Category: Honduras
July 6, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Honduran Military Patrols Rural Regions To Fight Drug Traffickers; Employs Brazilian Planes
The Honduran military announced earlier this week that it would now be patrolling rural regions in an effort to bump up security in the country with the highest homicide rate […] Read More >
June 27, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
U.S. Cable Reveals Honduran Resistance Sought Weapons In Nicaragua After 2009 Coup
After the ouster in 2009 of then-Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, the country’s resistance movement sought to obtain weapons from neighboring Nicaragua, according to a confidential cable released by Wikileaks. According […] Read More >
June 17, 2011 > Staff
Zelaya Accuses Honduran Government Of Breaking Cartagena Accord
Today in Latin America Top Story — Ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya accused current President Porfirio Lobo on Thursday of violating the terms of the agreement that allowed Zelaya […] Read More >
June 2, 2011 > Staff
OAS Readmits Honduras To Regional Block After 32-1 Vote
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Organization of American States (OAS) readmitted Honduras to the regional bloc Wednesday, ending a two-year diplomatic hiatus that began with the June […] Read More >
May 29, 2011 > Roque Planas
Manuel Zelaya Returns To Honduras And Promises To Reenter Politics
After 16 months in exile, overthrown Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned Saturday to Honduras, where he will immediately reenter politics. Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Zelaya exited the plane flanked […] Read More >
May 23, 2011 > Staff
Zelaya Signs Agreement Allowing His Return To Honduras
Today in Latin America Top Story — Overthrown Honduran President Manuel Zelaya signed an agreement on Sunday with current President Porfirio Lobo in the Colombian city of Cartagena that will […] Read More >
May 16, 2011 > Roque Planas
28 Dead In Guatemalan Massacre; Police Suspect Drug Cartel Involvement
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemala’s national police said Sunday they found at least 28 decapitated bodies in one of the worst massacres the country has seen since […] Read More >
May 12, 2011 > Staff
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya May Return To Honduras
Today in Latin America Top Story — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya may iron out an agreement to return to his home country within a matter of weeks, his aide […] Read More >
May 9, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Who’s Killing The Journalists Of Honduras?
The small town of San Marco, near Honduras’ western border with El Salvador and Guatemala, has no distinguishing factors that set it apart from the other tiny villages and hamlets […] Read More >
April 27, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Drug Cartels In Mexico And Colombia Allegedly Supplied With Weapons From Honduran Military
Gun stores on the U.S.-Mexico border have recently been criticized for their firearms ending up in the hands of drug cartels. However, a 2008 diplomatic cable obtained by Wikileaks draws […] Read More >