Former president of Honduras has made a U.S. court appearance in the sprawling investigation of bribes and kickbacks involving the FIFA corruption and bribery scandal referred to in Honduras as FIFAGate, soccer’s governing body. Rafael Callejas pleaded not guilty to bribery charges through his lawyer on Tuesday. Former FIFA vice … Read More
Honduras Tax Authorities Shut Down Various Businesses in Roatan Resulting in Over Ten Million Lempiras in Lost Revenue
According to estimates by authorities of the National Chamber of tourism of Honduras (Canaturh) more than 10 million lempiras in lost revenue has been was lost by businesses in Roatan after the “DEI” (Honduras Taxing Agency) forced them to close for a period of five days. At the same … Read More
Why Are So Many Honduras Soccer Bosses Involved in Crime?
The recent arrest of six current and former soccer bosses in Honduras reveals how deeply crime and sports intersect in the country, at a time when corruption crackdowns are taking a heavy toll on the sport’s leading figures. The soccer world has recently been shaken by corruption investigations that have … Read More
Expo Logistics 2015 Honduras declared a great success for second time in a row
With about 2,000 people involved in the business supply chain and logistics at national and international level, in November, Expo Logistics 2015 Honduras was held in San Pedro Sula in Expocentre. Logistics Expo 2015 took place for the second time with a hundred companies generating new business networks and improving … Read More
Seoul, South Korea to offer aid to Honduras, Guatemala hard hit by climate change
South Korea will provide Honduras and Guatemala with $550,000 in humanitarian aid as the countries are troubled by frequent disasters caused by climate change, the Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. The government has decided to offer $300,000 to Honduras, which is reeling from the worst drought in half a century. Around … Read More
Rafael Callejas Turns Himself over to USA Authorities over FIFAGate Corruption Charges
The former President of Honduras, Rafael Leonardo Callejas (72), charged with receiving bribes of more than 300 thousand dollars in the scandal of the International Federation of associated football (Fifa), traveled in a private flight to New York to surrender to the authorities of the United States which had requested … Read More
IBC Airways Begins new Air Service Between Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Roatan Bay Island, Honduras
IBC Airways, an American airline, yesterday December 13, 2015 made its maiden flight to Honduras, opening a new connection from Roatan, Honduras to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. With the entry of this new airline there are now four companies that have non-stop flights from Roatan to United States and vice … Read More
Honduran Government Approves Increase to Airport and Immigration Services for Travelers
The domestic and foreign travelers passing through the four international airports in Honduras began to pay a fee increase of six US Dollars to the taxes they have already been paying for immigration services and security at air terminals, according to an Executive Decree approved by the Council of Ministers. … Read More
Honduras Ex-President Rafael Callejas Will Turn Himself Over to the USA over FIFAGate Corruption
Arturo Corrales Alvarez, Honduras Chancellor, confirmed this morning that former President Rafael Leonardo Callejas, will turn himself over to United States authorities. The Honduras Supreme Court designated Judge Edith María López Rivera on Wednesday to review and decide on the USA’ss extradition request. The National Jurisdictional judge is scheduled to … Read More
US U-20 Women’s Soccer Team Defeated Honduras in the Semifinal of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship
The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team qualified for the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after defeating Honduras 7-0 in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship. The U-20 WNT proceed to defeat Canada for the tournament title on Sunday, Dec. 13 by a score of 1 -0 on … Read More