America Honduras Former president,Juan Orlando Hernandez was extradited by the US less than a month after being out of office; he was accused by the US state of drug trafficking and using illicit weapons
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced that she was happy to fortify diplomatic relations with Mexico at a meeting with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, where they discussed topics on anti-corruption and human rights
America Honduras The Honduras Investiga Foundation started offering the opportunity to virtually finish basic education so those who desire can get their diploma no matter their background or location
America Honduras Taiwan removed all tariffs from 25 goods imported from Honduras under a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as a way to incentivise newly-elected president Xiomara Castro to not cut off diplomatic ties with Taipei
America Honduras The maquiladora industry, completely shut down during the pandemic, has been successfully reactivated and counts over 10.000 additional employees
America Honduras The Electoral Council stated that the recent elections were one of the most transparent in the country’s history;, with 69% of the population voting, a mass participation, they have been called a “historical process"
America Honduras According to the Central American Monetary Council (CAMC), national inflation has risen so much that Honduras has become the state with the highest prices in all of Central America
America Honduras As one of her first pledges, newly elect president Xiomara Castro declared that the country will foster ties with Beijing for greater financial and political benefits
America Honduras The country successfully held peaceful elections with the support of the EU and the OAS - a significant milestone due to the recent political tensions - and Xiomara Castro became the first ever female President
America Honduras The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) expressed their concern towards the political turmoil taking place as the general elections are coming up, and the commissioner has formally asked the state to keep elections peaceful
America Honduras Thousands of Hondurans supporting right-wing politics held several protests to advocate against communism and abortion, which they named “the opposition’s strange ideologies”
America Honduras The country signed a treaty with Nicaragua in order to formally establish their maritime boundaries, therefore supporting stability and development in the shared Gulf of Fonseca
America Honduras The government formally declared that prioritized groups will have to receive the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine