By Zak Montenegro on February 9, 2015
General Honduras News
Last week, the Honduran National Coalition of Environmental Networks and Organizations (CONROA by its initials in Spanish) protested a World Bank-sponsored “Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources” in Tegucigalpa. CONROA urged the Bank – and the Honduran government – to support coffee farmers instead of national and transnational mining companies, stating that that farming […]
By Zak Montenegro on February 9, 2015
Business - Economics, Headline News
Some of the greatest opportunities in natural resources come when new terrains open up. Due to changes in infrastructure, security or politics. The latter appears to be the case in one high-potential destination this month: the Central American nation of Honduras. Local press reports that officials from the World Bank met with government and mining […]
By Zak Montenegro on February 7, 2015
Environmental News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) voiced concern today over the impact a “severe and prolonged” drought in four Central American States may have on food and nutrition security across the region. Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, WFP Spokesperson Elisabeth Byrs told journalists that more than 2 million people in Guatemala, El […]
By Zak Montenegro on February 7, 2015
Business - Economics
Researchmoz added new research report on Operators Speed up 3G Buildout to Comply With LTE License Terms, Accelerating Data Adoption to it’s huge collection The report elaborates on the mobile and fixed telecommunications and pay-TV sectors of the Honduran market. Each sector of the Honduras telecommunications market has been analyzed in a concise format according […]
By Zak Montenegro on February 6, 2015
Headline News
Two Honduran brothers known as Los Cachiros led a complex smuggling operation that funnelled hundreds of tonnes of cocaine into the United States. The drug lords feared for their lives at home, however, and cut a deal with US authorities, sparking unease among some influential people in Honduras. The Rivera Maradiaga brothers lived like kings in Honduras […]