Guatemalan drug lord Mario Ponce, who is one of that country’s most-wanted criminals, was captured after his helicopter landed in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Ponce is suspected by Guatemalan authorities of operating in various cities and transporting drugs through the department of Peten. Investigations indicate that his helicopter had taken off from Guatemala, and that […]
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a leaked diplomatic document wrongly implies that he acted on behalf of the U.S. during negotiations on lifting Cuba’s suspension from the Organization of American States. The June 2009 U.S. Embassy memo released by the WikiLeaks website says Zelaya pushed the ALBA bloc of leftist Latin American countries to […]
Honduran officials have evacuated at least 2,000 people along the Caribbean coast due to flooding following two days of rain. Civil defense chief Lisandro Rosales says the Taujica River has overflowed its banks, damaging some homes in northern provinces. He adds that about 5,000 people in Colon province were stranded when a bridge was knocked […]
The people of Honduras await anxiously for October 30th to come. This will be the first time that Marc Anthony will visit the country. The Tigo Music Fest will be held in the Fransisco Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula. Artists presenting at the Tigo Music Fest are International Artists Marc Anthony, Olga Tañon and […]
The former manager of Hondutel, Marcelo Chimirri, is expected to hear his sentence announced in the courts today. Chimirri was charged by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of the crime of abuse of authority and found guilty, but acquitted on charges of fraud. The trial court set the hearing for sentencing today. The Criminal Code outlines that […]