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Cubans Detained at Honduras Border

Cubans Detained at Honduras Border

Agents of the Honduras Border Police on Thursday detained 39 citizens of Cuban origin in the Agua Caliente border point in Ocotepeque, western Honduras. The Cubans had been transported by bus from the intercity route from Tegucigalpa, and were heading towards the neighboring country of Guatemala, following a route to the United States.  All persons were sent to the […]

Armed Forces Dispatched to Las Manos Border

Armed Forces Dispatched to Las Manos Border

In the Department of El Paraíso, Honduras, soldiers yesterday afternoon overtook the Las Manos Border Customs office between the countries of Honduras and Nicaragua. An unusual pattern of groups and items were noted entering Honduras, a red flag to Customs agents that a closer look was necessary. The armed forces, in conjunction with agents in […]

Honduras Finance Minister Defends New Airport

Honduras Finance Minister Defends New Airport

The head of the Ministry of Finance, Wilfredo Cerrato, said that the construction of the Palmerola airport in Comayagua, and the eventual closure of Toncontin in Tegucigalpa, is a matter of national security. Cerrato addressed the issue after last week’s demonstration in the capital against Toncontin Airport in Honduras‘s upcoming closure stirred public sentiment. “Palmerola […]

Honduras: Conflict in Aguan Valley Drives Palm Oil Giant to Launch Grievance Mechanism

Honduras: Conflict in Aguan Valley Drives Palm Oil Giant to Launch Grievance Mechanism

Embattled by Conflict in the Bajo Aguan Region of Honduras, Corporacion Dinant has recruited a professional social worker to be based within the local communities of the Aguan near the company’s African Palm plantations and extraction mill. The appointment is part of Dinant’s program of regional Community Grievance Mechanisms, designed in collaboration with local people to […]