By samuel contreras on October 19, 2011
CONCACAF Champions League, futbol, motagua, soccer, tegucigalpa
Sports in Honduras
Motagua has only pride on the line in Thursday’s game. Currently at the bottom of the table in the Honduran Apertura, and having earned zero points in Group A, the match represents a potential silver lining in what has been a trying season for the Ciclón Azul (Blue Cyclone). Mogagua’s opponent, Galaxy, however is taking no […]
By samuel contreras on October 6, 2011
Human Interest
Honduras and El Salvador have the highest homicide rates in the world as killings reach a crisis point in Central America, a United Nations report said Thursday. The study on homicides by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime blamed organized crime for the region’s surge in violence. Honduras had 6,200 killings in 2010 […]
By samuel contreras on October 3, 2011
energy, farmers, honduras, human rights
Business - Economics, Politics in Honduras
The reported killing of 23 Honduran farmers in a dispute with the owners of UN-accredited palm oil plantations in Honduras is forcing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) executive board to reconsider its stakeholder consultation processes. In Brussels, the Green MEP Bas Eickhout called the alleged human rights abuses “a disgrace”, and told EurActiv he would […]
By samuel contreras on May 25, 2011
honduras, manufacturing
Business - Economics
El Salvador and Honduras will post strong growth in the manufacturing sector, after achieving the fastest volume growth in 2010, according to the report, "e;Trade and Trade Policy: The US Clothing Import Market"e;, published in the latest issue of Global Apparel Markets. Significantly, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador and Honduras — along with Pakistan — were […]
By samuel contreras on May 4, 2009
Environmental News, Human Interest
A round of fine Honduran beer, maybe Salva Vida, to toast a good day’s work was probably in order.