On November 30, the Central American country will carry out general elections. On Monday, Marlon Ochoa, a member of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras, accused the right-wing opposition of deliberately inflating the results of the primary elections held on March 9 to favor Nasry Asfura, the presidential candidate of the National Party (PN), […]

Voters blamed the Defense Minister Moncada for the incidents. On Sunday, the Honduran primary elections were marked by voter discontent due to irregularities in the distribution of electoral materials at various polling stations, with delays of up to more than twelve hours. RELATED: President Xiomara Castro Votes in Honduras’ Primary Elections Since early in the […]

In January, a magistrate had ruled that the accused could face trial while free, but the intervention of the Public Ministry allowed this decision to be reconsidered. Related: Two Forest Defenders Were Murdered in Honduras The Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) of Honduras has made a historic decision by revoking the house arrest of former […]

Since 2023, at least 30 environmentalists and Indigenous rights defenders have been murdered in this Central American country. On Thursday, Honduran Human Rights Secretary Angelica Alvarez denounced the murder of environmental activist Juan Silva, 70, and his son Juan Silva, 20, in the mountainous area of Santa Cruz de Soroguara, in the department of Francisco […]

This high-level meeting sought to build collective strategies to address U.S. immigration measures. Honduras canceled the urgent summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that had been convened for this Thursday by the organization’s pro tempore president, Xiomara Castro. RELATED: Mexican Foreign Minister to Attend CELAC’s Emergency Meeting on Migration Colombian […]

President Castro annunced action programs for Hondurans in irregular immigration situations in the United States. On Tuesday, Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced the National Emergency Strategy to protect deported migrants and reiterated her willingness to maintain a “close dialogue” with the United States. RELATED: Xiomara Castro Announce a Summit with the CELAC to Analyze the […]

Security forces captured on Sunday the former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces, Romeo Vásquez, who was implicated in the coup of June 28, 2009 against then-president Manuel Zelaya. RELATED: Honduras Will Reconsider u.s. Military Bases in the Country In a statement, the Public Prosecutor’s Office indicated that Vásquez, […]

The president stressed that for decades, the United States has maintained military bases on Honduran territory without financial compensation and warned that these facilities would lose their justification if measures were implemented that harm Honduran citizens. Related: Honduras Defends Itself With Dignity and Courage, President Castro Says In her New Year’s message, Honduran President Xiomara […]

Honduran President Xiomara Castro celebrated a historic decrease in the country’s homicide rate on Friday, attributing the decline to her government’s comprehensive crime-fighting strategies. The announcement came during a ceremony honoring police officers for their contributions to national security. Related:Tropical Storm Sara Leaves Four Dead Between Honduras and Nicaragua “My government and the National Council […]

Wind gusts of 40 to 60 km/h and waves of up to two meters in height are expected along the coasts of Quintana Roo. On Thursday night, Mexico’s National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported that Tropical Storm Sara made landfall in northeastern Honduras, increasing the risk of heavy rains in the Yucatán Peninsula. RELATED: Tropical Storm […]