By Catracha Hondurena on March 5, 2009
castro, cuba, zelaya
Politics in Honduras
President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales met on Wednesday with his Cuban counterpart, President Raul Castro. Zelaya was on a working visit in Cuba participating in the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development Problems that is underway in Havana. During this working meeting on Wednesday afternoon, both leaders analyzed the state of bilateral […]
By Jennifer Catracha on January 6, 2009
employee, honduras, minimum wage, workers, zelaya
Business - Economics
Honduras’ leftist president has raised the minimum wage in urban areas by about 60 percent, but businesses say they cannot afford to pay it. President Manuel Zelaya set the new rate after talks broke down with business leaders. The increase in monthly wages from $181 to $289 went into effect this month. Amilcar Bulnes is […]