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Monday, July 24, 2006 Online Edition 27

Bus crash causes crises in Honduras' public transit

bus

Christopher Heffernan
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsA terrible bus accident in Tegucigalpa has left in its wake a trail of sadness and anger, as a nation mourns over a tragedy that was as senseless as it was preventable. On July 10 a passenger bus crashed into the rear end of another bus at 150 km per hour. The cause of the crash was discovered to be break failure.By:Christopher Heffernan

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Honduran  Paintings

 

hon Las Lavanderas (Red) 
Benigno Gomez Lopez 

Honduras  1988 
Born January 17, 1934 in Naranjito, Honduras. Graduated Escuela Nacional Bellas Artes, Honduras 1959. Academia Bellas Artes, Italy 1960.

23 3/4 X 17 3/4 24 1/2 X 18 1/2

More paintings at www.honduraspaintings.com

Classifieds Advertising for Honduran Businesses

FOR SALE

Want to open a Bed and Breakfast in La Ceiba?

I have the ideal house for you! Near Hotel Italia, 5 B/R and room for more. Large kitchen, 2 living rooms, big terrazas, front and backyards, sturdy construction, impecable home. Art Deco period but very well kept. Walking distance to las Ceiba`s Downtown. Owners looking for something smaller. Call Maria Teresa for an appointment: 443-01-41 (English Spoken) Located in the few areas that never flood during the rainy season!

La Casa de Cafe B&B, Copan Ruinas.
Copans first Bed & Breakfast Inn. Ten rooms, private hot water bath, full breakfasts included in rate. Excellent complimentary Copan mtn grown coffee served all day. Lovely garden with panoramic views of the Copan River Valley & distant mtns of Guatemala, hammocks. Colonial charm, excellent service, bilingual hosts. Four blocks to downtown, close to all restaurants, museums & shops. A charming and comfortable base from which to explore the Mayan ruins of Copan. Recommended by Lonely Planet Central America, Footprint Guide Central America & Mexico, Rough Guide Central America, Moon Handbook Honduras,Honduras Adventures In Nature, Open Road Honduras. Information: casacafe@hondutel.hn casadecafe@mayanet.hn www.casadecafecopan.com

Copan Ruinas, Casa Jaguar Rental Home.
Charming & comfortable village residence. Quiet street, 5 blks from Central Park, all shops, restaurants, cafes, museums. Newly remodeled, 2 bdrm w/ 1 dbl bed in each bdrm,1 bath w/ hot water, fully furnished, sleeper couch, full kitchen w/ all new appliances, all utensils, purified water, living room,dining room, maid service included, a/c, ceiling fans, color tv w/ cable, travel & Maya culture reference library, hammocks. Available for rental by the night, week, month. www.casajaguarcopan.com

Property For Sale Lake Yojoa
Unique and lovely 2,200 m2 property w/ mature trees, well constructed 2 bdrm house, spectacular panoramic lake view, in a secure, quiet gated neighborhood, watchman, full title, all paperwork, casacafe@hondutel.hn

 

Whereabouts: Help

My daughter Liron Doyle was sexually assaulted in July 2004. My name is Kevin F. Doyle and I am looking for any information that could lead to the arrest of the man who took advantage of her. If you or anyone you know remembers anything or has has information about this case, please, please email me at: kdoyle9162@yahoo.com

Roatan House For Rent

Bright one bedroom plus Den, full kitchen, decks, partial ocean view, fruit trees in yard. Paved lane. 2km. From West End. Partially furnished. $495/month plus electricity. For more info contact Eileen to Phone: (504) 350-5059

Furnished Apartment For Rent

Located in Col. Ruben Dario, a very centric and secure area of the city. The apartment has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, dining room, living room, laundry area, T.V. and cable. Parking space for one car. If you are interested, call Tel: (504) 236-8539, or email: iznajeo@yahoo.com

RENTING FURNISHED
STUDIO/APARTMENTS

Located in traditional European style neighbored of La Leona: 1 Bedroom, 1 with hot water, Living Room, Dining Room / Kitchenette, Cable TV, wash machine and private phone. Walking distance to bus stops to all mayor city destinations. Also: independent entrance; small garden, nice view to city center, beautiful colonial style architecture, recently refurbished, strong building with many safety features. Price $ 275.00 / month for information call 220 - 1737, 237 - 6071

RESTAURANT FOR SALE

Well established, 1st.class restaurant and bar in SPS.
fully equipped, with trained staff and established clientele.
Sales potential, based on capacity: L. 5 milj. p.a.
Needs personal dedication. Asking price: $40,000.
phone 995-4588

Extraordinary

Land acquisition opportunity on the island of Roatan. ±10 acre waterfront parcel in Port Royal, road access, excellent views, developer´s dream. Principals only, for more information please contact: Daniel "DOC" O´Connor .
doconnor@pluribushn.com
u.s. toll free 1.888.417.2660
in honduras 504.236.9200
cell honduras 504.946.5220

For Sale

Located in Siguatepeque, in a residential area, from one kilometer on the road to La Esperanza, 5 ½ manzanas, perfect for building. Contact us at tel:(504) 982-1248 or e-mail: hontweekadmon@multidata.hn.

