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Syrians Detained in Honduras Paid $10,000 Each in Quest for Asylum

Syrians Detained in Honduras Paid $10,000 Each in Quest for Asylum

The five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland. A sixth man was turned away from Honduras on Friday upon arrival by plane from El Salvador, […]

Honduras: Canadian Investor in court over seizing Garifuna land

Honduras: Canadian Investor in court over seizing Garifuna land

A Canadian investor faced court last Friday, November 13, accused of illegally seizing land from Garifuna communities on the east coast of Honduras Randy Jorgensen – who earnt the title of ‘porn king’ for amassing his wealth through an empire of pornographic video stores – faced charges of illegally appropriating Garifuna land for tourism development […]

Journalist Work Ban Sets Bad Precedent in Honduras

Journalist Work Ban Sets Bad Precedent in Honduras

Reporters Without Borders condemns the outrageous ban that has prevented Globo TV presenter Julio Ernesto Alvarado from working as a journalist for the past two weeks and reiterates its support for all the journalists who have been targeted by the authorities since a coup in 2009. The host of the Globo TV programme “Mi Nación,” Alvarado was handed […]

Job Fair Friday the 20th of November

Job Fair Friday the 20th of November

San Pedro Sula: The Technology University of Honduras is busy preparing for its annual set of job-fairs. Seniors throughout the university’s multiple campuses are preparing themselves to graduate, but as they prepare to enter the work force they are being granted a slight chance to find jobs and are being given a tiny break wherein […]