By Catracha Hondurena on April 26, 2011
Congress, pepe lobo, world health organization
Human Interest
The Presidential Commissioner for Disability Affairs, Javier Salgado, announced Monday, the beginning of the Week of Solidarity, an event made possible by the strong support of President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. This was announced at an official news conference at the Presidential Palace, attended by the president of the National Federation of Disability Organizations in Honduras […]
By Catracha Hondurena on April 11, 2011
chavez, columbia, OAS, pepe lobo
Politics in Honduras
On his return from Colombia, President Lobo held a press conference wherein he stated that there is an interest by Honduras’s Latin American counterparts to have the country return to the OAS. He said that the Colombian president continues to support Honduras in its efforts to normalize relations with all Latin American countries, and President […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 21, 2011
drug trafficking, mexico, pepe lobo, united states
Politics in Honduras
The country that will receive the most attention during President Barack Obama’s ongoing visit to Latin America — other than Libya — will be Brazil, but the place where he will probably have the biggest, and most needed, impact will be Central America. Fifteen years after the end of Central America’s civil wars, this region […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 16, 2011
central america, pepe lobo, UN, united nations
Politics in Honduras
Leaders of Central America from Belize, Panama and the Dominican Republic will join Honduras to make a formal presentation to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon today. The topic is Regional Security, Environment and Climate Change, and the Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (Comisión Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala [CCIG]). The President arrived in Guatemala […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 5, 2011
pepe lobo
General Honduras News, Politics in Honduras
President Porfirio Lobo, asked his Minister of Education, Alejandro Ventura, to hire temporary teachers to cover the seats of those who do not want to work. “If teachers have problems with the Government, it should not be at the expense of the children’s right to be educated. They can protest, but should not sacrifice the […]