Honduras News – Daily News about Honduras

The Organization of American States (OAS) announced they have sent a mission that will observe the primary elections for the Liberal and National parties on November 30th.

The OAS general secretary, Jose Miguel Insulza, has designated the secretary of OAS Political Affairs, Raul Alconada Sempe as the head of the delegation that will start working this coming week.

During their stay in Honduras, Alconada will meet with different electoral and government authorities, as well as representatives from the international community, he will also meet with the candidates from both parties and different social groups.

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Tropical Storm Paloma is strengthening and becoming more organized over the Caribbean Sea, hours after forming near the coast of Nicaragua.

Paloma’s maximum sustained winds were 45 miles (75 kilometers) per hour as of about 10 a.m. Miami time, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on its Web site. The system was 75 miles northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras, and moving north-northwest at 7 mph.

“Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days and Paloma could become a hurricane tomorrow,” the center.

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Marvin Chaves and Milton Nunez scored to give Honduras side Marathon a 2-0 win over Saprissa on Wednesday and end the Costa Rican’s chances of advancing to the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Marathon, which had already earned its quarterfinals berth heading into the match, ends the group stage on 13 points atop Group A, three points ahead of Mexico’s Cruz Azul and Saprissa on 10 each.

The top two teams from each group advance, and Cruz Azul leads Saprissa 4-1 on head-to-head aggregate scores.

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