Honduras recalls top diplomat in Ecuador over Mexico embassy raid
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras is recalling its senior diplomat in Ecuador, the Central American country’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday, in the latest action taken in response to Ecuador’s shocking raid this…
Honduras prosecutors accuse two ex-presidents of diverting public funds to campaigns
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A Honduran special anti-corruption unit indicted two former conservative presidents on Wednesday on charges of fraud for the diversion of over $12 million of public funds…
Honduras arrests mayor accused of trafficking cocaine to US
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A mayor in Honduras was arrested on Sunday on charges of working with drug cartels to smuggle 90 tons of cocaine to the United States by boat and plane.…
IMF reaches $830 million staff-level deal to support Honduras economy
(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Honduras for a 36-month credit facility for about $830 million to support the country’s economic reform policies.…
US resumes sharing radar information with Honduras, official says
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The United States has resumed providing Honduras with radar information used for the surveillance and pursuit of aircraft suspected of transporting drugs, a Honduran military chief…
UN experts arrive in Honduras to explore anti-corruption mission installation
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A UN mission of experts arrived in Honduras to examine the establishment of an international anti-corruption mission in the Central American nation, which is plagued by widespread corruption that…
Honduras hands prison control to military police, expands emergency powers after deadly riot
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will return control of most of the country’s penal system to the military police for the next year, the Central American country’s presidential office said late on Wednesday,…
Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties to Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – Honduras opened an embassy in China on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, after the Central American nation cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan earlier this year. The embassy in Beijing…
Migrant Child From Honduras Dies In HHS Custody
Migrant Child From Honduras Dies In HHS Custody Jennie Taer on May 12, 2023 A migrant child died suddenly while in the care of the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS),…
Guatemala not asking Taiwan for ‘free money’, does not owe debt like Honduras
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Guatemala is not asking for “free money” from Taiwan and does not owe debt in the same way Honduras does, but is looking for long-term investment and trade, senior…
Honduras deploys hundreds of military agents to fight crime
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ government deployed soldiers across the country as part of a plan to fight criminal groups, authorities said Monday, with official images showing hundreds of soldiers being commissioned for…
U.S. leans on Honduras to rethink China switch, hopes for reprieve
By Sarah Kinosian and Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – The United States is trying to discourage Honduras from following through on its plan to switch diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, sources close…
U.S. warns Honduras that China makes many unfulfilled promises
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said China makes many promises that are unfulfilled after Honduras announced it would seek official relations with Beijing and cut them with Taiwan. “The…
Honduras launches $280 million U.N.-backed humanitarian aid plan
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras and the United Nations launched on Thursday a humanitarian aid plan aiming to reach more than 2 million of the Central American country’s most vulnerable people, the groups…
U.N. calls for investigation into killing of two environmentalists in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A U.N. special rapporteur on human rights defenders on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into the killing of two environmental activists in Honduras, who had opposed an illegal…
Honduras extends, expands state of emergency meant to fight crime
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Honduran government on Saturday extended a state of emergency declaration for 45 days, expanding it to additional areas of the country in an effort to fight criminal gangs…
Honduras to complete talks with UN on anti-corruption mission, says president
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will soon complete negotiations with the United Nations that aim to create an international mission to fight corruption in the country, President Xiomara Castro said on Monday. The…
Honduras to legalize morning-after pill for rape victims
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will authorize the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims after more than a decade of total restrictions, the country’s health minister announced late on Monday, though…
Honduras’ cenbank expects inflation to reach 10.30% in 2022, up from previous estimate of 6.19%
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras’ central bank said in a publication on Thursday that it expects annual inflation for 2022 to reach 10.30% by the year’s close, up from a previous estimate of 6.19%…
Previously Deported Honduras Man Charged With Illegal Re-Entry
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marvin Javier Godoy-Mendoza, age 46, a citizen of Honduras, was charged by a federal grand jury on…
Three Individuals Arrested for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor 86 Illegal Aliens from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras
TUCSON, Ariz. – On June 30, 2022, three individuals were arrested and charged in a complaint with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit. Federal agents executed two search warrants…
Honduras enacts month-long gasoline price freeze in inflation fight
TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran government passed a month-long freeze on increases in gasoline and diesel prices on Friday, the country’s energy minister announced, making the Central American nation the latest to intervene…
Honduras requests development bank membership in search of financing
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras requested membership of the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, the organization reported Thursday, as leftist President Xiomara Castro’s administration seeks financing to alleviate severe budgetary imbalances…
Juan Orlando Hernandez, Former President Of Honduras, Extradited To The United States On Drug-Trafficking And Firearms Charges
Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement…
U.S. citizen arrested in Honduras convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A federal jury on April 7 returned a guilty verdict on Bruce Beckner, 59, for one count of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of…
Honduras’ Congress approves $2 billion in borrowing under new leader
TEGUCIGALPA – Congress in Honduras has authorized the government to borrow up to $2 billion in 2022 and 2023 in domestic and foreign debt under a fiscal and financial emergency decree aimed…
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