By gringa on May 9, 2012
education, tegucigalpa, unitec, united states, university
General Honduras News

President Bill Clinton inspires leadership commitment among students during visits to Laureate International Universities member institutions in Mexico and Honduras. Thousands of university students in Mexico and Honduras turned out to greet President Bill Clinton during his visit of Mexican and Central American institutions in the Laureate International Universities network this week. President Clinton delivered […]
By gringa on May 8, 2012
charter cities, united states
Business - Economics

New York Times Article Excerpt: “Romer, who is expected to be chairman, is hoping to build a city that can accommodate 10 million people, which is 2 million more than the current population of Honduras. His charter city will have extremely open immigration policies to attract foreign workers from all over. It will also tactically […]
By gringa on May 7, 2012
indigenous, mining, NGO, UN, united nations, united states
General Honduras News
“Bearing Witness: Panning for Justice” The NGO Committee on the United Nations International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples seeks to present, promulgate and promote UN activities for the Decade for Indigenous Peoples. Founded in 1991, it is a Special Committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO). […]
By gringa on May 6, 2012
crime, drug trafficking, united states
General Honduras News

The United States military has brought lessons from the past decade of conflict to the drug war being fought in the wilderness of Miskito Indian country, constructing this remote base camp with little public notice but with the support of the Honduran government. Multimedia It is one of three new forward bases here — one […]
By gringa on May 2, 2012
crime, human trafficking
Human Interest
A southwest Texas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison Monday in connection with a human smuggling case that resulted in the death of a Honduran national. Fernando Ochoa, 27, was sentenced in federal court in Eagle Pass to 216 months in federal prison. According to court documents, on Sep. 15, 2010, U.S. […]