By Catracha Hondurena on February 3, 2011
honduras, hondutel, manuel zelaya, Marcelo Chimirri, military, milton jimenez
Politics in Honduras
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 […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 10, 2010
hondutel, manuel zelaya, Marcelo Chimirri, united states
Politics in Honduras
A new WikiLeak cable written in May of 2008 suggests that some U.S. diplomats might not have been too distraught to see former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya go. The document, signed by then U.S. ambassador to Honduras, Charles Ford, laughs at Zelaya as “almost a caricature of the land-owner ‘caudillo’ whose goal as president was […]
By Catracha Hondurena on September 14, 2010
Óscar Danilo Santos, crime, honduras, hondutel, Luis Arriaga, Marcelo Chimirri
Business - Economics
Yesterday afternoon, Óscar Danilo Santos was handcuffed and sent to the National Penitentiary. The former legal adviser to Hondutel is accused by prosecutors of committing several crimes, including stealing secrets which endangered people’s freedom and personal safety. Óscar Danilo Santos initially presented himself voluntarily to the court, and was granted substituted measures at his initial […]