Terrain For Sale

Located in Amapala, Honduras (South), 1 manzana, beautiful ocean’s view, negotiable price. For more information contact Tel: (504) 232-4329 or e-mail gilvalle@hotmail.com

Alcoholics Anonymous: Roatan. For meeting schedules and times, call: Tel(504) 445-1334, 967-0934, 991-3215

For Sale- HONDURAS - 420 FT BEACHFRONT -- Beautiful, Clean, Quiet, Caribbean Beach, near Trujillo. A 2 bdrm, 2 bath beachfront home with office, shop, large carport with 5 additional developed beachfront lots. Numerous, coconut, banana, fruit trees and pineapples. Municipal phone, electric, water and 2 wells contact - hondprop@mail.com

Art Deco style hotel centrally located in downtown Tegucigalpa. Needs restyling and ‘tender loving care’. No parking but a great location.

Please call in Tegucigalpa: 238-0411 or 222-0539 Email: trujillobay23@yahoo.com

Leslie’s Place
BED & BREAKFAST INN + INTERNET

Colonia Palmira, Distrito Hotelero,

Frente a Plaza San Martin,

Residencia 452

PBX: (504) 220-7494, 220-5325, FAX (504) 220-7492

E -mail: services@dormir.com http//: www.dormir.com

Stone House For Rent

Carretera al Picacho ( road to El Picacho), km. 4.5, Tegucigalpa, 3 bedrooms, dining room/ living room, 3 bathrooms, semi-private apartment, large common room, large porch-great view of city. Gated property, large parking area and big garden. Semi-furnished $600 per month. Tel:(504) 211-8161 or (504) 608-2901, e-mail: johnachater@yahoo.com

House for Sale in Siguatepeque

Excellent house for sale, Constructed only 2 ½ years ago, 1000 vrs2 of terrain, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, antenna for cable T. V. on back patio. Price: $79,000.00. If you are interested contact us at Tel: (504) 773-1071 or e-mail: delradcliff@hotmail.com

Oilpalm Farm for Sale”

200 Ha. planted in 1999 and 2000 near Trujillo, access by  road, adjacent
to extracting plant in excellent condition, no debts. The farm is managed by
an engineer, no personal attention is needed. Complete bookkeeping since
1999, available. Easy transfer of the property by buying the shares. Asking
price: 1.2 mio USD. Contact: 9547531 or e-mail: raulcit@arcor.de

Terrain Located in El Hatillo

2.3 Km. ahead of Pinares School, 5,000 V2, completely square and plain. Beautiful view of Tegucigalpa. US $12.00 V2, If you are interested please call us at Tel: (504) 364-7047 or e-mail:
itoihonduras@hotmail.com

Investigator Trainee needed, must know some English, fluent in Spanish, computer literate with internet access, no experience necessary, contack me drooss_detective@yahoo.com

 

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Electricity company trying
to recover three million lempira deficit

tower

The electrical substation by Via Olimpica in Tegucigalpa which transfers power from the power stations to the consumers.

Anette Emanuelsson
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsThree weeks after a six-member commission took over the management of the indebted Honduran National Electricity Company ENEE, many reforms are already underway. The purchase of 136,000 domestic electric meters has been initiated - they will then be installed in the many Honduran homes where the electricity consumption is not measured and hence not paid for. ENEE is also acquiring gear for remote measuring as well as security equipment that will be placed in high consumption places such as factories in order to put a stop to the illicit consumption of electricity. That will hopefully reduce the annual loss of almost 500 million lempiras due to insufficient billing.By Anette Emanuelsson

 


Golden era of Trujillo revealed in photos

Wendy Griffin
Special to Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsAccording to older Garífunas, the golden years of Trujillo were when the Truxillo Railroad company operated in Honduras from 1913-1942. During that time over 5,000 Garífunas were employed as dock workers, mahogany cutters, and many other jobs like fruit inspectors and mechanics. Garifuna women went daily to sell fruits and vegetables to the United Fruit Company workers in Puerto Castilla.

workers
Courtesy of Antime J. Landry I: Photographs of cuba and Central America 1928-1932
Worker load bananas on a United Fruit Company ship, Puerto Castilla, 1929.


