Inter-American Development Bank to back 3-MW rooftop PV project in Honduras
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said Thursday it has agreed to provide a USD-5-million (EUR 4.4m) loan to Grupo Corinsa for the installation of a 3-MW rooftop solar array at its facilities in...
View ArticleHonduras is one of the most important routes to US for Cubans and Africans
The number of Cuban and African passing through Honduras in their route to the United States has had a substantial increase so far in 2015, compared with the previous year. “In so far this year, 1,238...
View ArticleHonduras’ Pearl Guava “Guayaba” crops surpass China’s
In 1999, the Taiwanese Technical Mission (MTT) introduced the Taiwanese guava variety into the country as part of an agreement on agricultural and technical cooperation. “You have been very clever in...
View ArticleUS Pilot Detained in Honduras on Suspicion of Ilegal Human Trafficking
Pilot Roberto Enrique Bourgeois was attempted to leave Honduras via the San Pedro Sula Airport (Ramon Villeda Morales) aboard Aeromexico Flight 675. Authorities detected a sum of cash while passing...
View ArticleU.S. Vice-President Joe Biden urges Central America to tackle poverty,...
GUATEMALA CITY – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Central American leaders to redouble their efforts in fighting violence and poverty, which stand in the way of the region becoming “the next great...
View ArticleInternational Drug Organization with Ties to Honduras Raided in Brazil
Brazil’s Federal Police, in collaboration with security forces of Honduras, Colombia and the United States, dismantled Tuesday an international drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring operating out...
View ArticleWorldRemit partners with Bancomer Transfer Services to offer money transfers...
WorldRemit has announced its partnership with Bancomer Transfer Services, Inc. to offer money transfers to Latin America. The agreement adds 15 countries to WorldRemit’s list of receiving markets, the...
View ArticleEléutera Foundation to Make Bitcoin Available to Hondurans
The Eléutera Foundation was formed in Honduras in 2013 and promotes the ideas of classical liberalism, or “social and economic liberty” as the Foundation explains. They announced Tuesday that they’ve...
View ArticleSingapore opens up to Honduran melon exporters
Honduran melon exporters will have another Asian market to ship to for the upcoming and slightly delayed season. Singapore is now an available market for melon exports, and producer Grupo Agrolíbano is...
View ArticleSugar Is Life Foundation and the World Food Programme Tackle Malnutrition in...
Sugar Is Life Foundation (FUNAZUCAR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) join once again to tackle malnutrition in Honduras serving more than 40,000 people with the donation of 42 metric tons of sugar....
View ArticleStarTek to open new Call Center Facility in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
US call center operator StarTek expects to open a new facility in Honduras’ capital Tegucigalpa in the short term, company president and CEO Chad Carlson told a conference call with investors. The...
View ArticleMiss Honduras Murdered alongside her Sister
Honduras beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia Trinidad, 23, have been found dead. The two women have been missing since Thursday, after they were murdered at approximately 11:00...
View ArticleHonduran Electric Company “ENEE” to Layoff 2,000 Workers
More than two thousand employees of the National Electricity Company (ENEE) will be laid off this week in Honduras, said today the manager of the company Roberto Ordoñez. According to the CEO, the...
View ArticleNumber of Honduran Students in US Universities on the Rise
Honduras sends more students to the United States than any other country in Central America, according to the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Published by the Institute of...
View ArticleFirst Bitcoin Exchange in Honduras to be Launched by a Mercario – Mimetic...
Honduran Mercario partners up with American Mimetic Markets to launch the first Bitcoin exchange in Honduras. Hosted by Mimetic Markets, freshly announced trading platform Mercario will allow users to...
View ArticleHonduras in line for 81.7MW of SunEdison solar
Global solar developer, SunEdison, has closed a US$146 million debt facility to build 81.7MW of solar in the Central American country, Honduras. The deal with the International Finance Corporation...
View ArticleHonduras Appoints New Security Minister
Honduras on Monday appointed an active army general as security minister for the first time, to assist in battling violent drug gangs that have helped to make it the world’s most murderous country....
View ArticleHonduras: Cellular operators speed up 3G buildout to comply with LTE license...
Honduras: Operators Speed up 3G Buildout to Comply With LTE License Terms, Accelerating Data Adoption is a new market research publication announced by Reportstack. This report offers a precise,...
View ArticleHonduras Newspapers | Honduras News Media
Honduras newspapers are included below as a convenience for HondurasNews.com readers. Newspapers in Honduras are printed in the national language of Spanish. Online newspapers offer daily and up to the...
View ArticleHonduras Tourism
Life in Honduras! When it’s freezing cold in many parts of the world, in Honduras the sun is always shining; because of its tropical location, every day of the year people can enjoy pleasant weather,...
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