A live-in housekeeper who admitted in a Riverhead court that she killed her baby girl minutes after giving birth in a bathroom at her employer’s West Islip house in 2014 was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in prison. Santos Elena Ruiz Solano, 29, a native of Honduras residing … Read More
Daily Archives: March 3, 2017
Friends of the missions NGO changing lives in Honduras
YORO, Honduras — Joyce Tolle started her first ever mission trip by giving others sight, but by the end of the week, she was the one who received new a new outlook. “I think God gives you the experience you need and shows you the things that you need to … Read More
Honduras Extraditions Expose Judicial System’s Weak Links
Honduras’ Attorney General Óscar Fernando Chinchilla Honduras’ Attorney General’s Office has helped capture some of the country’s most powerful criminals and their assets, shaking the country’s underworld, but the government’s reliance on extradition raises questions about the long-term impact of these actions. On February 27, the Attorney General’s Office issued … Read More
US Sponsored “Continuing Promise” Mission Provides Aid in Honduras
An opening ceremony in Trujillo, Honduras, Feb. 21 marked the start of the second mission stop for Continuing Promise 2017. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Mayo performs an eye exam on a patient as part of Continuing Promise 2017 in Trujillo, Honduras, Feb. 21, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd … Read More
Honduras’s ancient coffee route boosts tourism
The Central America’s top coffee exporter, the third leading coffee exporter in Latin America and the sixth biggest exporter worldwide, Honduras has recently decided to turn its No. 1 export product into a tourism attraction. Launched in November 2015, the Coffee Route takes tourists to 15 coffee plantations in six … Read More