By Vice President Joe Biden of the United States of America -> OP-ED Earlier this month, I spent two days in Guatemala meeting with Central American leaders about our mutual efforts to tackle one of the most significant and urgent challenges facing the Western Hemisphere: bringing stability to this impoverished and violent region. The president […]
Honduran archaeologists doubt that an archeological site in Mosquitia region supposedly found by a National Geographic Society team is the legendary “Ciudad Blanca” – or White City – that for decades has been talked about in the Central American country. The discovery, reported last Monday by National Geographic magazine and international and local media outlets, […]
The U.S. Department of Labor released a report raising concerns of effective enforcement of labor laws in Honduras. The recent report was released under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement where it provides recommendations to address the concerns. CAFTA-DR’s report also calls for the development and implementation of a monitored action plan. The […]
Retired military General Julian Pacheco, who began serving as Honduras’ new minister of security this year, faces some big challenges in the Central American country, the most violent in the region. But even with his military background, in an exclusive interview with InSight Crime, Pacheco says he is “not here” to teach Honduras’ police “war […]
Spain-based Grupo Clavijo has begun construction of the 63 MW Aura II solar photovoltaic park in Honduras. The installation will include Grupo Clavijo’s single-axis trackers. Isolux Corson is serving as the prime engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project. Scheduled for completion in June, the facility is expected to produce approximately 82.35 GWh of […]