Members of the National Popular Resistance Front marched in Tegucigalpa today in protest of the fiscal package approved by Congress. The march began about 8:00 am from La Merced Park in Tegucigalpa, and culminated with a sitdown in the basement of the National Congress. The Honduran Secondary Teachers’ Association (COPEMH) President, Eulogio Chavez, said in […]
Hope returned to the capital as a downpour touched various parts of the country. The rains that fell over the weekend added 70 thousand cubic meters of water to the Los Laureles reservoir, and a significant increase of water to La Concepcion dam. Several fires that were burning large amounts of hectares of forest, thankfully, […]
The investigative report on the TACA Airlines Airbus A-320 crash that killed 5 people and injured 80 at the Tegucigalpa airport back in 2008, placed blame with the pilot. According to excerpts published yesterday, the pilot was at fault for “deciding to land in (weather) conditions that were not appropriate.” Upon landing at Tegucigalpa’s Toncontin […]
Too Many Bills? Need Cash FAST? The World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) member countries are now offering loans to Honduras. “In a meeting today the board decided to resume lending to Honduras,” a spokesperson for the regional development bank said. Honduras will be welcoming persons in the coming weeks […]
The Fire Department reported four large-scale forest fires in Tegucigalpa today. Department spokesperson, Oscar Triminio, said the first fire was located in the area of El Hatillo at 10 am. At last count, the fire consumed about 10 hectares, and the flames have reached the outskirts of Canaan, La Cumbre, and the colony of Villa […]