America Honduras President Xiomara Castro met with Cuban Minister of Education Ena Elsa Velázquez to discuss the support that Cuba is offering to Honduras to eradicate illiteracy, including the Cuban professionals that are currently teaching to over 30.000 Hondurans
America Honduras The Honduran Defense Minister, José Manuel Zelaya, and his father, Congressman Carlos Zelaya, who are relatives of President Xiomara Castro, resigned amid a scandal over alleged drug trafficking links
America Honduras Honduras has terminated its extradition treaty with the US, sparking widespread criticism, with many viewing it as a setback in the fight against drug trafficking
America Honduras Honduras has passed a law to protect the environment, inspired by communities where locals have fought against water pollution caused by mining; this legislation stipulates to safeguard natural resources and uphold the right to a healthy environment
America Honduras Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the former chief of the Honduran National Police, was sentenced to 19 years in a US prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy; Bonilla admitted to protecting cocaine shipments to the US