Natural disasters weakening national economy

Veronica Wood-Querales
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsThe rising economy in Honduras is at risk due to an unprecedented increase in natural disasters. Global warming is causing a huge increase in the strength and number of tropical depressions, storms, and hurricanes, which has potentially very damaging effects on Honduras. According to meteorologist Hector Flores, activity in the Atlantic has been higher than normal 80% of the time so far this year. He predicts that in 2006 there will be 16 named storms and ten hurricanes, with six reaching category 3.

hurricane

Courtesy  of NOAA
A satellite picture of Hurricane Mitch from October 26th 1998, as it reached a peak of 157 knots just of the northeast coast of Honduras.


week

Controversy in the Presidential Palace

Teachers strike in seven departments

The Health Ministry is behind in payments

The health minister is behind in payments

BUSINESS WEEK IN REVIEW

Maquila to hire 1,100 new workers

Time change has not
produced the expected results

High cost of petroleum leads to a hike in air fares

Honduras has the worst customs union in Central America

Coffee price reduces, increasing the commercial breach


doc

Honduran CultureEarly in my culinary career and before children came into our lives, my wife and I went into the catering business in Tampa, Florida. While starting any new business can be stressful, the catering industry can be especially challenging with long hours, busy weekends, and typically most holidays as peak demand. The first couple of years were particuliary difficult and we decided to offer gourmet cooking classes to make ends meet. As a professional trained chef it is often difficult to get invited into someones home for dinner; as a chef who taught gourmet cooking classes, it was nearly impossible. There were really only two exceptions during our entire time in Tampa By:Daniel O' Connor


LEEWARD

Here's to a sailor, plying the waters of life with a smile; a universal child running before the wind of curiosity in a restless journey of the soul.

Honduran CultureJust the other night, as I looked out from the deck at Foster's, I saw the silhouette of a sailing craft lying at anchor in moon-kissed silvery waters. It made me feel tingly-warm all over!
God help me, I love it so.
By: Jorge Agurcia Fasquelle

cruise

Jorge Agurcia/Honduras This Week
The silhouette of a sailing craft lying at anchor in West End, Roatan. 

EDITORIAL

Executive branch on the way to recovery

Honduras This Week - Opinions and EditorialsThis week vice-president Elvis Santos gave an interview with a Honduran newspaper. Speaking in straightforward terms and with strong conviction, he defined his views on democracy. Full Editorial


Roatan

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

Travel & Tourism in HondurasThis seems to be a fairly common question asked of North American immigrants to the Island of Roatan or to Honduras in general. The question is not asked of tourists or of frequent visitors or snowbirds, but rather it is saved for long-term residents usually after a more than casual meeting. The locals are not being rude or smart mouthed, but they are truly puzzled about this choice of one's domicile.About Roatan


Utila Carnival

Travel & Tourism in HondurasIn the middle of July, I had the Mayor of Utila, Alton Cooper, on the show. He is always interesting to have as a guest because he teaches me about our good neighbor Utila. I get to learn right from the person who knows the most. The island at the time was preparing for the Utila Carnival that will take place the 22nd to the 30th. People from all over come to this festival. Family members from the United States choose this time to come together to return to the island. There is no better person than the Mayor Alton Cooper to tell me all about it. Utila Carnaval

 

 

 

Monday, July 17, 2006 Online Edition 26

Debt relief gives Honduras a chance to escape poverty cycle

Christopher Heffernan
Honduras This Week

Copan

Old man working to survive in the impoverished village of La Pintada, near Copán Ruinas.

Honduras This Week National NewsOn July 1st, the World Bank announced the cancellation of part of Honduras' debt. While nearly everyone in Honduras applauds this move, controversy has arisen over how the money will be spent.

Honduras was eligible for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Over the next fifteen years, Honduras will have $1.293 billion of its $5.5 billion debt forgiven by the multilateral lending institutions. It is expected that this money will be used to promote development and alleviate poverty. "Additional debt relief will help Honduras channel resources into programs that directly help the people who need it most," said Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. By:Christopher Heffernan

 

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Honduran  Paintings

 

hon Las Lavanderas (Red) 
Benigno Gomez Lopez 

Honduras  1988 
Born January 17, 1934 in Naranjito, Honduras. Graduated Escuela Nacional Bellas Artes, Honduras 1959. Academia Bellas Artes, Italy 1960.

23 3/4 X 17 3/4 24 1/2 X 18 1/2

More paintings at www.honduraspaintings.com


Classifieds Advertising for Honduran Businesses

FOR SALE

Want to open a Bed and Breakfast in La Ceiba?

I have the ideal house for you! Near Hotel Italia, 5 B/R and room for more. Large kitchen, 2 living rooms, big terrazas, front and backyards, sturdy construction, impecable home. Art Deco period but very well kept. Walking distance to las Ceiba`s Downtown. Owners looking for something smaller. Call Maria Teresa for an appointment: 443-01-41 (English Spoken) Located in the few areas that never flood during the rainy season!

