Question Taken At The November 6, 2009 Daily Press Briefing “Question: Has Senator DeMint been assured by the State Department that the U.S. will recognize the election results in Honduras (11/29/09) regardless of whether or not the steps of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord have been implemented? What is our policy regarding support of the electoral […]
November 06, 2009 The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the current uncertain political and security situation in Honduras, and recommends that American citizens exercise caution when traveling to Honduras, while deferring all non-essential travel to the capital city of Tegucigalpa until further notice. This Travel Alert expires on December 20, 2009. Read full […]
Evidence suggests that drug traffickers are building more runways in Honduras to transport their drugs. For many, the logic of why the business grew in the country is clear: profits are juicy and the risk is minimal. Honduras has already protested to agencies like the UN and OAS, the invasion of Venezuelan planes. Some attribute […]
Porfirio Lobo, everyone knows by Pepe, is the head of the National Party and the candidate “most likely to become the next president of Honduras”, as he is ahead by 16 points in the polls. Pepe Lobo was on the point of being elected president four years ago, but lost by just 7,000 votes to […]
“The chairmen of the House and Senate foreign relations committees are asking the Law Library of Congress to retract a report on the military-backed coup in Honduras that they charge is flawed and “has contributed to the political crisis that still wracks” the country. The request, by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. and Rep. Howard Berman, […]