By Jessica Gomez on July 2, 2012
General Honduras News, Honduras Travel & Tourism
The 2012 national vehicular registration period begins Monday for motor vehicles with license plates ending with 0-1, according to the Executive Directorate of Income (DEI). Vehicle registrations in Honduras is expected to raise 1,900 million lempiras, up from the 1,700 million brought in last year. Whether it’s night or day and something unexpected just happened […]
By Jessica Gomez on May 8, 2012
cocaine, crime, drug trafficking
General Honduras News
The police sub-commissioner, Héctor Iván Mejía announced that a joint army and police operation was conducted in La Moskitia, the northeastern jungle of Honduras. An altercation with drug traffickers resulted in the criminals’ escape (by plane), but 400 kg of cocaine were seized. The drug had been wrapped in 15 bales and was confiscated after […]
By Jessica Gomez on April 27, 2012
bombing, crime, public prosecutor
Human Interest
Police authorities today captured a doctor and his seven bodyguards in his office, for alleged links with the criminal attack against the Honduran Prosecutor Xiomara Benítez in Marcala, La Paz. The suspect is identified as Dr. Erwin Francisco Mejía Pineda. The operation involved agents of the DLCN (Direction of the Fight Against Drug Trafficking (Dirección […]
By Jessica Gomez on April 26, 2012
left eye, lisa lopes, music
Human Interest
TLC has plans to digitally resurrect Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes for an upcoming reunion tour. According to TMZ, the remaining members (Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas) of TLC have already booked shows in “five major cities,” with the aim being to utilize Lopes by “projecting her image on a big screen and working […]
By Jessica Gomez on April 25, 2012
canada, charter cities, honduras, manufacturing, maquila, RED
General Honduras News
With the near unanimous support of its Congress, Honduras recently defined a new legal entity: la Región Especial de Desarrollo. A RED is an independent reform zone intended to offer jobs and safety to families who lack a good alternative; officials in the RED will be able to partner with foreign governments in critical areas […]