … Read More
Oakland University students participate in Global Brigades, volunteer in Honduras The days leading up to Christmas were an “absolutely amazing, life changing experience” for Oakland University senior Brandon Hanna. Hanna traveled to Santa Rosa, Honduras with the OU Medical and Dental chapter of Global Brigades. “Everyone should try volunteering,” Hanna … Read More
For the first quarter of 2013, it is predicted that entrepreneurs will already benefit from the Free Trade Agreements with Canada and Mexico and the Partnership agreement with the European Union. Honduran entrepreneurs are awaiting and receiving advice on how best to profit from all three commercial agreements. The Free … Read More
The Honduran Observatory on Violence, a program at Honduras’ largest public university UNAH, used fieldwork and media monitoring to count 432 people dead in 115 massacres between January 1 and December 14 in 2012. Firearms were used in 85 percent of the massacres — defined as the murder of three … Read More
The Honduran government says it has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three wind projects in the country totalling 120MW, with construction scheduled to start on all before end-2013. The contracts, with state-owned utility Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE), include two new projects developed by local real estate giant … Read More