La Casa de Cafe B&B, Copan Ruinas.
Copans first Bed & Breakfast Inn. Ten rooms, private hot water bath, full breakfasts included in rate. Excellent complimentary Copan mtn grown coffee served all day. Lovely garden with panoramic views of the Copan River Valley & distant mtns of Guatemala, hammocks. Colonial charm, excellent service, bilingual hosts. Four blocks to downtown, close to all restaurants, museums & shops. A charming and comfortable base from which to explore the Mayan ruins of Copan. Recommended by Lonely Planet Central America, Footprint Guide Central America & Mexico, Rough Guide Central America, Moon Handbook Honduras,Honduras Adventures In Nature, Open Road Honduras. Information: casacafe@hondutel.hn casadecafe@mayanet.hn www.casadecafecopan.com

Copan Ruinas, Casa Jaguar Rental Home.
Charming & comfortable village residence. Quiet street, 5 blks from Central Park, all shops, restaurants, cafes, museums. Newly remodeled, 2 bdrm w/ 1 dbl bed in each bdrm,1 bath w/ hot water, fully furnished, sleeper couch, full kitchen w/ all new appliances, all utensils, purified water, living room,dining room, maid service included, a/c, ceiling fans, color tv w/ cable, travel & Maya culture reference library, hammocks. Available for rental by the night, week, month. www.casajaguarcopan.com

Property For Sale Lake Yojoa
Unique and lovely 2,200 m2 property w/ mature trees, well constructed 2 bdrm house, spectacular panoramic lake view, in a secure, quiet gated neighborhood, watchman, full title, all paperwork, casacafe@hondutel.hn

 

Whereabouts: Help

My daughter Liron Doyle was sexually assaulted in July 2004. My name is Kevin F. Doyle and I am looking for any information that could lead to the arrest of the man who took advantage of her. If you or anyone you know remembers anything or has has information about this case, please, please email me at: kdoyle9162@yahoo.com

Roatan House For Rent

Bright one bedroom plus Den, full kitchen, decks, partial ocean view, fruit trees in yard. Paved lane. 2km. From West End. Partially furnished. $495/month plus electricity. For more info contact Eileen to Phone: (504) 350-5059

Furnished Apartment For Rent

Located in Col. Ruben Dario, a very centric and secure area of the city. The apartment has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, dining room, living room, laundry area, T.V. and cable. Parking space for one car. If you are interested, call Tel: (504) 236-8539, or email: iznajeo@yahoo.com

RENTING FURNISHED
STUDIO/APARTMENTS

Located in traditional European style neighbored of La Leona: 1 Bedroom, 1 with hot water, Living Room, Dining Room / Kitchenette, Cable TV, wash machine and private phone. Walking distance to bus stops to all mayor city destinations. Also: independent entrance; small garden, nice view to city center, beautiful colonial style architecture, recently refurbished, strong building with many safety features. Price $ 275.00 / month for information call 220 - 1737, 237 - 6071

RESTAURANT FOR SALE

Well established, 1st.class restaurant and bar in SPS.
fully equipped, with trained staff and established clientele.
Sales potential, based on capacity: L. 5 milj. p.a.
Needs personal dedication. Asking price: $40,000.
phone 995-4588

Extraordinary

Land acquisition opportunity on the island of Roatan. ±10 acre waterfront parcel in Port Royal, road access, excellent views, developer´s dream. Principals only, for more information please contact: Daniel "DOC" O´Connor .
doconnor@pluribushn.com
u.s. toll free 1.888.417.2660
in honduras 504.236.9200
cell honduras 504.946.5220

For Sale

Located in Siguatepeque, in a residential area, from one kilometer on the road to La Esperanza, 5 ½ manzanas, perfect for building. Contact us at tel:(504) 982-1248 or e-mail: hontweekadmon@multidata.hn.

Terrain For Sale

Located in Amapala, Honduras (South), 1 manzana, beautiful ocean’s view, negotiable price. For more information contact Tel: (504) 232-4329 or e-mail gilvalle@hotmail.com

Alcoholics Anonymous: Roatan. For meeting schedules and times, call: Tel(504) 445-1334, 967-0934, 991-3215

For Sale- HONDURAS - 420 FT BEACHFRONT -- Beautiful, Clean, Quiet, Caribbean Beach, near Trujillo. A 2 bdrm, 2 bath beachfront home with office, shop, large carport with 5 additional developed beachfront lots. Numerous, coconut, banana, fruit trees and pineapples. Municipal phone, electric, water and 2 wells contact - hondprop@mail.com

Art Deco style hotel centrally located in downtown Tegucigalpa. Needs restyling and ‘tender loving care’. No parking but a great location.

