Honduran telecommunication company Tigo, a part of Sweden’s Millicom is suing its rival Claro, a unit of America Movil, for what it called an “unfair” advertising campaign. Tigo said it is seeking damages of 280 million lempiras ($13 million) from Claro, which it accuses of putting out “abusive propaganda … Read More
Coffee helping save the Honduras Cloud Forest and Spider Monkey
Thanks to a donation by Puro Fairtrade Coffee the World Land Trust (WLT) has been able to purchase 215 acres (87 hectares) of cloud forest inside the Volcán Pacayita Reserve of western Honduras. The purchase and longterm protection of this property will halt any further fragmentation of the forest, and … Read More
Waterfront Home 3br-3ba-Poss commercial use Jonesville
MLS 14-93 This property is suited for either a residential or a commercial venture. The home structurally is sound though most would want to do a remodel and update on it. it has +/- 74 feet of deep water with a sea wall. It has been used as both … Read More
U.S. and Honduras – New Security cooperation
In the past five years +/- things have not gone very smoothly at times it seems with the U.S. and Honduras and that seems to be changing. That said the U.S. maintains the largest military base in Central and South America here on the mainland.
The base is called … Read More
The Rotary Club of Roatan Golf Tournement
The Rotary Club of Roatan and the organizing committee of the 4th Annual Rotary Golf Tournament are inviting leading companies and community leaders to support, sponsor and participate in our Fundraising Event. The Rotary Golf Tournament 2014 will be held at The Black Pearl Golf Course, at Pristine Bay Resort, … Read More
USA to Assist Honduras War on Drugs with Naval and Air Blockade of the Honduran Coastline
“The party is over for drug traffickers,” according to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández. Since his inauguration in January, Hernández has concentrated all his efforts into fighting drug trafficking in his country. Honduras is one of several Central American countries that have become drug-trafficking logistics and transit hubs, facilitating the … Read More
Chile and the United States will strengthen Honduras’ agricultural exports
The Governments of the United States and Chile, represented by the USAID and AGCI, signed a statement of intent in triangular technical cooperation with Honduras. Jorge Lobo, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, James Watson, director of USAID, and Jorge Daccarett, Executive Director of AGCI endorsed the agreement. Honduras, … Read More
Magnum Cell Therapies in Honduras enters Joint Venture with Bioheart
Magnum Cell Therapies’ whose mission is to provide the latest regenerative medicine therapies to patients suffering from degenerative diseases at its state of the art clinic and laboratory located in Honduras has entered into a joint venture with Bioheart, Inc. (OTCQB: BHRT), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development … Read More
Bay Islands March 2014 Newsletter
“How much could we get for our house or condo in today’s market?” “How long would it take to sell?” “Does it make sense to make a move now, or should we wait?” What exactly is our market like? Is it time to buy? Time to Sell?
Even if you’re not … Read More
Honduras, Ecuador restore full diplomatic relations
Ecuador and Honduras announced the full normalization of diplomatic relations Thursday, after years of estrangement following the 2009 coup that ousted leftist Honduran president Manuel Zelaya. Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa and his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernandez appointed new ambassadors and announced plans to kick-start bilateral trade nearly a year … Read More