The Department of Transportation, Housing and Public Works announced that travelers who use the Aguán overpass must choose the alternate route between Trujillo and Tocoa due to the collapse of The Burra bridge this morning. The bridge gave way at approximately 8:00 am this morning from the current of the Aguán river. Without the 60 […]
From: La Prensa, Honduras Yesterday morning, strong currents brought down the Motagua River bridge, leaving Honduras and Guatemala totally cutoff from one another. Omoa Mayor, Ricardo Alvarado, expressed concern about the large impact on trade, tourism and Honduras’ economy that the damaged bridge will have. This is the only point where vehicles are driven to […]
Angered by the sudden issue of 120 new taxi numbers, drivers staged protests yesterday at the Regional Transportation office. Police officers arrived on the scene to open a path for citizens to get through. Antonio Contreras, former Regional Director of Transportation, said the numbers of taxis that circulate at this time are legal. Henry Alvarez, […]
The Minister of Soptravi, Miguel Pastor, announced that tonight a new security program will begin for the protection of traveling Honduran citizens, tourists, and students in the capital. The plan, which will be implemented between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm, will include most of the routes serviced by public transportation vehicles, especially those who have […]
The president-elect, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, announced this afternoon the cabinet that will accompany him in the next administration. The former presidential candidate of the Christian Democratic Party (PDCH), Felicito Avila, will be the new Minister of Labor, and another former presidential candidate, Cesar Ham, will be in charge of the National Agrarian Institute. The positions […]