Fidencio Alvarez abandoned his bean and corn farm in southern Honduras because of the rising cost of seeds, fuel and food. After months of one meal a day, he hiked with his wife and six children to find work in the city. “We would wake up with empty stomachs and go to bed with empty …
Monthly Archive: May 2008
May 10 2008
Wall Construction Denounced
The Honduran cardinal has denounced the US plans for construction of a wall along the country’s border with Mexico. Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa said that it is ironic the North American Free Trade Agreement allows free movement of merchandise across national boundaries, but the wall is an effort to block the movement of …
May 08 2008
Diesel Shortage paralyzes construction projects
The shortage of fuel, especially diesel, in gas station around the country affects all industries such as construction and public transportation among others causing the loss of millions of lempiras in the country’s economy. According to the Petroleum Administration Commission (CAP), this problem was caused because of the delay of one of the ships loaded …