Please call in Tegucigalpa: 238-0411 or 222-0539 Email: trujillobay23@yahoo.com

Leslie’s Place
BED & BREAKFAST INN + INTERNET

Colonia Palmira, Distrito Hotelero,

Frente a Plaza San Martin,

Residencia 452

PBX: (504) 220-7494, 220-5325, FAX (504) 220-7492

E -mail: services@dormir.com http//: www.dormir.com

Stone House For Rent

Carretera al Picacho ( road to El Picacho), km. 4.5, Tegucigalpa, 3 bedrooms, dining room/ living room, 3 bathrooms, semi-private apartment, large common room, large porch-great view of city. Gated property, large parking area and big garden. Semi-furnished $600 per month. Tel:(504) 211-8161 or (504) 608-2901, e-mail: johnachater@yahoo.com

House for Sale in Siguatepeque

Excellent house for sale, Constructed only 2 ½ years ago, 1000 vrs2 of terrain, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, antenna for cable T. V. on back patio. Price: $79,000.00. If you are interested contact us at Tel: (504) 773-1071 or e-mail: delradcliff@hotmail.com

Oilpalm Farm for Sale”

200 Ha. planted in 1999 and 2000 near Trujillo, access by  road, adjacent
to extracting plant in excellent condition, no debts. The farm is managed by
an engineer, no personal attention is needed. Complete bookkeeping since
1999, available. Easy transfer of the property by buying the shares. Asking
price: 1.2 mio USD. Contact: 9547531 or e-mail: raulcit@arcor.de

Terrain Located in El Hatillo

2.3 Km. ahead of Pinares School, 5,000 V2, completely square and plain. Beautiful view of Tegucigalpa. US $12.00 V2, If you are interested please call us at Tel: (504) 364-7047 or e-mail:
itoihonduras@hotmail.com

Investigator Trainee needed, must know some English, fluent in Spanish, computer literate with internet access, no experience necessary, contack me drooss_detective@yahoo.com

 

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Poverty reduction and cultural promotion on French agenda


Alana Fearon
Honduras This Week

 

Basaguren

Courtesy of the French Embassy
Frederic Basaguren, French Ambassador to Honduras

Honduras This Week National NewsFor the grand majority of countries July 14 passes unnoticed, but for the French this is a day of great national importance and in Honduras, the French Ambassador plans to celebrate despite being thousands of miles from home.

There are approximately 300 French nationals registered in Honduras today, quite a small number when one considers that French-Honduran relations first materialized nearly 150 years ago. This history of inter-dependence has led to a stable and consistent political relationship between the two governments, a relationship so strong in fact that Jacques Chirac was the first State Leader to visit a devastated Honduras after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. At that time, Honduras' national debt was estimated at $30 million and France pledged to do all in its power to cancel this huge deficit.
By; Alana Fearon

 

 

 


COHEP presents a plan for economic regionalization

 

Sophie Cross
Honduras This Week

 

map

Courtesy of COHEP
The proposed division of land would facilitate the use of Honduras' natural resources.


Honduras This Week National NewsA new division of the Honduran National Business Council (COHEP) has outlined its proposals for the development of the country's economy.

The key aims for the recently created Centre for Economic and Social Investigations, CIES, lie within economic growth and territorial development. The first national seminar dealing with these themes was held on Tuesday in Tegucigalpa.

During the seminar, COHEP revealed its objective to increase public awareness concerning these issues and has presented the idea of 'national regionalization' as a means of bettering the Honduran economy. By: Sophie Cross

 

 

 


Minister of culture struggling with limited resources

Hannah Green
Honduras This Week

Fasquelle

Hannah Green/Honduras This Week
Honduran Minister of Culture, Rodolfo Pastor Fasquelle.

 

Honduras This Week National NewsOver the past months, Honduras This Week has investigated a variety of cultural scenes in the country, from Reggaeton to poetry. Similarly worrying conclusions were drawn from the majority of these articles: that each movement suffered not from the participants' and organizers' lack of passion, but from a crippling lack of funds. Honduran culture is currently surviving owing only to the struggling minority's efforts to make the public both more aware and more interested in the current and past cultural treasures of its country. By: Hannah Green



hon

Bus crash in Tegucigalpa

Agreement between Honduras and Cuba over illegal immigrants

Foreign minister requests return of passports

U.S. revises the Honduran immigration system

 

EDITORIAL

Deadly transportation

Honduras This Week - Opinions and EditorialsThe roads of Honduras are inoperative. Even though they appear to be satisfactory, the truth is that they arenarrow, there is a distinct lack of markings and drainage, they have ridiculous bends, dangerously uneven surfaces, a lack of emergency access, and completely inadequate pedestrian safety.

On top of that, the bus drivers often lack experience and education, they are not controlled by the police and often work without proper documentation, and their units weigh far too much and aren't checked up regularly.Full editorial


BUSINESS WEEK IN REVIEW

Businesses ask for more analysis of Trade Deal with Canada

ENEE reports highest electricity consumption in Honduras' history

Government asking IMF for flexibility when negotiating with teachers

Honduras should diversify maquila production according to developer

Insurance sales up with sixteen percent

Construction of Central American electricity line underway

 


leeward

"No one dies of nausea, but it can seriously sap the will to live."

--- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

iguana

Jorge Agurcia Fasquelle/Honduras This Week
"Bot dis one dere, she be an island garr-oboe. An iguana."

Honduran CultureAfter weeks of fun in the sun, on the way to the pier that day I ran into Danny Jones, local raconteur and steadfast member of the island spirit committee. He was cooking meat on a spit over hot coals, like all pirate descendants do. When he saw me eyeing his lunch-to-be he figured he had to explain. But I guess he also wanted to include some advice for the traveler that looked somewhat fed up with paradise.

