The “Five Stars Schools” program began this week, according to Juan Orlando Hernández, the President of the Honduras National Congress. This initiative allows for one “five star” school in each of the 18 Departments of the country, as an example of what schools can be once the Fundamental Law of Education is implemented in its […]
The Director of FHIS, Edgar Martínez, pointed out that the Honduran Social Investment (FHIS) Fund still has no financing for projects that have already been planned, and assured that the amount required for this year is 240 million lempiras. Ambassadors, representatives of international agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as representatives of the National […]
The former official and liberal politician, Roland Valenzuela was killed last night in a hotel in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. According to the prosecutor on duty, Marco Cartagena, Valenzuela was in a meeting with a lawyer, when a businessman, identified by police as Charles Yacamán, approached and began an argument over money. The incident occurred […]
The Office of the Public Prosecutor is investigating if civil servants of the Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS) committed a crime when they allowed an arbitration award for a North American company, The DRC Group (DRC), against the State of Honduras to reach the sum of 51 million dollars. The Prosecutor against Corruption, Nilson Salgado, […]
President Porfirio Lobo has swore in Nasry “Tito” Asfura as Chief Minister of the Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS). Asfura was an alderman of Tegucigalpa from 2006 through 2010. The politician was under scrutiny because he served as city councilman while he continued to provide the city with services for solid waste collection and water […]