Former president of Honduras has made a U.S. court appearance in the sprawling investigation of bribes and kickbacks involving the FIFA corruption and bribery scandal referred to in Honduras as FIFAGate, soccer’s governing body. Rafael Callejas pleaded not guilty to bribery charges through his lawyer on Tuesday. Former FIFA vice … Read More
Daily Archives: December 15, 2015
Honduras Tax Authorities Shut Down Various Businesses in Roatan Resulting in Over Ten Million Lempiras in Lost Revenue
According to estimates by authorities of the National Chamber of tourism of Honduras (Canaturh) more than 10 million lempiras in lost revenue has been was lost by businesses in Roatan after the “DEI” (Honduras Taxing Agency) forced them to close for a period of five days. At the same … Read More
Why Are So Many Honduras Soccer Bosses Involved in Crime?
The recent arrest of six current and former soccer bosses in Honduras reveals how deeply crime and sports intersect in the country, at a time when corruption crackdowns are taking a heavy toll on the sport’s leading figures. The soccer world has recently been shaken by corruption investigations that have … Read More
Expo Logistics 2015 Honduras declared a great success for second time in a row
With about 2,000 people involved in the business supply chain and logistics at national and international level, in November, Expo Logistics 2015 Honduras was held in San Pedro Sula in Expocentre. Logistics Expo 2015 took place for the second time with a hundred companies generating new business networks and improving … Read More
Seoul, South Korea to offer aid to Honduras, Guatemala hard hit by climate change
South Korea will provide Honduras and Guatemala with $550,000 in humanitarian aid as the countries are troubled by frequent disasters caused by climate change, the Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. The government has decided to offer $300,000 to Honduras, which is reeling from the worst drought in half a century. Around … Read More