By Catrachita on November 8, 2009
embassy, honduran, honduras, Politics in Honduras, united states, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
It was unthinkable it could happen, yet it did. On October 22, 2009 Patricia Rodas orchestrated a takeover of the Honduran Embassy in the United States. The Embassy administration in place did all they could to not relinquish their posts, but in the end, the United States allowed their removal. Zelaya’s team was permitted to […]
By Catrachita on November 1, 2009
OAS, political crisis, united states, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
Porfirio Lobo, everyone knows by Pepe, is the head of the National Party and the candidate “most likely to become the next president of Honduras”, as he is ahead by 16 points in the polls. Pepe Lobo was on the point of being elected president four years ago, but lost by just 7,000 votes to […]
By Catrachita on September 19, 2009
Honduran Culture, Human Interest
Excerpt: “According to legend, Honduras’ Caribbean coastline is littered with treasures from a time when Spanish galleons passed by filled with treasure chests of gold. Buried so deep under the sea bed now, very few treasure hunters have had the expertise or the means to attempt to locate this potential wealth, and if indeed there […]
By Catrachita on August 15, 2009
Politics in Honduras
Friday’s return of the mission sent by the Honduran government to Washington was marked with satisfaction. Mission member Arturo Corrales said the reason for this was that they had met with open ears. According to Corrales, the meeting in Washington was “very deep, and Honduras is starting to be listened (to), which was something we […]
By Catrachita on July 27, 2009
General Honduras News, Politics in Honduras
According to authorities, popular leaders and members of the administration of former President Manuel Zelaya, had received large sums of money with which to finance the mobilization of groups of people in marches and planning for the former president in different areas of Honduras . Activists called the “Front Against the Coup d’etat” received payments […]