The former Security Minister and a retired General, Álvaro Romero, died yesterday in a Military Hospital in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. The General had suffered an illness for several days according to his family. General Álvaro Romero was one of the most renowned members of the Armed Forces of Honduras and held many senior […]
In the WikiLeaks Cable RE: Honduras 1/28/2008 Petrocaribe, it is clear that the U.S. Government already considered that then President Manuel Zelaya could very well have plans to divert the money obtained in the Petrocaribe deal (with Venezuela) to be used for his own purposes. Excerpts: “The proceeds to the GOH [Government of Honduras]from the […]
This past weekend, WikiLeaks released more documents involving the United States – Honduras relationship. The documents are now available in our Document Reference Section, located on the left-hand side of this page. Or, click here to access the Honduras News Document Reference Section.
In an interview with radio station Radio Globo today, President Porfirio Lobo said that ousted leader Manuel Zelaya once told him point-blank he wanted to stay in power despite a constitutional ban on re-election, and asked him to drop his lagging campaign for Honduras’ top office, though he did not say what Zelaya allegedly offered […]
Judge Claudio Aguilar accepted an appeal brought by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) against its decision to refrain from taking cases brought by the prosecution against former President Manuel Zelaya. The spokesperson for the courts in Tegucigalpa, Barbara Castillo, said Judge Aguilar will transfer the case files to a Court of Appeals to make a […]