Juan Orlando Hernandez – President of Honduras wins the National Party Nomination for President in the 2017 Primary Elections paving the way to a very controversial “reelection” which was unconstitutional prior to his current presidency when his hand picked Supreme Court authorized reelection. Many in Honduras Believe this move to … Read More
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
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
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
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
Back again I confess I just can’t help it. I enjoy observing the art of the possible in Honduras. Inevitably, I always end up wanting to share the way politics operate in Honduras. Yes here we go again, another electoral season. Its time for a new chapter of Fantasy Politics … Read More
The ruins of a mysterious jungle city protected from outsiders by a deadly flesh-eating disease may sound like the plot of an Indiana Jones film. But after centuries of local legends and fruitless jungles treks, the incredible ancient site – untouched for more than 600 years – was found to … Read More
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– When Felipa Benitez joined HanesBrands’ Honduras operations seven years ago, she could not read or write. Today, the 34-year-old mother of two is one of the latest HanesBrands employees to hold a new high school diploma after participating in the company-sponsored continuing education program. Felipa, a facilities assistant … Read More
Doña Reina remembers the water that ran from the faucet at her home in rural Honduras. It was yellowish, opaque, she said in Spanish, and “y sucia,” which means dirty. Then, in 2008, her small village of Tamara received its first water treatment plant, a gravity-fed system made of locally … Read More
Honduras, which increased vegetable exports by 10 percent between 2015 and 2016, is now the largest exporter of vegetables in Central America, stated Francisco Herrera, the coordinator of Agribusiness of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG). The country exports its horticultural products to the United States; its main trading … Read More