Zambos – the iconic snacks brand made by Dinant and part of Honduran culture – will represent Honduras in a Government campaign to promote the nation’s values, traditions and skills abroad. An agreement signed by President Juan Orlando Hernandez and Miguel Mauricio Facusse, Executive President of Corporacion Dinant, means that … Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to send a team of experts to Honduras in early March to review the tax exemptions employed by the Government, the head of the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI), Miriam Guzman, said. Guzman said that tax exemptions, which are used to attract investment in … Read More
According to a report by the Reflection, Research, and Communication Team (ERIC-SJ as it is known in Spanish), Hondurans primarily migrate for economic opportunities, not to flee violence. The report by ERIC-SJ, a Jesuit-run research and social action center in Honduras, is based on a survey of public perceptions of … Read More
The National Investigation and Intelligence Directorate of Honduras (La Dirección Nacional de Investigación e Inteligencia del Estado) in conjunction with the National Anti-Extortion Force (Fuerza Nacional Antiextorsión – FNA), arrested a citizen who is presumed responsible for conducting a negative campaign against several banks in the financial system, through the … Read More
The National Investigation and Intelligence Directorate of Honduras (La Dirección Nacional de Investigación e Inteligencia del Estado) in conjunction with the National Anti-Extortion Force (Fuerza Nacional Antiextorsión – FNA), arrested a citizen who is presumed responsible for conducting a negative campaign against several banks in the financial system, through the … Read More
The director, producer and founder of The Explorers Network, Olivier Chiabodo, announced at a press conference in La Campa, Lempira, that the first published work the company will feature about Honduras will be on the findings of Kaha Kamasa Honduras (La Ciudad Blanca Honduras in Miskito). “The first report will … Read More
President of the Honduran National Congress, Mauricio Oliva, on Thursday swore in members of the new board of Congress for the period of 2016 through 2018. On December 17, 2015, by a majority of 65 votes, the National Congress approved a motion by congressperson David Chavez Madison, to elect the … Read More
British company MoveHub has released its ‘ranking’ of countries from around the world showing the weekly expenses that a family of four spends on its basic necessities. In some cases, as is the case in Honduras, a family of four requires more than 100% or even up to 200% percent … Read More
Former Prime Minister of Peru Juan Jimenez will be the spokesman for the Organization of American States “OAS” Supported Mission Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras – MACCIH. Jimenez will be accompanied by Uruguay’s Juan Pablo Corlozzoli, Mexico’s Jacobo Dominguez Gudini and, Germany’ Jan-Michael Simon. OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro … Read More
Families in five of Honduras’ most dangerous municipalities will be part of a new initiative to reduce factors that lead to violence in youth. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (www.USAID.gov), the three-year project called “Proponte Más” will identify and work with 800 families and their youth ages … Read More