The Honduran Institute for Children and Families (IHNFA)in Tegucigalpa has been taken over by members of the Union of Workers of the institution. They are complaining of harassment by those in charge, and making demands on the government before the institution will be returned. The protesters surrounded the building in the colony of El Prado […]
To: All American Citizens From: American Citizens Services Unit, Consular Section The Embassy advises American citizens that the Honduran Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies will be taking place in Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Demonstrations are expected to take place around the city throughout the day, with large crowds gathering for the ceremonies and traffic disruptions […]
Honduras president-elect Porfirio Lobo and several ex presidential candidates traveled to the Dominican Republic today to discuss the country’s political crisis with president Leonel Fernandez. A Lobo spokesman confirmed that former candidates in the November 29th elections, Elvin Santos, of the ruling Liberal party, the Christian Democrat Felicito Avila, and the Social Democrat Bernardo Martinez, […]
The National Congress will meet today to discuss the general amnesty bill that seeks to end the political crisis and initiate a national reconciliation process. Members of a special committee addressing the issue announced that the project will be presented to Congress members at a meeting this afternoon, and probably be referred to an opinion […]
Citizens of Tegucigalpa were forced to walk to their workplaces yesterday. Hundreds of bus and transportation stations were found empty, with no options for people to get around. Hundreds of people, including mothers with children in their arms and packages, and elderly people, some carrying their goods to sell on their back, had to walk […]