By Hector Martinez on February 15, 2012
colombia, COPECO, honduras prison fire, injured, pepe lobo, united states
Human Interest
The President of Honduras said that “today is a day of deep pain for Honduras, we deeply regret what happened, and I would like to express my solidarity with the families of the compatriots who lost their lives in the Comayagua Penal Center”. In front of reporters from local radio and television stations, President Lobo […]
By Catracha Hondurena on August 25, 2011
colombia, honduras
Politics in Honduras
Honduras and Colombia today reaffirmed their ties of cooperation on security and justice. President Porfirio Lobo began his visit to Colombia today with plans to meet with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos to discuss the continuing coordination of the military and police between both countries. “Today we came specifically … to see how the relationship […]
By Jennifer Catracha on November 23, 2010
colombia, honduras, National Front for Popular Resistance
Politics in Honduras
Ex Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe, one of the first to recognize the current government, arrived in the capital on Sunday under tight security. He was welcomed by President Porfirio Lobo at the “Hernan Acosta Mejia” air base, and invited by the Honduran Private Business Council. Not all Hondurans; however, are happy about his visit. Dozens […]
By Catracha Hondurena on October 13, 2010
central america, colombia, crime, drug trafficking, honduras
General Honduras News
Miguel Ángel Villela Meza was captured over the weekend in Colombia with six other members of an international drug trafficking and weapons network. Miguel Ángel Villela Meza accepted the charges against him from the Colombia authorities. Óscar Álvarez, the Honduran security minister, is under fire today because he declared yesterday at a news conference, that […]
By Catracha Hondurena on September 30, 2010
colombia, drug trafficking, honduras
General Honduras News
Police dealt another blow to the the drug trade yesterday, when they seized more than one million dollars from four Colombians at the San Pedro Sula airport. The seizure was due to the security measures established by the company Airports of Honduras, and in place at the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport. About 6:30 a.m., […]