By Alma Castro Hernández on August 12, 2015
honduras, world, youthday
General Honduras News, Headline News, News from Honduras
As the United Nations celebrates “Youth Day”, Honduras is proud to claim that nearly 50 community outreach centers are providing hope for our Honduran youth, as they create safe spaces for the young to congregate, and generate opportunities for learning, recreation, and job training. The Honduran government, supported by USAID and Creative’s Honduran Youth Alliance […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on August 3, 2015
honduras, world
General Honduras News, Headline News, News from Honduras
Honduras has an estimated 116,000 gang members. The MS13 and Barrio 18 appear to be the dominant gangs in Honduras, but smaller groups like the Chirizos, West Side, and the Mara 61 also exist. The Honduran government, however, is strategizing to eliminate this criminal element. The Honduran military is now working together with the military in […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on July 31, 2015
honduras, IHSS, world
General Honduras News, Headline News, Human Rights, Medical News, News from Honduras
More evidence has been found to back claims of the misappropriation of public funds that recently crippled the Honduras health care system (Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social – IHSS). The devastation of this scandal has hit the nation at its core, hurting those in this country who are most in need. The Unit of Investigation […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on July 27, 2015
honduras, world
General Honduras News, Headline News, Human Interest, Medical News
The Dean of the Faculty of National Scientific Medical Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) and Marco Tulio Medina, warned the Honduran public Sunday that the country has seen an increase in brain diseases, stroke and psychological problems. Mr. Medina explained that according to reports of the World Health Organization (WHO), 30 […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on July 20, 2015
General Honduras News, News from Honduras, Politics in Honduras
Honduras and South Korea signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) this morning on security, e-government, electricity, rural development and poverty eradication. The memorandums were signed in presence of the President of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye, and Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, and are intended to provide for the establishment of an electronic government partnership […]