Two of 18 gang members who escaped from a Honduran prison last week are dead and a third has been captured. Police chief Francis Rivera says one fugitive was found strangled Saturday in a field of sugar cane. Another fugitive died in a shootout with police Friday that also left an officer dead. Police captured […]
Honduras’ Reinaldo Rueda summoned 24 players to attend CONCACAF Gold Cup to be held from July 4-25 in several venues at the United States. Rueda said the squad is comprised of young players and experienced ones as well, though he regretted absences of midfielder Amado Guevara and striker David Suazo. Guevara recently took Canadian league […]
Longfellow Benefits announced the completion of a bridge the company funded in rural central Honduras. The Boston-based provider of employee-benefits services says the bridge will provide local residents access to health care and education as well as a safe escape route in the event of a hurricane. The 215-foot long bridge, built by an international […]
A fire destroyed part of the Comayagua city, former capital of Honduras, said the authorities Thursday. The fire occurred Wednesday night, and Comayagua Mayor Carlos Miranda said that “the loss is irreversible because we are talking of great part of the history.” Located in central Honduras, Comayagua was established in 1537. It was the first […]
There are times when a prosecution and a prison sentence are so fishy that they cry out for clemency. That’s why the U.S. Constitution gives the president the power to issue pardons — and a pardon is desperately necessary in a case that originated in Bayou La Batre. Sometime between now and Sept. 4, 2008, […]