This rapid pace makes Honduras the largest solar market in Latin America in 2015. Plants commissioned since the first of the year include one larger than 100 MW and another 61 MW. So far in 2015, solar PV projects with a capacity of 389 MW have come online in Honduras, according to a report by […]
A Canadian investor faced court last Friday, November 13, accused of illegally seizing land from Garifuna communities on the east coast of Honduras Randy Jorgensen – who earnt the title of ‘porn king’ for amassing his wealth through an empire of pornographic video stores – faced charges of illegally appropriating Garifuna land for tourism development […]
UW-Whitewater student organization hopes to raise $10,000 to help high school students in Honduras start a hydroponic farm. In October, the UW-W Enactus chapter decided to partner with the Florida-based nonprofit World Resources Group and launch the campaign, Hydroponics 4 Honduras. A World Resources Group representative reached out to the Whitewater group about a year […]
Reporters Without Borders condemns the outrageous ban that has prevented Globo TV presenter Julio Ernesto Alvarado from working as a journalist for the past two weeks and reiterates its support for all the journalists who have been targeted by the authorities since a coup in 2009. The host of the Globo TV programme “Mi Nación,” Alvarado was handed […]
Grupo Financiero Ficohsa has been named Bank of the Year and Bank of the Year Honduras in LatinFinance’s 2015 Bank of the Year Awards. The winners of this year’s awards employed nimble strategies that reflected a keen market understanding, focusing on efficiency and increasing market inclusion. Banco Financiero Ficohsa stood amongst its peers in the […]