Rafael Callejas, former president of Honduras was accused of taking bribes in his role as president of the Honduras soccer federation, pleaded guilty on Monday in the United States’ world-soccer corruption case known in Honduras FIFAGate. In federal court in Brooklyn, Mr. Callejas admitted he had solicited and accepted bribes from businessmen who sought media […]
Honduras has arrested a suspect in the murder of an environmental rights activist and colleague of recently slain award-winning indigenous leader Berta Caceres. Didier Enrique “Electric” Ramirez was apprehended for his alleged role in the killing of Nelson Garcia, 39, who was shot dead earlier this month by at least two assailants following a dispute […]
The ongoing FIFA corruption scandal is set to claim its latest guilty party. Rafael Callejas, a former president of Honduras from 1990-1994, is reported to be planning on entering a guilty plea with regards to charges of corruption. The US government is currently prosecuting the seventy-two year old Callejas. He is accused of bribery, racketeering, […]
Wärtsilä will supply a 28 MW Smart Power Generation plant to Roatan Electric Co. (RECO) on the island of Roatan in Honduras. The turn-key order includes four Wärtsilä 34SG-LPG engines running on propane gas. The power plant will be delivered on a fast-track basis and is expected to be operational by December 2016. RECO operates […]
In response to this “shocking news,” _ ( Honduras Environmental Activist Berta Caceres and Nelson Garcia Murdered ) FMO, the Dutch development financier, decided to “suspend all activities in Honduras, effective immediately. This means,” FMO said in a statement, “that we will not engage in new projects or commitments and that no disbursements will be […]