Geovanny Antonio Varela, who was out collecting metal for recycling, found two rocket-propelled grenades and put them in his bag. Unfortunately, one of the RPGs exploded when he arrived home and tossed the bag on the ground, killing his dog. The boy, his father, and two other relatives were wounded by the blast. An armed […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued an undocumented immigrant from Honduras whose coyote abandoned him and six other immigrants Friday near La Gloria, according to a news release from the agency. The two agents were tracking just north of Farm-to-Market Road 755 when they saw a group of seven men in nearby brush. The […]
Employers are supporting the initiative of the National Congress to create more jobs in Honduras, by submitting proposals to incorporate more flexible schedules for workers; however, labor unions are opposed to the idea. Mario Bustillo, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tegucigalpa (CCIT), reported that it submitted this proposal to facilitate […]
Roger Espinoza enjoyed the best dinner he has had since returning home from the World Cup in South Africa. The menu included his mother’s Honduran cuisine — Espinoza’s favorite — and, even better, family time. “We haven’t seen him for six months, so we were happy to see him even if it was only for […]
Christopher Pearson, the former Mashantucket Pequot tribal official convicted of defrauding investors in a Honduran resort project that never materialized, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny also ordered Pearson to pay restitution to his victims. According to evidence presented during […]