By Jennifer Catracha on December 8, 2008
Honduran Culture, Human Interest
Just under 33% of the Central American and Dominican populations are smokers and only 20% believe that the cigarette is a drug, a survey presented here Friday by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer reported. The poll was taken in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic in the second quarter of 2008 with […]
By Jennifer Catracha on December 8, 2008
currency, honduras, money, trade
Business - Economics
Central American presidents met in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula and ratified their determination to seek regional integration as the way to unite against the world economic crisis and move towards a common currency. The 33rd Summit of the Central American Integration System, or SICA, ended Friday with a joint press conference, at […]
By Jennifer Catracha on November 3, 2008
General Honduras News
A crew member on a Honduran ship docked in Fort Pierce, Florida in the US has been charged with attacking a crew mate with an ax. Fort Pierce police say Walter R. Bodden is charged with aggravated battery after the weekend attack aboard the Southern Relentless. Police say Bodden and the victim got into a […]
By Jennifer Catracha on November 1, 2008
Environmental News
The Honduran government has asked Charleston, South Carolina-based Water Missions International to provide 10 water treatment systems to help flood victims in Honduras. The nonprofit said the filtration units use 275-gallon tanks in steel cages that can be taken to remote areas in pickup trucks. They include generators that operate pumps to purify water from […]
By Jennifer Catracha on June 3, 2008
Honduras Soccer, Sports in Honduras
This Wednesday the North, Central American and Caribbean Zone will play host to a genuine David v Goliath clash, when Honduras welcomes Puerto Rico in San Pedro Sula. Though Los Catrachos are heavy favorites to win the tie, Los Boricuas are well capable of springing a surprise. With their national team a perennial force on […]