By gringa on October 13, 2011
religion
Politics in Honduras
Pope Benedict XVI said he was pleased that the Central American nation had found stability. Porfirio Lobo Sosa, 63, a member of the conservative National Party, had a 23-minute closed door meeting with the pope Oct. 13 at the Vatican. Lobo won a November 2009 election five months after the Honduran military overthrew and forced […]
By gringa on October 13, 2011
garifuna, honduran, music, musicians, united states
Honduran Culture
Aurelio Martinez, the singer, composer, and guitarist from Honduras will be playing Carnegie Hall this Saturday, October 15th, 2011. Mr. Martinez is one of the leading Garifuna musicians of his generation, known for both his preservation and modernization of this musical tradition. Following in the footsteps of the older legendary paranderos, he has become the […]
By gringa on October 13, 2011
blackberry, cell phones, communications
General Honduras News
RIM’s BlackBerry service was fully restored around the world early Thursday morning after what the company called its largest-ever network disruption. Details on the outage, which began Monday and affected millions of users around the globe, came out during a conference call Thursday morning with top executives from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. RIM founder […]
By gringa on October 11, 2011
banking, banks, finance, honduras, remittances, sending money
Financial News
PRESS RELEASE [Excerpts] Wells Fargo will extend its consumer remittance payout network distribution to 9 additional financial institutions and alternative financial services companies in Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, Philippines and Vietnam. Wells Fargo now has one of the largest number of payout locations for a U.S. bank-managed remittance service, creating added convenience for its […]
By gringa on October 11, 2011
alternative energy, eco-friendly, honduras
Business - Economics
After receiving unprecedented approval and support from the municipal authorities, Onyx Service and Solutions, Inc. (ONYX) has executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Honduran company BPRE to finance and construct an 18.5 megawatt solar power project for the island of Roatan, Honduras. The LOI is the first agreement between the parties for the […]