America Honduras The devastating rains continue as the number of people affected has gone up to 80.000, as a result, Argentine ‘White Helmets” have arrived in the country to assist the victims with humanitarian aid
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro has formally declared a state emergency due to the intense rains and flooding, which has affected nearly 20.000 inhabitants
America Honduras The mayor of the Tegucigalpa, Jorge Aldama, has officially declared a ‘Disaster Area’ in the Guillén sector due to several landslides caused by rains, which has also led to the displacement of hundreds of locals
America Honduras After more than a decade of no laws for land defenders, President Xiomara Castro has announced new policies to support persecuted groups, like the Afro-Honduran Garifuna people, and ensure the protection of their territories, languages and cultures
America Honduras Just this year, deportations to Honduras have increased by 734,6%, concerning the government and thus leading to its cooperation with Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador to establish new and safer migration policies
America Honduras Eduardo Espinal, a 12-year-old boy with siblings and friends that migrated to the US, has opened his very own barber shop in order to support his family, thus becoming the youngest official business owner in the country
America Honduras Similarly to its neighbour El Salvador, the country has declared a ‘war’ against its own gangs, and is now relocating officers and military in specific areas to crackdown gangs and help the families that have been displaced due to their violence
America Honduras Santa Lucìa has officially become the first Honduran city to accept Bitcoin as a means of retail payment
America Honduras Pili Luna, an entrepreneur that founded a women-only clothing company, has become the first in Central America to use recycled fish skin to produce sustainable garments with unique textures
America Honduras In order to prepare for the Central American and Caribbean games, the government has signed an agreement with Serbia that will allow Honduran athletes to train in Serbian high performance installations along with their professional instructors
America Honduras The Central Bank of Honduras has approved a loan of US$1 billion for the country’s government to address severe fiscal imbalances and new investment projects
America Honduras A female-led community group in the dry south of the country diversified crops to adapt to the climate crisis, this led to them building a cashew company called ‘El Triunfo’, focusing on providing women a safe work environment
America Honduras President Xiomara Castro rejected the exclusion of Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas and said that Honduras won’t attend if that’s still the case, since it would no longer truly be the ‘Summit of the Americas’