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
Groups ask US Secretary of State Kerry to investigate environmental activist’s death
More than 200 conservation and environmental groups are asking Secretary of State John Kerry to help investigate the recent murder of a Honduran environmental activist. Assailants broke into Berta Cáceres’s home on March 2 and shot her, killing the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize winner. Cáceres helped lead fights against dam … Read More
High Ranking Colombian Drug Trafficker Arrested in Honduras
A suspected Colombian drug kingpin wanted by authorities in his own country for heading a drug trafficking organization was arrested Monday in Honduras, a country he had entered illegally. The Colombian, identified as Fermin Alberto Garcia, was nabbed by operatives of the War on Drugs Agency in the Caribbean province … Read More
Main Suspect Arrested for Murder of 12 at Pool Hall in Tegucigalpa Honduras
The “principal author” of the massacre of 12 people over the weekend at a pool hall in Tegucigalpa was arrested on Monday, Honduran National Police director of strategic operations Hector Ivan Mejia said. Arnold Leonel Hernandez was arrested while driving a taxi in the capital, Mejia told reporters. The “principal … Read More
FBI Arrives in Honduras to Investigate Murder of Indigenous Leader Berta Caceres
A team of US FBI agents has arrived in Honduras to investigate the murder of Internationally recognized and admired Indigenous leader Berta Caceres. Developing Story… more to follow.
– Courtesy of Honduras News – Daily News of Honduras in English
Honduras Governing National Party Seeks to Reelect Ruling President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Honduras’ national political party on Sunday proposed the sitting president as their candidate for 2017 elections, a decision likely to stir fresh debate over re-election, a contentious issue at the heart of a coup just six years ago. Though President Juan Hernandez, of the conservative National Party, has not yet … Read More
Police Impersonators Murder 12 in Honduras
Honduras National Police report that assailants armed with AK-47 assault rifles burst into a pool hall in Honduras’ capital and opened fire, killing at least 12 people and wounding three others. Police spokesman Edgardo Barahona said at least three of the five attackers were wearing police uniforms and bullet-proof vests … Read More
Isolux Corsan completes 61 MW solar PV plant Aura II in Honduras
The solar photovoltaic (PV) power Plant Aura II in Honduras, built by Isolux Corsan (Madrid, Spain) under a full EPC or “turnkey” agreement, has received the certificate of project completion from Energía Cinco Estrellas S.A. de C.V. after having passed all its requirements and those of the National Electric Energy … Read More