The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Honduras on a loan program, but an IMF official declined to give further details about the size of the loan until the program has been finalized. “The only thing I can say at this stage is we’ve reached an agreement at a staff level in […]
Cruise ships could be calling in at a brand new Honduran port — on the Pacific side of the Central American country — in two years time. The port of Amapala on Isla del Tigre — which lies just off the Pacific coast of Honduras — has been earmarked for cruise port development, a Honduran […]
Rodolfo Caraccioli, communications manager at Tigo Honduras, has revealed that the company is aiming to launch 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) services in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba in Q1 2015, with plans to extend the coverage footprint to around 25% of its post-paid subscriber base in due course. According to Mercados & […]
A Rio Grande Valley woman who volunteered at Sacred Heart Church during the spike of Central American immigration this summer is planning to spend the next year in Honduras as she assists an effort there to set up a center aiding those who might be tempted to make the dangerous trek north. A delegation from […]
A reputed Honduran drug trafficker wanted by U.S. judicial authorities was captured Tuesday in the capital city of Tegucigalpa, the head of the National Police, Ramon Sabillon, announced. Héctor Emilio Fernández was arrested in an operation staged by several local police forces and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Sabillon told reporters. The suspect “has (had) […]