The National Party deputy Juan Orlando Hernandez, said the decision of the interim president, Roberto Micheletti, not to attend the inauguration of Pepe Lobo deserves applause, and will contribute to the recognition of Honduras from the international community. Micheletti decided not to attend the ceremony in which Porfirio Lobo Sosa, the president-elect, will take office […]
A top US official traveled to Honduras Tuesday to press for a final resolution of the ongoing political crisis, the US State Department said. Craig Kelly, deputy assistant secretary for the Western Hemisphere, was to make clear to both sides that more progress was needed in the run-up to the January 27 inauguration of president-elect […]
The more than 100 troops surrounding the diplomatic compound in Tegucigalpa will allow Zelaya’s relatives to bring him a Christmas meal of traditional dishes from his native Olancho province, where he made his name as a logger and rancher. “For Christmas, the army has told me they will let my mother and my children in […]
The elected president, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, celebrated his 62nd birthday today in San Pedro Sula. Porfirio Lobo said he was excited by the support he has received from the various departments of the country and the leadership of his party. Business leaders, nationalist politicians, and his family accompanied him. Among them were Ricardo Alvarez, reelected […]
In case you missed it, a remarkable thing happened recently in the small Central American country of Honduras. Ignoring the skeptics, Honduras held a free, fair, transparent and — perhaps most importantly — a peaceful election. The voting came at a time when democracy and the rule of law are under attack in the region, […]