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La Ceiba Carnival 2013 in Honduras
You can feel Carnival in the air as you approach La Ceiba for the Grand National Carnival of Friendship 2013, on Saturday the 25th …
Rosa Elena de Lobo Honduras First Lady Presents Donation to School Children in Comayagua
The program Uniforms and Shoes for Honduras’ Children received as a donation from the First …
Honduras Elections – Pre Electoral Activities Heating Up
Pre electoral activity heating up! The National Electoral Authority of Honduras will officially call for elections today, May…
Honduras Soccer Superstar Carlo Costly comments on the upcoming World Cup Qualifying Matches
Carlo Yaír Costly Molina (born 18 July 1982) is focused on the three upcoming qualifying matches, which are key for…
Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in the Lead for Honduras Presedential Elections in 2013
New Gallup poll released this week shows a tight race for the presidency! With just over 6 months…
Identity Caravans in Honduras – Caravanas de Identidad
What are the Caravans of Identity? (Caravanas de Identidad) The “Caravan of Identity” is a project by TeleProgreso (Honduras National TV Network) that has been in place since August of 2011. The purpose is to create awareness of the potential for tourism in the different towns and cities of Honduras, and promote a national Honduran [...]…
Honduras’s Banana Coast Lines Up Cruise Ships
The first call to the Banana Coast will be Nov. 19, 2014, followed by Silversea Cruises' Silver Cloud on Dec. 17, 2014. Shore excursions are planned to offer something…
Andy Martin Cayman Cowboy to perform in Bay Islands of Utila – Honduras
Cayman’s Cowboy Andy Martin is scheduled for a performance on the island of Utila, Honduras on 16 June, 2013. There is a very close legacy link between the Bay Islands…
Hyrdro Electric Power Plant To Supply 2 Million in Honduras
Press Release A new hydropower plant in Honduras will help provide power to roughly 2 million homes in the country. Known as the “hydropower plant La Vegona,” the structure is designed to promote clean energy and help the country meet its growing power needs. La Vegona is expected to produce about 181 gigawatt hours of [...]
Honduras Free Speech – The Show Must Go On!
After weeks of tension where the media in Honduras stuck together to fight the proposed communication law that would censor the press, and threatened to cancel TV and radio concessions, much in the line with the Hugo Chavez style, the president of Congress announced that he was ditching the law and was in favour of [...]
United States of America Ambassador in Honduras Gives her take on Freedom of Speech in Honduras
Lisa Kubiske, Ambassador of the United States, speaks out about Freedom of the Press in Honduras. USA Ambassador Lisa Kubiske urged to protect journalists! Lisa Kubiske, Ambassador of the United States in Honduras, appealed yesterday to protect journalists within the framework of the world day of freedom of expression. On Twitter She wrote: “If you [...]
World Press Freedom Day – 2013
May 3rd is an international day for freedom of the press. World Press Freedom Day – 2013 in Honduras (Dia de libertad de expresión en Honduras), however, takes on new meaning when under the leadership of President Lobo. The freedom of the press is severely threatened, and Hondurans need to stick together and make their [...]
Honduran Artisans Awarded in Valle de Angeles
The presidential appointed Minister of the Presidency, María Antonieta Guillén and the Taiwan Ambassador, Joseph Kou, were in Valle de Angeles to present prizes for Distinctive Design and Best Practices in Service, to exceptional individuals participating in the contest, “Go, Go to the Valley and Embrace Mud”, and businesses helping to service their community. The [...]
Arturo Corrales Named Minister of Security of Honduras
Corrales has always been a savvy politician. He has personally bankrolled the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras, and this has given him some personal clout to protect his personal interests and be a player in the government.
US Citizens Accused of Drug Trafficking in Honduras
Two Americans were piloting a small plane and subsequently arrested Friday, April 19, 2013, in Utila (Bay Islands), on suspicion of a drug trafficking crime.
