By Catracha Hondurena on March 30, 2012
aguán valley, peasant movement, trujillo
General Honduras News
Four members of the Unified Peasant Movement of the Lower Aguan were killed and eleven injured after being ambushed by unidentified criminals last night, group leaders reported. “We have not managed to recover the bodies, and are trying to understand what happened,” said Juan Chinchilla, Vice President of the movement. Chinchilla continued, “The men left […]
By Jennifer Catracha on January 3, 2012
colonial, fort, historical monument, trujillo
Honduran Culture
Local authorities announced the start of the reconstruction of one of the Santa Barbara fortress walls that was damaged more than two years ago from a geological fault. In addition to the wall, part of the timber and the roof of the museum of this historic venue will be repaired. The Santa Barbara fortress in […]
By gringa on February 15, 2011
garifuna, honduras, land dispute, trujillo
Environmental News, Honduran Culture, Politics in Honduras
Canadian “Porn King” Randy Jorgensen’s tourism “development” projects are stirring up conflict and destroying afro-descendant Garifuna communities in Trujillo on the north coast of Honduras Jorgensen, president of the Canadian pornographic video store chain Adults Only Video, through his real estate development company Life Vision Properties (based in Trujillo, Honduras), plans to convert a beautiful […]
By Catracha Hondurena on December 17, 2010
campesinos, farming, honduras, santa barbara, trujillo
Human Interest
A proposal was made yesterday by Congressman German Leitzelar, who introduced a solution to alleviate some of the problems of the Lower Aguán area land disputes. The Congressman proposed that rural estates and farms seized from organized crime, mainly in Colon, should be handed over to the local farming communities. “Some goods, such as farms, […]