By Luciano Gonzalez on January 7, 2016
Cohep, Deportations, Economic stability, employment
Editorials - Opinions, Foreign Relations

Just two days ago, an article appeared on the website for the National Board of Private Businesses (Cohep) which stated that one of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (specifically the Chamber for Cortes) is pushing for the Hernandez administration to create an office specifically for the creation of jobs. This suggestion, if taken seriously […]
By Luciano Gonzalez on November 18, 2015
Business, employment, job fair, jobs, Technology University
Business - Economics, Education, General Honduras News, News from Honduras

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 […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 23, 2012
employment, manufacturing
Business - Economics
Mario Canahuati, a large manufacuturing plant owner, reported that he will be re-visiting other countries in the coming days in an attempt generate employment for Honduras. He intends to continue promoting the program, ‘Honduras Is Open For Business.’ “I return to doing it, because no one else is doing it, and the Government is definitely […]
By Alma Castro Hernández on January 18, 2012
employment, labor, manufacturing, minimum wage, textiles
Business - Economics

The Central American Republic of Honduras has approved setting up new textile units for creating thousands of employment opportunities in the north of the country. Under the ‘maquiladora’, sometimes also called ‘maquila’, arrangement, manufacturing plants import and assemble duty-free components for export. Plant owners take advantage of low-cost labor and pay duty only on the […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 6, 2011
employment, model city, trade show
Business - Economics
The National Congress president, Juan Orlando Hernández was visibly moved as he spoke at the inauguration of the international forum “Honduras is Open for Business”. “Today begins a new Honduras,” he said. He went on to proclaim that never before in history has the country tapped its potential for large investments of capital from domestic […]