As he pointed at the makeshift BBQ, which actually looked like one of Danny's own dreadlocks being roasted on a stick, this is more or less the way it went.By: Jorge Agurcia Fasquelle


Italian comedy in Manuel Bonilla

Veronica Wood-Querales
Honduras This Week

teatro

Veronica Wood-Querales/Honduras This Week
Amparo Ocampo and Freddy Calle in fast paced comedy Cornudo, Apaleado y Contento

Honduran CultureHonduras is not a country particularly renowned for its love of the stage, however, the theater group Bocaccio is looking to raise the profile of the arts. They will be performing "Cornudo, Apaleado y Contento," a play based on Giovanni Boccaccio´s "Decameron," later this month. Written by Alejandro Casona, it is a comedy based in Italy during the middle ages. Combining love, disguise and deceit, it is typical medieval play, exploring relationships and fidelity. Lots of timeless themes are investigated that can be applied to modern life.
By: Veronica Wood-Querales

 

 


copan

 

Travel & Tourism in HondurasEver wonder why the crime rate, especially in the large cities of Honduras, continues unabated? For example, in the Sula Valley which is home to San Pedro Sula and some 720,000 inhabitants there are only 233 police officers and only 50 or so vehicles, many of which are perennially out of service for repairs. When you minus those police on sick leave, vacation, office duty and those who must sleep at least a few hours, that leaves precious few officers on the streets or in the police stations to protect what is the nation's second largest metropolitan area. By: Howard Rosenzweig

 


Roatan Bruce Interviews

Sixteen Cuban refugees land on Roatan at Palmetto Bay Plantation

 

cubans

Bruce Starr/Honduras This Week
Among the 16 Cuban refugees are nurses, accountants, teachers and auto mechanics.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasOn July 6th, sixteen Cuban boat refugees who escaped from their home country ten days earlier on a fragile 27 foot dingy came on land on Roatan at the Palmetto Bay Plantation. I was to later find out that they were indeed searching for Honduras, but not necessarily Roatan.

Over the next several days, I visited them at a motel at the outskirts of downtown Coxen Hole that I never knew existed. The motel overlooks the western approach to the Roatan Airport and the Caribbean Sea and it serves as the holding place for the Cubans until they find out their fate.Complete Letter


 

hon

 

ILLEGAL ALIENS

boat

***Sixteen Cuban refugees arrived to Roatan on July 6th on this small boat powered by some torn tarps.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasFollowing a tip from a fellow media member, HTW went to Palmetto Bay Resort late Thursday afternoon last week. We found a small boat powered by some torn tarps anchored offshore at Palmetto Bay. On the beach were sixteen Cuban escapees looking very good considering they were at sea for a reported 10 days. Among the group were two young children, some women and some men one of which claimed to be a Cuban government worker who if returned to Cuba would face jail time or worse for committing treason. By: Don Pearly

Monday, July 10, 2006 Online Edition 25
Modernization commission proposes structural reforms


Christopher Heffernan
Honduras This Week

Morazan

Tegucigalpa’s commercial district Boulevard Morazan - a symbol of the market liberalization promoted by the Presidential Commission for the Modernization of the State.

Honduras This Week National NewsThe issue of modernization has become a hot topic in Honduras recently, especially with the coming into force of CAFTA. The controversy surrounding this issue has focused the spotlight on a small office located in the Lomas Executive Building. In this building, you find the office of the Presidential Commission for the Modernization of the State, which has been quietly working with international financial institutions and Honduran lawmakers to "modernize" Honduras.

Marcio G. Sierra Discua, director of the commission, believes that many people in Honduras do not fully understand what modernization entails. "Most people relate modernization just with computer programs, software, new hardware, but in this case it's not that… Modernization is changes in different areas of the state, and we make structural reforms in [these] different areas," said Discua.By: Christopher Heffernan

Monday, July 3, 2006 Online Edition 24

Ambassador Ford discusses U.S. - Honduran relations

Anette Emanuelsson
Honduras This Week

Ford

Charles Ford began his duties as U.S. Ambassador in Honduras on November 8, 2005. A member of the Foreign Service since 1982, Ford most recently served at the United States Foreign Commercial Service.

Honduras This Week National NewsAt the residence of U.S. Ambassador Charles Ford, the preparations for the traditional Fourth of July celebrations are in full swing, and by the entrance a group of workers are busy improving the paintjob on the white gate. On Sunday July 2nd, hundreds of prominent Honduran and international guests are expected at the traditional reception.

Ambassador Ford, working from home on the day of the interview, meets up in the library together with Press Attaché Julie Nickels. Lately, their focus has been less on the upcoming festivities and more on the somewhat strained relations between Honduras and the United States, although Ambassador Ford describes the relations By: Anette Emanuelsson

 

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Honduran  Paintings

 

hon Las Lavanderas (Red) 
Benigno Gomez Lopez 

Honduras  1988 
Born January 17, 1934 in Naranjito, Honduras. Graduated Escuela Nacional Bellas Artes, Honduras 1959. Academia Bellas Artes, Italy 1960.

