By Alma Castro Hernández on July 14, 2015
honduras, world
Human Interest, News from Honduras
President Juan Orlando Hernández may have been wanting a baleada today, but instead enjoyed a hamburger with the US Ambassador to Honduras, James Nealon. The president was fulfilling his promise to treat the ambassador to a hamburger if Honduras lost to the United States in the 2015 Gold Cup Soccer tournament. The United States won […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on June 26, 2015
SICA, world
General Honduras News, News from Honduras
President Juan Orlando Hernández will participate in the XLV Summit of Chiefs of State and Government of SICA (Sistema de Integración Centroamericana – SICA) in Antigua, Guatemala. Issues regarding regional security and trade agreements are expected to be addressed. Yesterday, President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic emphasized during his speech at SICA, that any initiative for the integration […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on June 24, 2015
general news, honduras, world
General Honduras News, Human Interest, News from Honduras
A major fire began about 3:00 a.m. this morning in a warehouse in Tela, Atlantida, Honduras. Nearby properties have been damaged by the flames, including a house and vehicle. Firefighters battling the blaze were able to control it by 5:00 a.m. The owner of the business is Mrs. Soyara Amaya. At this time it is […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on June 22, 2015
central america, copan, drug trafficking, honduras, valle valle, world
General Honduras News, News from Honduras
This past Friday, Honduras executed extradition orders from December for Jose Inocente Valle Valle and his wife Marlen Griselda Amaya, accused of crimes linked to drug trafficking and money laundering. They were extradited to the United States. The couple, under tight security, posed together for the cameras, and at approximately 9:00 a.m. were escorted by DEA […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on June 16, 2015
General Honduras News
Four alleged kidnappers were captured Tuesday in a gas station in the city of Trujillo, in the department of Colón, in eastern Honduras. The arrested males are Adonay Javier Morazan Pacheco (31), Óscar Alexander Rosales Cruz (23), Kendal Jevel Cruz Montes (21) and Junior Jasmani Ramirez Cruz. All were detained for the crime of kidnapping. […]