By Catracha Hondurena on October 7, 2014
Business - Economics
The outlook for the melon harvest is flattering because of the weather conditions announced for the end of this winter, especially for the last half of October, as the forecast is that there won’t be excessive rains. According to executives of companies linked to the cultivation and export of melon in the south of the […]
By Catracha Hondurena on October 7, 2014
Business - Economics
In honour of the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement coming into effect October 1, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and Honduras signed an MOU to promote business-to-business relations and enhance bilateral trade between the Latin American country and Canada. The historic free trade agreement includes provisions on market access for goods, services, investment and government procurement. […]
By Catracha Hondurena on October 6, 2014
General Honduras News
Two men with Manitoba, Canada connections were shot and killed in Honduras. Wayne Beltz and his stepson, Rob, were gunned down on Sunday in the town of Omoa, located on the northwest coast. Family members told Canadian CBC News that two men burst into Henry’s Sunset Playa, a business owned by Wayne — who also […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 23, 2014
General Honduras News
Honduras’ Garifuna people on Tuesday asked an international court to help them recover ancestral land, which they say has been lost to development and is threatening their culture. The town of Triunfo de la Cruz on the Caribbean coast brought its suit to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The Afro-Honduran community, like other Garifuna […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 3, 2014
General Honduras News
Honduras has launched its mobile number portability system, local newspaper La Prensa reports. There are currently over 8 million mobile phone users across Honduras. Prepay and postpaid mobile customers can now port their number free of charge, in one working day. Systor is the number portability administrator in Honduras. The company is in charge of […]