Honduras News – Daily News about Honduras

President Porfirio Lobo has swore in Nasry “Tito” Asfura as Chief Minister of the Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS).

Asfura was an alderman of Tegucigalpa from 2006 through 2010.
The politician was under scrutiny because he served as city councilman while he continued to provide the city with services for solid waste collection and water through companies that he owns.

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President Roberto Micheletti will be moving out of the presidential palace today to ease the transition for Pepe Lobo and his family.

Micheletti said today that he will keep a low profile until President-elect Porfirio Lobo takes office next week, and has put his cabinet in charge of the majority of tasks at hand. Micheletti will be stepping out from the limelight saying, “I retire to my house for the peace of the nation and because I will not be an obstacle to the new government, but only temporarily I depart.”

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The National Congress of Honduras ratified departure from the Bolivian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

The executive decree sent by President Roberto Micheletti was ratified by the majority of Congress with 128 votes in favor, and five not in favor, those being members of the Democratic Unification Party (UD) and the Innovation and Unity Party. Micheletti spoke of leaving ALBA in a Cabinet meeting held on December 15th, and the next day sent a decree to Congress for ratification.

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At least 19 countries will send delegations to the presidential handover, as a token of appreciation to the new government, said President Roberto Micheletti.

“We understand that there are 19 countries that are willing to recognize the government of Pepe Lobo, and presidents and vice presidents will come,” Micheletti said, without specifying which nations.

11 countries are known to support the administration of President-elect Porfirio Lobo Sosa, including the United States, Canada, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama, among others. The government of Colombia only just ratified the sending of a delegation headed by Vice President Francisco Santos.

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