Honduras Participation in Operation Martillo a Success
Operation Martillo has through July 17, 2013, resulted in the seizure of 207,740 kilograms of cocaine and 37,397 kilograms of marijuana, 472 arrests, and the confiscation of 152 assets.
Honduras Debt Relief Worth US$ 1.293 Billion
The Central American country of Honduras is moving up, as a country that the western world has not seen for decades. There are ideas that are working towards boosting the nation’s economy. The World Bank has cancelled Honduras’s debt with the International Development Association (IDA) through the program called Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). Honduras […]
President Porfirio Lobo installed a new program to fight crime rates in Honduras
The Government of Honduras is experimenting with new institutions and measures to see if it achieves the goal of reducing the indices that have the country labeled as the most violent in the world. Yesterday the Government installed the National Council for coexistence and citizen security (Consejo Nacional de Convivencia y Seguridad Ciudadano), this new […]
Honduran Bajo Aguan Lawyer Shot
Honduran Human Rights Lawyer representing the “Campesinos” (farmers) of the Bajo Aguan land conflict; Antonio Trejo was shot dead by unknown gunmen after walking outside a church to answer a phone call while attending a wedding in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. The Bajo Aguan conflict between the “Campesinos” and powerful Business Mogul Miguel […]
Honduras Atlantic coast shaken by 4.3 Earthquake
On Friday night August 17th at 8:50 PM a 4.3 (Richter scale) earthquake was reported by COPECO the emergency response team in Honduras. The earthquake was centered 278 kilometers east of Tela on the Atlantic coast and was felt by residents throughout the entire Atlantic coast from the eastern border with Nicaragua to as far […]