TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez vowed Thursday to go after drug traffickers, days after a “Cachiros” Drug Cartel Narco-Boss imprisoned in the US gave explosive testimony implicating the previous president, Porfirio Lobo. Hernandez, in a national broadcast, pledged “a full-frontal fight against criminals, no matter who they … Read More
Daily Archives: March 11, 2017
USA Ex-military contractor, Serving Espionage Sentence, Convicted of Sex Trafficking in Honduras
MIAMI — Christopher Glenn, a South Florida computer expert who is already serving 10 years in prison on an espionage conviction, was found guilty of underage sex trafficking Wednesday by a federal jury after five days of deliberations. Glenn was convicted of exploiting girls between 13 and 16 years old … Read More
Trial Scheduled for Honduran Man who Murdered a Saskatchewan Man in Roatan Honduras
A trial has been scheduled for a Honduran man accused of killing Dallas Martens of Martensville, Sask., while celebrating his first anniversary with his wife in 2009. Martens and his wife Krissy Larsen-Martens had moved to the island of Roatan to adopt a boy. The couple was approached by a … Read More
Honduras Melon and Watermelon Exports Fall 6.2%
Melon and watermelon foreign currency income fell by 6.2 percent at the end of 2016, according to data from the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH). According to a report from the BCH, these agricultural products generated 53.3 million dollars, 3.5 million dollars less than in the previous year, mainly because … Read More