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US DEA under fire in Honduras
May 18, 2012
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency confirmed Wednesday that some officers were traveling in a U.S. helicopter with Honduran police that fired on a boat in a small river in Honduras. Two men and two pregnant women died in the operation, said a local official. Furious inhabitants of the Mosquito Coast, inhabited mostly by Indigenous Indians, …
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May 17, 2012
Various prisoners have been confirmed injured and some of them have been transported to the Mario Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula after a fight broke out within the complex this evening. The spokesman for the Mario Rivas Hospital has confirmed that one of the prisoners who was transported to the hospital has died from their injuries. Prelimina…
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President Issues Three Million Lempira Reward for Information
May 16, 2012
At press conference held this Wednesday morning, President Porfirio Lobo Sosa offered a reward of 3 million lempiras for anyone giving valid information on the killers of journalist Angel Alfredo Villatoro. The telephone number to call with information for this purpose is 2222 – 1111. From the Presidential Palace, the Honduran President point…
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Honduras HRN Radio Reporter’s Body Found
May 16, 2012
The Minister of Security, has confirmed that the body of Radio HRN journalist Ángel Alfredo Villatoro Rivera was found in a dimly lit southern region of Tegucigalpa, Las Uvas. More to follow…
LiDar Imaging Survey of La Mosquitia Region Completed
May 16, 2012
The Government of Honduras and UTL Scientific, LLC Announce Completion of First-Ever LiDAR Imaging Survey of La Mosquitia Region of Honduras PRESS RELEASE: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, May 15, 2012 Honduran President Porfirio Lobo convened a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa today to announce that The Government of Honduras and U…
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Honduras Phone Users Granted 30 Day Registration Extension
May 15, 2012
The National Congress of Honduras has allowed extra time for cell phone users to register their phone numbers, as is required by the special law for communications intervention. The deadline for registration was set for May 15th at 12:00, but has been extended for one month, until June 15th of this year. The legislative provision …
Honduras Helps Hammerheads
May 14, 2012
The Pew Environment Group praised the governments of Honduras and Costa Rica today for taking the initiative to propose protections for scalloped hammerhead sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). For nearly 40 years, CITES has shielded thousands of plants and animals from overexploi…
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No Word on Abducted Honduran Journalist
May 14, 2012
It has been five days since news radio station HRN journalist Ángel Alfredo Villatoro Rivera was abducted, and yet there is still no indication of his whereabouts. Despite calls from the family and public to show mercy and release Mr. Villatoro, there is no indication that this may take place. Family members are beginning to …
Honduras President Lobo Condems Journalist Abduction
May 10, 2012
The Presidency of the Republic communicates to the Honduran people and the international community, as follows: 1. Condemnation of the abduction of the journalist Ángel Alfredo Villatoro Rivera, Coordinator of the news radio station HRN. 2. That due to the seriousness and gravity of the case, the Ministry of Security is working together with t…
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USA Former President Clinton Speaks in Honduras
May 10, 2012
President Bill Clinton inspires leadership commitment among students during visits to Laureate International Universities member institutions in Mexico and Honduras. Thousands of university students in Mexico and Honduras turned out to greet President Bill Clinton during his visit of Mexican and Central American institutions in the Laureate Interna…
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