By Catracha Hondurena on September 21, 2010
honduras, OAS, PARLACEN, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today said he was pleased with the swearing in of former Honduran President José Manuel Zelaya as a deputy of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) in representation of his country. "The incorporation of former President Zelaya to the PARLACEN is an act […]
By Catracha Hondurena on August 25, 2010
corruption, honduras, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
Ex-President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, is asking member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) to put pressure on the Honduran government for an explanation about the destiny of certain funds he has been accused of diverting during his administration. The funds Zelaya is referring to came from ALBA, and his administration is […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 24, 2010
political crisis honduras, SCJ, Supreme Court of Justice, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
Five Honduran judges have been on a hunger strike for six days in protest of a decision by the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) to dismiss four magistrates that condemned the June 28th actions against former president Manuel Zelaya. Thursday another two people joined the strike, and there are now seven strikers demonstrating in La […]
By Jennifer Catracha on May 19, 2010
pepe lobo, political crisis honduras, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
President Porfirio Lobo said on Wednesday that ousted Manuel Zelaya was welcome to return to Honduras whenever he wanted, and not face prosecution. “President Zelaya can come back to Honduras whenever he wants,” he told a news conference after an EU-Central America conference in the Spanish capital. “It’s a question that we brought up with […]
By Catracha Hondurena on May 16, 2010
cuba, political crisis honduras, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
Manuel Zelaya met in Havana with Cuban leader Raul Castro, one day after the former Central American president announced he had a plan of reconciliation for Honduras. Zelaya was accompanied by his daughter Xiomara, and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez attended the meeting. The stop in Cuba was part of Zelaya’s Latin American tour denouncing […]