By Catracha Hondurena on February 13, 2015
General Honduras News, Headline News

The number of Cuban and African passing through Honduras in their route to the United States has had a substantial increase so far in 2015, compared with the previous year. “In so far this year, 1,238 Cubans have entered while around 4,249 entered 2014,” told José Luis Lozano, head of the Immigration Office in the […]
By Catracha Hondurena on February 13, 2015
Business - Economics, Headline News

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said Thursday it has agreed to provide a USD-5-million (EUR 4.4m) loan to Grupo Corinsa for the installation of a 3-MW rooftop solar array at its facilities in Honduras. Corporacion Industrial del Norte SA (Corinsa) will deploy the photovoltaic (PV) panels at its bottling plant buildings in the city of San […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 28, 2015
Business - Economics, Headline News

Honduras: Operators Speed up 3G Buildout to Comply With LTE License Terms, Accelerating Data Adoption is a new market research publication announced by Reportstack. This report offers a precise, incisive profile of Honduras’ mobile and fixed telecommunications and pay-TV markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Honduran market. Published annually, this […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 16, 2014
General Honduras News, Headline News

Honduras on Monday appointed an active army general as security minister for the first time, to assist in battling violent drug gangs that have helped to make it the world’s most murderous country. General Julian Pacheco Tinoco, head of the National Division of Investigation and Intelligence, will take up the post from January 15, Hilda […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 16, 2014
Environmental News, Headline News

Global solar developer, SunEdison, has closed a US$146 million debt facility to build 81.7MW of solar in the Central American country, Honduras. The deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), will enable SunEdison to construct three grid-connected solar power […]