Thousands of Hondurans enjoyed a magnificent celebration as part of the “Navidad Catracha – Catracha Christmas”, held at one of the best places in Tegucigalpa, the Basilica of Suyapa on Friday night. “It’s good to know we are enjoying a special time in the country, and what better than this … Read More
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Honduras Extradites Accused Drug Kingpin Leaders to the United States
The men accused of leading a major Central American drug trafficking gang and labeled as “Drug Kingpin” by the Obama administration have been extradited to the United States by Honduras, a Honduran government official said on Thursday. Miguel Arnulfo Valle, who has been described by the U.S. government as head … Read More
Merry Christmas…..’Follow your Dreams!’
We wished to take a minute during this busy season to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas & a happy & healthy News Years.
If you are considering our ‘Investment & Discovery Tour’ we have our preliminary Agenda for your review. Drop me a line and I … Read More
Hong Kong Customs Foils Bid to Smuggle 92,000kg of Honduras Rosewood
Four containers containing wood logs of a dangerous species of wood named Honduras rosewood were caught by Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound. The wood logs weighed 92,000 kilograms and were worth $3 million. The case said to be the largest wood logs smuggling case in the past decade. Customs … Read More
Honk Kong Customs foils bid to smuggle 92,000kg of Honduras rosewood
Four containers containing wood logs of a dangerous species of wood named Honduras rosewood were caught by Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound. The wood logs weighed 92,000 kilograms and were worth $3 million. The case said to be the largest wood logs smuggling case in the past decade. Customs … Read More
Honduras Extradites Accused Drug Kingpin leaders to United States
The men accused of leading a major Central American drug trafficking gang and labeled as “Drug Kingpin” by the Obama administration have been extradited to the United States by Honduras, a Honduran government official said on Thursday. Miguel Arnulfo Valle, who has been described by the U.S. government as head … Read More
Colorado’s Tucan Coffee Estates and Roasters Serving Up Organic Honduras Coffee
Tucan Coffee in Palisade has one goal for its customers — to sell the freshest, highest quality product for an affordable price. Owner Avril Millensted took over the family business when her father, Chris Millensted, passed away suddenly in a car accident while traveling in Honduras in 2007. Chris began … Read More
IMF Allocates $460 Million Dollars for Honduras infrastructure projects
The Honduras government has said that having reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the US$460 million dollar funds it will receive will be spent “largely on the country’s infrastructure” projects. These will include upgrading Puerto Cortés, the construction of the Amapala port and completing the280 km ‘Dry … Read More
Honduras takes the Lead in Vegetables and Fruits Exports
The deputy director of Honduras’ National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA), Edgar Santamaría, confirmed that the country’s export volumes of non-traditional fruits and vegetables have exceeded those of the Dominican Republic. Approximately 30,000 containers of these products are exported to the U.S. market and other countries. Santamaría stated that Honduras has … Read More
Droughts lead to crop loss in Central America
On Friday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that 2.5 million people in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador had been forced into conditions of food insecurity. The drought in the three countries is “turning into a creeping humanitarian crisis”, Jens Laerke, spokesman for the … Read More