Hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles and pistols were stolen over the last few years from an evidence warehouse operated by the National Directorate of Special Investigation (DNSEI) in Honduras, according to allegations that surfaced yesterday. The guns disappeared without a trace, opening law enforcement authorities up to suspicion that they … Read More
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Daily Happenings in Honduras
Tuberculous on the Rise in San Pedro Sula
Tuberculous is an epidemic in Honduras, which basically means it’s always been present, but from time to time an inability to control it means it surges violently in the country. That’s how Delia Tercero, an epidemiologist from the regional department of health explained it, and that they’ve detected more people … Read More
Macaw Mountain Bird Park & Nature Reserve – The Birdman of Honduras
Lloyd Davidson has always been prone to wanderlust and wild ideas, but even those who know the Tennessee native could never have predicted he’d be the best hope to save the scarlet macaw. By the time he was in the ninth grade, Lloyd Davidson knew he wanted no ordinary life. … Read More
Honduras detains Syrian, Pakistanis travelling illegally
Honduran police arrested a Syrian woman and two Pakistani men on Saturday after determining they were travelling illegally and presumably en route to the United States, authorities said. The woman had a photocopy of a Syrian passport and the two men described themselves as Pakistani but did not carry passports, … Read More
Report on Corruption Within Honduras’s Security Agencies
The Association for a More Just Society, part of Transparency International released a report which highlights weakness within Honduras’s agencies meant to ensure that society is safe. Some of the problems highlighted include purchasing of equipment, awarding of contracts, and management of human resources. Similar to other instances of corruption … Read More
Report on Corruption within Honduras’s Security Agencies
The Association for a More Just Society, part of Transparency International released a report which highlights weakness within Honduras’s agencies meant to ensure that society is safe. Some of the problems highlighted include purchasing of equipment, awarding of contracts, and management of human resources. Similar to other instances of corruption … Read More
389 MW of solar power comes online in Honduras in 2015 to date
This rapid pace makes Honduras the largest solar market in Latin America in 2015. Plants commissioned since the first of the year include one larger than 100 MW and another 61 MW. So far in 2015, solar PV projects with a capacity of 389 MW have come online in Honduras, … Read More
Syrians Detained in Honduras Paid $10,000 Each in Quest for Asylum
The five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland. A sixth man was turned away from Honduras on Friday upon arrival … Read More
U.S.-bound Syrians detained in Honduras with fake passports
Honduras has detained five Syrian nationals traveling by land to the United States, and in possession of fake Greek passports. The five men are currently being held in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. The central American nation is over 1,500 miles from the United States border. Police say there are … Read More
Honduras Investor / Canadian Porn King in court over seizing Garifuna land
An investor known as the ‘Canadian porn king’ faced court last Friday, November 13, accused of illegally seizing land from Garifuna communities on the east coast of Honduras Randy Jorgensen – who earnt the title of ‘porn king’ for amassing his wealth through an empire of pornographic video stores – … Read More