This is a remarkably brief summary of some of the events that took place throughout the weekend in Honduras. 1: A landslide hit El Rosario and cost at least 5 lives. 2: Flash-flooding occurring all over the country and caused moderate to significant damage to property, and harvests. 3: An ex-mayor was arrested and is […]
Storms have raged in various parts of the country these past few nights, and in some locations have had strong effects. The Northern and the Eastern parts of the country have been impacted by these storms. The Valle de Sula area has been one of the areas affected and is currently on maximum alert after […]
Is it time for Honduras to turn to community policing, on a national level? An increasing number of articles, particularly ones written and published in English and by English-centered sources seem to think so. The militarization of Honduras’s security forces is something that has caused concern ever since Hernandez first announced the PMOP (Militarized Police […]
Tumor specialists, heart specialists, neurosurgeons, intensive care workers, specialists in inherited illnesses, HIV specialists, among others will not be covered following reforms to contemporary social security, says Elmer Mayes, President of the Honduras Medical College (CMH – Colegio Medico de Honduras). Doctor Mayes said that the new law would basically privatize high-cost medical care throughout […]
Tiempo* is reporting that the house of Mario Palencia has been seized. Authorities representing the Public Prosecutor, the office of Seizures (OABI), and FUSINA (National inter-Institutional Security Force), have gone to the property of Mario Roberto Zelaya Palencia, the father of Mario Zelaya the ex-director of IHSS (The Honduran Institute for Social Security). The property […]