Honduran Gringo

Honduran journalists killed with impunity, report says

Kadmiel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:10:57 +0000

The killings of seven journalists in Honduras so far this year have not been seriously investigated by authorities, creating an atmosphere lawlessness and impunity, concluded a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists released Tuesday. All seven were shot, and there is evidence that at least three were killed because of their work as journalists, the [...]

Nike Gives Back to Displaced Honduran Workers

Kadmiel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:09:44 +0000

Nike has agreed to provide more than $1.5 million in pay and benefits to 1,800 workers at two apparel factories in Honduras. Employees there lost their jobs when two subcontractors closed the factories in January 2009 and failed to pay severance. The company’s action comes after several universities ended or threatened to end their licensing [...]

Independance Day Honduras

Kadmiel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:53:46 +0000

Honduras Independence Day Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC September 14, 2009 ——————————————————————————– On behalf of the people of the United States, I send greetings to the people of Honduras as they commemorate 188 years of independence tomorrow. Honduras and the United States have a long history of close ties, based upon mutual interests, shared values, and friendship [...]

The Honduran Impasse

Kadmiel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:40:17 +0000

THE AIM of U.S. policy in Honduras should be to reinforce the principles of democracy and the rule of law and to thwart those — including ousted president Manuel Zelaya and his mentor, Hugo Chávez — who are seeking to subvert them. At stake is not just the future of Honduras, a tiny Central American [...]

Obama vs. Honduran Democracy

Kadmiel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:41:27 +0000

usually i am skeptical of some things that are written in the WSJ but this article struck a cord with me see if you can spot it.. Original Article HERE If the Obama administration were a flotilla of ships, it might be sending out an SOS right about now. ObamaCare has hit the political equivalent of an [...]

U.S. limits visas in Honduras

Kadmiel — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:32:08 +0000

The United States said on Tuesday it would temporarily restrict the issuing of U.S. visas in Honduras, raising pressure on the government that took power after a June 28 coup to step down. The State Department, which has repeatedly condemned the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, said that from Wednesday it would only provide [...]

Honduras and Washington: Semantics and Contradictions

Kadmiel — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:37:18 +0000

On Tuesday, July 28 the United States government announced that it had revoked the visas of four leading members of the Honduran coup. More than a month after the Honduran military awoke President Manuel Zelaya at gunpoint and sent him packing to Costa Rica, it appears that Washington is finally beginning to put its foot [...]

Honduran police clash again with Zelaya supporters

Kadmiel — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:55:57 +0000

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clashed with soldiers and police for a second day on Wednesday as street protests over the June 28 army coup turned rowdy. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of thousands of demonstrators in the capital Tegucigalpa and protesters responded by throwing stones in a scuffle near [...]

Honduran Coup Government Continues Attack on the Poor with Plan to Seize Indigenous Hospital

Kadmiel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:04:26 +0000

Dr. Luther Castillo, who was named “Honduran Doctor of the Year” in 2007 by Rotary International, has just sent out an alert through the non-profit group MEDICC, that he and his staff at the Indigenous Garifuna Community Hospital have received an order from the de facto Honduran government to leave the Hospital and discontinue their [...]

Honduran police crackdown on student protests

Kadmiel — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:51:46 +0000

Police fired teargas and water cannons at some 3,000 students who amassed in the Honduran capital on Wednesday to protest against the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya last June. Heavily-protected riot police beat back demonstrators who blocked one of the city’s main thoroughfares in front of the National Autonomous University, fulfilling a pledge to clampdown on [...]