23 3/4 X 17 3/4 24 1/2 X 18 1/2

More paintings at www.honduraspaintings.com


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Expected increase of non-traditional agricultural exports


Shirley Villalobos
Honduras This Week

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Honduran exports to the U.S. include mainly non-traditional products like tilapia (photo), shrimp, cucumber, mango and cantaloupe.

Honduras This Week National NewsWith CAFTA bringing globalization and general economic opening, the Honduran economy has experienced increasing exports. Not only that, but there has been a diversification of the products being exported, with a reduction of traditional products and strong development of non-traditional ones. Non-traditional agricultural products in particular are expected to have a bright future.

According to a study made by CIPRES (Center for Social and Economic Investigations), traditional exports like banana, coffee, wood, refrigerated meat, silver, zinc and sugar made up 83.2% of the country's total exports in the year 1960. Starting in the 1990s, these traditional exports have been on the decrease, and today they represent 50% of the country's total exportation of goods. On the other hand, non-traditional products made up 20% of exports in the 1970s. Today they represent 40% to 45% of total exports. Some of the most popular non-traditional products include shrimp, lobster, pineapple, cantaloupe melon and tobacco. It is important to acknowledge that most of these non-traditional products are part of the agricultural sector.By: Shirley Villalobos

 


Honduran war hero Fernando Soto dead


Anette Emanuelsson
Honduras This Week

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Honduran war hero Fernando Soto died in Tegucigalpa on June 25th.

Honduras This Week National NewsHonduras has lost one of its national heroes. Colonel Fernando Soto died in a private Tegucigalpa hospital early on Sunday June 25th at the age of 67, after his health deteriorated, according to relatives quoted in the local newspapers.

The veteran pilot was declared "National Hero" after the "100 Hour War" between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969, where Soto shot down three Salvadorian airplanes from his World War II Corsair - the last air combat between piston-engine planes in the world. In a Honduras This Week article written by Jorge Flores McClellan in 1999, Soto recalled the day of the famous battle:By: Anette Emanuelsson


A national celebration

Shawna Lehr
Honduras This Week



4 of July

Honduras This Week National NewsThe Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on August 2, 1776 declaring America free from Great Britain. However, the vote in favor of independence was held already on July 2nd and the text of the Declaration was reworked and released, unsigned, on July 4th which is therefore the actual date on the Declaration. The first unofficial holiday was celebrated on July 4, 1777 in Philadelphia.

Those of us who were raised in the United States have fond memories of baseball, barbeques and fireworks associated with the birthday of the nation. The national holiday represents the essence of American identity. Have we ever wondered, however, where the traditions on the 4th day in July originated?By: Shawna Lehr


 

AmCham's efforts improve American-Honduran trade market

Sophie Cross
Honduras This Week

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Juan Carlos Casco, Roberto Álvarez, AmCham Honduras; Elvin Santos, Honduran Vice President.

Honduras This Week National NewsHonduras This Week spoke to the American Chamber of Commerce in Honduras' Executive Director, Juan Carlos Casco, back in March this year about the effect that the recently introduced Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) could have on the country's commerce. We returned for an update on recent developments in trade facilitated by AmCham, now that CAFTA has had the chance to take effect.

AmCham has been steadily working towards further improving commercial ties between Honduras and outside countries over the past few months. "We have never had this opportunity before in history," said Casco, speaking of the benefits that the free trade agreement has brought. "It is a new economic era for Honduras. We are rapidly receiving interest from prospective international investors." By: Sophie Cross


45 years and still going strong: the American Peace Corps in Honduras

Sophie Cross
Honduras This Week

 

 

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Honduras This Week National NewsPeace Corps volunteers helped children train for the Rural Baseball Tournament earlier this year to celebrate the organization's 45th anniversary.

Along with traditional Fourth of July celebrations, the American Peace Corps is currently holding a series of events to commemorate its 45th anniversary.

Originally founded on March 1st 1961, the Peace Corps began sending volunteers over to Honduras in 1963. Since then, more than 5,000 American citizens have undertaken one of the organization's six two-year projects, providing support to sustainable development within the country.

Today the establishment continues to bring in three groups of volunteers a year to assist with a diverse array of assignments that range from water sanitation to youth development. There are currently 180 volunteers working in Honduras, along with 51 trainees. By: Sophie Cross


 

Latin lifestyle and volunteer work bringing Americans to Honduras


Veronica Wood- Querales
Honduras This Week

 

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American expat Robert Dale with hops imported from England that he uses to make his beer.

