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"

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

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

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

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

Thousands of Hondurans supporting right-wing politics held several protests to advocate against communism and abortion, which they named “the opposition’s strange ideologies”

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

The government formally declared that prioritized groups will have to receive the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine

Hundreds of people fled the touristic island of Guanaja as a devastating fire took over, affecting thousands of people and hundreds of household

The nation will start vaccinating passengers in several bus stations around the country as well as provide transportation for people living in remote areas that can’t reach any vaccination centers

Citizens protested against ZEDE [Zones for Employment and Economic Development (ZEDE) - areas with a different governing system to attract investments - claiming they are a threat towards the country’s sovereignty

As the Bitcoin fever is spreading across Central America, the country opened its first Bitcoin ATM