The former President of Honduras, Rafael Leonardo Callejas (72), charged with receiving bribes of more than 300 thousand dollars in the scandal of the International Federation of associated football (Fifa), traveled in a private flight to New York to surrender to the authorities of the United States which had requested … Read More
Daily Archives: December 14, 2015
IBC Airways Begins new Air Service Between Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Roatan Bay Island, Honduras
IBC Airways, an American airline, yesterday December 13, 2015 made its maiden flight to Honduras, opening a new connection from Roatan, Honduras to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. With the entry of this new airline there are now four companies that have non-stop flights from Roatan to United States and vice … Read More
Honduran Government Approves Increase to Airport and Immigration Services for Travelers
The domestic and foreign travelers passing through the four international airports in Honduras began to pay a fee increase of six US Dollars to the taxes they have already been paying for immigration services and security at air terminals, according to an Executive Decree approved by the Council of Ministers. … Read More
Honduras Ex-President Rafael Callejas Will Turn Himself Over to the USA over FIFAGate Corruption
Arturo Corrales Alvarez, Honduras Chancellor, confirmed this morning that former President Rafael Leonardo Callejas, will turn himself over to United States authorities. The Honduras Supreme Court designated Judge Edith María López Rivera on Wednesday to review and decide on the USA’ss extradition request. The National Jurisdictional judge is scheduled to … Read More
US U-20 Women’s Soccer Team Defeated Honduras in the Semifinal of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship
The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team qualified for the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after defeating Honduras 7-0 in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship. The U-20 WNT proceed to defeat Canada for the tournament title on Sunday, Dec. 13 by a score of 1 -0 on … Read More
Captain of Honduras’ Soccer Team Arnold Peralta Shot Dead Outside Shopping Mall in La Ceiba
The captain of the national soccer team has been shot to death in a shopping mall parking lot in a city on the country’s Caribbean coast. Arnold Peralta was killed by an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle in his hometown of La Ceiba on Thursday December 10, 2015. The 26-year-old … Read More
Gamesa Electric Awarded Major Solar Project in Honduras
Gamesa Electric has been awarded a major solar project in Honduras which involves the supply of solar power stations and control for a 53,31MWp project in Honduras. With this operation, Gamesa Electric reinforces its presence in LATAM, with a new supply contract in a country in its first development stages … Read More
Honduras Red Cross Volunteer Rosario Fernandez – 43 Years of Volunteering
For 43 years, Rosario Fernandez, a Honduras Red Cross volunteer with a warm smile, has spent countless hours providing humanitarian relief to those in need. Even when rain floods the streets, or violence is everywhere, Rosario is on duty: “is my passion, it is a moral mandate that I have.” … Read More
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Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, associate dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2015 Jose Cecilio del Valle National Science Award from the government of Honduras. The award, named for a political and philosophical leader in … Read More
US, Honduras Craft Deal to Improve Labor Conditions
U.S. and Honduran officials have signed a labor plan aimed at improving a broad range of working conditions in the Central American nation. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and Carlos Madero, Honduras minister of labor, inked a deal that creates a framework for the comprehensive monitoring of labor practices to address … Read More