Now most Honduran coffee farmers sell “green” coffee beans because they don’t have the energy-intensive capability to process it into more profitable “golden” coffee beans. The beans must have pulp removed and the jellylike mucilage around the seed washed off. After that, they must be gently dried. Typically, the pulp is stockpiled but can wash […]
Press Release The Organization of American States (OAS) today donated a firearms marking machine to the Government of Honduras to be used by its Secretary of Security with the objective of combating the illicit trafficking of firearms. This initiative, which is currently being implemented in various countries of the region, forms part of the efforts […]
At the beverage exhibition in the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), for the first time in history, coffee beans native to Honduras have been packaged in Taiwanese promotional materials. A Central American coffee-themed booth at the Taipei Tea, Coffee, and Alcohol Exhibition this past week, boasted the five major Central American coffee producers of El […]
Guanaja’s naval base has been under construction for some time, and is scheduled to be inaugurated this month. The base was created to help fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. Built at a cost of two million dollars, and entirely funded by United States, the new base has been designed to control the entire […]
A special police unit has been formed which is dedicated to investigate crimes committed against members of Honduras’s LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) population. The Sexual Diversity Unit will be overseen by the DNIC. The unit will work closely with local LGBT-rights advocates and organizations. According to Oscar Aguilar, the Spokesman for the DINIC, “We […]