Former Vice President of Guatemala, Eduardo Stein Barillas, arrived this afternoon in Tegucigalpa to meet with President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. Stein Barillas was Vice President of Guatemala during Oscar Berger’s government (2004-2008). He will be participating in the “Truth Commission”, the creation of which is one of the points required in the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement. […]
The Government of Honduras announced that it has officially ceased to amortize payments toward the public external debt owed to the Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economica, BCIE. The Finance Minister, Gabriela Nunez, said yesterday that the decision was made to suspend the disbursements in the wake of the political events that occurred on June 28, […]
It seems almost a Christmas gift for the people of La Ceiba this year, that Canjet Airlines will begin service to the city from Toronto, Canada on December 24th. The new commercial flight, aboard a Boeing 737-800 with a capacity of 180 passengers, will service La Ceiba, Tela, and the Bay Islands. Airport manager, Edgardo […]
The large presence of voters at the polls is an example that Honduras has a very strong democracy, according to Mexican election observer, James Dominguez. The visitor noted that the elections have passed tranquilly, with a large number of happy voters. “We wanted to see the behavior of the electorate public, and what we see […]
Nicaragua and El Salvador closed on Saturday their customs posts on the Honduras border and will open them again on Monday to avoid any possible incidents linked to Honduras’ Sunday elections, Honduras police officers said. Nicaragua sealed its El Espino, Guasaule and Las Manos border posts beginning at 6 a.m. local time, police spokesman Orlin […]