By Catracha Hondurena on January 4, 2012
biofuel, fuel, hugo chavez, petrocaribe, venezuela
General Honduras News, Politics in Honduras
The President of the Republic, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, began yesterday with a series of meetings to discuss the current situation of the country and what is expected for this new year. At the first Council of Ministers Meeting for 2012, the Minister for the Office of Foreign Affairs, Arturo Corrales, voiced his opinion that Petrocaribe […]
By Catracha Hondurena on October 7, 2010
ENEE, fuel, honduras, strike, workers
Business - Economics
The manager of the National Electricity Company (ENEE), Roberto Martínez Lozano, said that the increased price of energy in Honduras is not due to a “rate hike” but the application of a fuel adjustment, which is protected by law. The official reaction is in response to the work stoppage by union members as an act […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 14, 2008
food, fuel, honduras, world bank
Business - Economics
Fidencio Alvarez abandoned his bean and corn farm in southern Honduras because of the rising cost of seeds, fuel and food. After months of one meal a day, he hiked with his wife and six children to find work in the city. “We would wake up with empty stomachs and go to bed with empty […]