By Catracha Hondurena on March 16, 2012
alternative energy, bay islands, roatan, solar power
Business - Economics

PRESS RELEASE March 16, 2012, 10:09 a.m. EDT ONYX Terminates Development of Honduran Solar Project GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO, Mar 16, 2012 — Onyx Service & Solutions, Inc. announced today that the Company has informed its Honduran partners as well as local government officials that it has made the decision to terminate development of its 22-megawatt […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 5, 2012
bay islands, honduras, pollution
Environmental News

Congressperson Manuel Iván Fiallos Rodas presented to the Honduran National Congress, a draft law designed to prohibit the use of any plastic material in the Bay Islands, considering it a dangerous pollutant that destroys the coral reef. The Bay Islands of Guanaja, Roatan, and Utila would be affected. The initiative envisages to allow only the […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on January 3, 2012
bay islands, catholic, la ceiba, religion
Human Interest
Pope Benedict XVI has created a new diocese in La Ceiba, and appointed the first bishop. The new diocese comprises the departments of Atlántida and the Bay Islands of Honduras, with 12 municipalities. It is a subordinate of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. San Isidro Labrador Parish Church of La Ceiba will be the Cathedral of […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 1, 2010
bay islands, drug traffiking, honduras
General Honduras News

At roughly 1:00 am yesterday, a small plane circled the island of Utila, made two passes, and landed on the small island’s runway. Two speedboats appeared on the sea, only meters away, and were immediately loaded with cargo of an unidentified type before speeding off into the distance. The plane, marked “VY 1482” was allegedly […]
By Catracha Hondurena on October 24, 2010
bay islands, extreme weather, guanaja, honduras, Hurricane Richard, roatan, utila
Environmental News, Honduras Travel & Tourism

Richard heading north away from the Bay Islands.