Honduras News – Daily News about Honduras

Employers are supporting the initiative of the National Congress to create more jobs in Honduras, by submitting proposals to incorporate more flexible schedules for workers; however, labor unions are opposed to the idea.

Mario Bustillo, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tegucigalpa (CCIT), reported that it submitted this proposal to facilitate the project promoted by the National Congress. The business sector believes that part-time employment will generate more jobs, and that the labor unions have not provided any comprehensive proposal in this regard.

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Roger Espinoza enjoyed the best dinner he has had since returning home from the World Cup in South Africa.

The menu included his mother’s Honduran cuisine — Espinoza’s favorite — and, even better, family time.

“We haven’t seen him for six months, so we were happy to see him even if it was only for a short time,” said Espinoza’s sister, Jasmin.

The Kansas City Wizards midfielder played in front of his personal cheering section Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park against the Colorado Rapids — reminiscent of when he played for Regis Jesuit High School five years ago. Espinoza made rounds between practice Thursday and Friday, catching up with family members and friends a few weeks after he represented Honduras in the World Cup.

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Christopher Pearson, the former Mashantucket Pequot tribal official convicted of defrauding investors in a Honduran resort project that never materialized, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny also ordered Pearson to pay restitution to his victims.

According to evidence presented during a trial, Pearson, a former deputy chief operating officer for the tribe, collected $280,000 from a number of investors, promising to use it to purchase land on the Honduran island of Roatan. He claimed that the land would be used for a resort and casino project that the tribe was sponsoring.

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