In response to this “shocking news,” _ ( Honduras Environmental Activist Berta Caceres and Nelson Garcia Murdered ) FMO, the Dutch development financier, decided to “suspend all activities in Honduras, effective immediately. This means,” FMO said in a statement, “that we will not engage in new projects or commitments and … Read More
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Honduras Environmental Activist Nelson Garcia Murdered days after Berta Caceres
Another indigenous activist has been murdered in Honduras amid an escalating wave of repression against the relatives and colleagues of renowned campaigner Berta Cáceres, who was murdered less than two weeks ago. Nelson García, 38, an active member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Copinh) … Read More
Journalist David Romero Ellner Sentenced to 10 Years in Honduras for Defamation
A Honduras judge has sentenced television host and ex-legislator David Romero Ellner to 10 years in prison for defamation of the wife of a prosecutor. David Romero Ellner is the director of Radio Globo and Globo TV. His sentence was for defaming Sonia Inez Galvez Ferrari, the wife of prosecutor … Read More
Honduras’ Cheap Real Estate and Low Cost of Living Attracts More Than Retirees
Tired of working just to pay the bills and have no down time? Retire early or just plain relocate to the Caribbean and save money in the process! Check out Honduras … it offers cheap real estate and a low cost of living. Jason and Sandra recently relocated from … Read More
Honduras’s Cheap Real Estate and Low Cost of Living Attracts More Than Retirees
Tired of working just to pay the bills and have no down time? Retire early or just plain relocate to the Caribbean and save money in the process! Check out Honduras … it offers cheap real estate and a low cost of living. Jason and Sandra recently relocated from … Read More
Tribute to a Slain Honduras Environment Activist Berta Caceres
Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, was in her early 20s when she co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Cophin), a group that campaigned for the rights of indigenous communities in the South American nation. Influenced by a mother, who took in fleeing El Salvadorian refugees, Cáceres was … Read More
Honduras receives Chilean experts to improve exports
In order to strengthen the agricultural exports chain, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) organized a workshop given by Chilean experts on how to improve the phytosanitary measures of the products shipped abroad. The workshop also aims at improving the Food Safety Assurance System. This week, the authorities of … Read More
Deputy warden of Honduras’ main prison shot dead
The deputy warden of Honduras’ main prison was shot dead Friday in an ambush on his car, police said. Juan Andres Sanchez, who helped run the Marco Aurelio penitentiary to the north of the capital Tegucigalpa, was shot and killed just outside the city. Honduras, along with neighboring El Salvador … Read More
Drugs, Dams, & Power: The Murder of Honduran Activist Berta Caceres
EARLY IN THE MORNING on March 3, in La Esperanza, Honduras, unidentified men broke into the home of the environmental activist Berta Cáceres and murdered her. Cáceres was the cofounder of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Movements of Honduras (COPINH) and the 2015 winner of the Goldman Environmental … Read More
Honduras Minister of Education outlines key challenges and policies
On the occasion of the Policy Forum of Mobile Learning Week, the Minister of Education of Honduras, Marlon Oniel Escoto Valerio, held a bilateral meeting with the Director-General Irina Bokova at the Organization’s headquarters. Minister Escoto thanked UNESCO for the fruitful cooperation between his country and the Organization. He described … Read More