THE unprecedented corruption scandal engulfing FIFA widened Thursday with the arrests of two more top officials in another dramatic dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich. Swiss authorities again acted on a request from the US justice department, a repeat of the sweeping arrests in May that set off … Read More
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Syrians who entered Honduras Illegally have been Released from Jail and Granted Refugee Status
The Honduras judicial system has released the five Syrians, who had been detained since November 18 after being arrested with counterfeit Greek passports following a ruling by the Immigration department to grant them a 90 day status as refugees. The Syrians “were freed having paid a bail of 10,000 lempiras … Read More
$145,000 Million Dollar Loan Approved to Build North Coast Toll Road in Honduras
Autopistas del Atlantico, or ADASA, has obtained a $145 million loan for the construction and operation of the Corredor Turistico toll road in the northern region of Honduras. The lenders included JPMorgan Chase Bank, Banco Financiera Comercial Hondurena and Corporacion Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura. The toll road is … Read More
$145,000 Million Dollar Loan Approved to Build North Coast Toll Road in Honduras
Autopistas del Atlantico, or ADASA, has obtained a $145 million loan for the construction and operation of the Corredor Turistico toll road in the northern region of Honduras. The lenders included JPMorgan Chase Bank, Banco Financiera Comercial Hondurena and Corporacion Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura. The toll road is … Read More
Mayor of Dolores, Copan, Assassinated
Various media outlets have reported that Santiago Mejia, a Nationalist mayor whose municipality was Dolores (in the department of Copan) has been assassinated. He was with his wife when he was shot while driving. Mejia was a regional leader, whose duties including hosting at least one meeting of mayors throughout … Read More