Honduras

Honduras to seek China relations, pressuring Taiwan ahead of US trip

Honduras to seek official ties with China Move risks further reducing Taiwan's pool of allies Besides Honduras, Taipei has formal ties with just 13 countries Taiwan president due in Central…

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Honduras former first lady gets 14 years in prison on fraud charges

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) - A Honduran court sentenced the country's former first lady, Rosa Bonilla, to 14 years in prison on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social…

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Honduras inaugurates first female president

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras' first woman president on Thursday in front of a cheering crowd including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who pledged U.S.…

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Honduras set for first woman president as ruling party concedes election defeat

Honduras' conservative ruling party candidate late on Tuesday conceded defeat in the presidential election, paving the way for his leftist rival Xiomara Castro to become the first female leader of…

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Honduras votes to replace controversial leader

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Warnings of potential foul play are flying from all sides ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in Honduras, raising fears of possible disputes and unrest if leading challenger…

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Honduras coffee exports jump nearly 30% in June

Honduran coffee exports in the 2020-2021 harvest soared 28.4% in June, compared with the same month in the previous period, following higher shipping commitments, an industry executive said on Thursday.…

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U.S. prosecutors say Honduras has become a ‘narco-state’

U.S. prosecutors alleged that Honduras had become a “narco-state” with security forces and politicians, including President Juan Orlando Hernandez, working with traffickers to move large quantities of cocaine into the…

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Honduran lawmakers vote to lock in bans on abortion, same-sex marriage

Members of the Honduran Congress voted on Thursday to amend the constitution making it much harder to reverse existing hard-line bans on abortion and same-sex marriage, as lawmakers double down…

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Storm death toll rises in Central America as Honduran leader pleads for help

Authorities in Central America recovered more bodies on Thursday from landslides triggered by hurricane Iota, which battered the impoverished region this week, the second deadly storm to roar through this…

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Coffee industry in Honduras hit badly due to Hurricane Eta

The devastation caused by Hurricane Eta earlier this month hit the Honduran coffee sector hard, causing farmers to lose tens of thousands of bags of beans that would normally be…

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EU: MEPs select the finalists for Sakharov Prize 2020

The democratic opposition in Belarus, Guapinol activists and Berta Cáceres, and the Archbishop of Mosul were shortlisted for the 2020 Sakharov Prize on Monday. Following a joint vote by MEPs…

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Sakharov Prize 2020: MEPs select the finalists

The democratic opposition in Belarus, Guapinol activists and Berta Cáceres, and the archbishop of Mosul were shortlisted for the 2020 Sakharov Prize on Monday. Following a joint vote by MEPs…

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Honduras president put on oxygen to battle coronavirus

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez needed oxygen after being hospitalised with the coronavirus last week, a military doctor said, warning that the leader remained in a "delicate" situation and would…

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Honduras president hospitalized with pneumonia due to Covid-19

After President Juan Orlando Hernández announced late Tuesday that he and his wife had tested positive for the virus, he has now been hospitalised after doctors determined he had pneumonia.…

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President of Honduras says he is infected with coronavirus

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said late on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, but did not immediately provide further details. "As president of the nation and a…

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Former first lady of Honduras sentenced to 58 years in jail

The former first lady of Honduras Rosa Elena Bonilla, wife of ex-president Porfirio Lobo, was sentenced to 58 years in jail on charges of fraud and undue appropriation of funds,…

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IOM launches five campaigns to prevent irregular migration in Central America

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is currently launching five campaigns to prevent the risks of irregular migration and encourage informed decision making among potential young Central American migrants. Mexico,…

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3 killed, 10 injured in riots before football match in Honduras

Three persons were killed and at least 10 injured in riots Saturday night before a football match between rival teams after suspected fans attacked a bus carrying one of the…

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Photo Story: Protests in Honduras

A protester throws back a smoke grenade during clashes between police officers and demonstrators near the Honduran Parliament after a protest demanding the resignation of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez,…

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Honduran President denies drug trafficking links accusations

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Saturday denied reports from a U.S. court filing linking him to drug trafficking, accusing criminals of seeking revenge against him, Reuters informs. "The drug…

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Facebook removes fake accounts from Thailand, Ukraine, Honduras and Russia

Facebook said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to counter deceptive political propaganda and other abuses of…

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Tragedy strikes Honduras fishing community as fishing boat capsizes killing 26

At least 26 people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Honduras. Another 47 people were rescued from the vessel, which sank off the country's…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories which journalists from around the world where working on in the past news cycle, carefully curated by the researchers at CiConsulta…

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25 injured in protests in Honduras

At least 25 people have been injured in the Honduran capital after police forcibly broke up protests by thousands of teachers and medical workers. Red Cross doctor Marcio Moncada says…

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Photo Story: – Honduras: Protest clashes on education and health

Demonstrators clash with the police during a protest over sectors of education and health that ended in clashes between protesters and police in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 29 April 2019. EPA-EFE/Gustavo Amador

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Trump’s decision to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras questioned

The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday that cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would make the situation there worse,…

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The Honduran toddler pictured sobbing in the pink jacket was not separated from her mother at the U.S. border, according to a man who says he is the girl’s father

Reuters/Euronews : The Honduran toddler pictured sobbing in a pink jacket before U.S. President Donald Trump on an upcoming cover of Time magazine was not separated from her mother at the…

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Trump’s administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans

The Trump administration will be soon terminating temporary protected status for more than 310,000 people, according to Congressional Research Service estimates ― 98 percent of the total number of people…

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