Monday afternoon a mission of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) visited San Pedro Sula to begin the inspection of 24 prisons in Honduras. The mission met yesterday with the public and the Roman Catholic Church in order to discuss the current situation of the penitentiary system of Honduras. On March 26th, representatives of […]
Pilots of a Central American Airways Let L-410 failed to follow the correct instrument procedure for landing at Tegucigalpa before the aircraft struck terrain in poor weather while attempting a second approach. The twin-engined aircraft, arriving from San Pedro Sula as flight CAA731, had initially been cleared for a northerly approach to runway 20. However, […]
Medical specialists working in hospitals in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa stopped work this morning, demanding the payment of wage arrears. The Leonardo Martinez hospital in San Pedro Sula, and the psychiatric hospital Mario Mendoza in Tegucigalpa, began their day with an employee strike. Wilmer Perez, trade unionist, is angered that they, “have held our […]
Firefighters Monday morning are still extinguishing remnants of a massive fire that overtook an outdoor market in Comayagüela, about 50 miles outside of Tegucigalpa on Saturday. “We will be here until this is over,” reported one fireman. Thousands of cubicles were destroyed, and approximately 20,000 merchants were affected. Although the damages were several million dollars, […]
Alex Turcio, who has survived the fire reported, “Everyone ran for their lives.” Sleeping inmates awoke to screams, and scrambled to find any way out of the prison that they could, Turcio said. He believes five of the prison units were engulfed in flames. Tuesday night’s fire at the minimum security prison in Comayagua, brought […]