 

Honduras This Week National NewsThe growing American expatriate community is making Honduras an increasingly attractive place to live. According to the American Embassy in Honduras in October last year there were over 47,000 US citizens registered in Honduras. This is a huge increase on almost 37,000 registered in 2004. Largely based in the north coast and the Bay Islands, tourists are now staying for good. Go to Roatan and you will find the island is largely populated by Americans, many of whom own bars and other local businesses. However, tucked away in the furthest parts of the country are Americans who have created a life amongst the locals. By: Veronica Wood- Querales

 

 


More than just numbers

Christopher Heffernan
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsThe work of embassies is often thought to be in the realm of "high politics", focusing on issues such as war and peace, security, and strategic alliances. However, in an increasingly global world, where one bad day on the market can undermine a country's economic security, issues once thought to be of low political importance have become a major part of what embassies do.

For example, the economic division of the U.S. embassy in Honduras is responsible for representing a broad range of U.S. business interests and works on behalf of major financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank. With U.S. investment in Honduras totalling $601 million, or 44% of total foreign direct investment, the policies and actions of this department are very important.By: Christopher Heffernan


 

Increased economic activity in Honduras

 

Shirley Villalobos
Honduras This Week

Honduras This Week National NewsThe Honduran economic activity increased by 5.4% between January and April of 2006, compared to 3.4% for the same period in 2005 according to a recent report published by the Central Bank of Honduras. The Report on Economic Performance uses the Monthly Economic Activity Index (IMAE), which is measurement of the production of the most relevant productive sectors of the economy. Not only has the economic activity increased, but Honduras has the second lowest inflation in Central America, after El Salvador. By: Shirley Villalobos

 


 

 

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Government enlists 540 new police officers

Honduras centre-stage for trafficking network

Opposition to hydroelectric border dam

Flooding in northern Honduras

 

EDITORIAL

Big Brother's Birthday

Honduras This Week - Opinions and EditorialsAfter 230 years of independence, the world continues to be inspired by American values. This year, like every year, we stand in solidarity with America as it celebrates these values on its day of independence.

We must remember that it was the values of liberty and democracy, expressed so boldly in its declaration of independence, which provided inspiration to our own founding fathers. Although this is not to say that all of America's actions in the subsequent two centuries have exhibited the same moral virtue. There certainly have been corrupt Americans. However, we do think that, overall, America's strong and honest actions in the international arena have given it the credibility it has today. Full editorial

BUSINESS WEEK IN REVIEW

Ecuador interested in trade with Honduras

Mobile phone industry is top destination for foreign investment

Drinks contributing to national treasury

Honduras viable market for foreign investors

Hondutel loosing for
million dollars to piracy

World Bank pledges to cancel poor country debt

 


SPORTS

Déjà Vu

Diego Vasquez
Special Collaboration
Honduras This Week Online

Honduran CultureWe are back in time: It is 1990, the World Cup is taking place in Italy. A German player throws himself in the Argentinean area and Codesal, moved by who knows what motives (although I can suspect which ones), claimed a nonexistent penalty, unfair in the eyes of any football connoisseur. This is how the American Continent lost all possibilities of having a World Cup Champion, this is how the Olympic round was given away to a German team that could n` t even believe it.By: Diego Vasquez

 


leeward

"One ship sails east and another west, With the very same winds that blow; 'Tis the set of sails and not the gales, That tell us the way to go."

Mary Rippon's version of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's "Winds of Fate"

Honduran CultureWhen Mary Rippon wrote these lines in her diary-taken from the famous verse by Ella Wheeler-she was thinking of the break-up of her marriage. She relates it to sailing. Both utilities are now perceived to have fallen behind the times. Marriage, something that was once crucial to the bearing and rearing of children, sadly is now more of an unnecessary burden than a common benefit. Sailing-also- has been replaced by progress; steam and power seem to go hand in hand with the disappearance of man's need for virtue and humility.By: Jorge Agurcia Fasquelle


opan

Honduran CultureHere in Copan Ruinas there is a small yet growing expat population that has been around for many years, way before the town became a destination for Maya world gringo trail backpackers. Historically, the first full time gringo residents of Copan came to work on archeological projects in the later part of the 1800s. Virtually all of the most important excavations and reconstruction work at the Copan ruins were led and financed by U.S. universities such as Harvard, Vanderbilt and the University of Pennsylvania. Longtime Copan archeologists such as the Fashs have a home in Copan and would spend part of the year in Copan and part at their home university. Other expat archeologists have also moved to Copan and a handful have settled here permanently. Nowadays many of the old time archeologists from the 70s and 80s have moved on and a new crop of recently minted Phds who studied under the great Copan archeologists of the 70s and 80s are back in Copan starting up their own projects and pursuing research projects. By: Howard Rosenzweig


Replacing Big-Macs with Chardonnay? - France's cultural presence in Honduras

Christopher Heffernan
Honduras This Week

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Courtesy of the French Alliance
Gato and Zoory put on quirky and hilarious performance at the French Alliance on Wednesday June 21st.

Honduran CultureStaying in Honduras for any length of time it is impossible to avoid the overwhelming presence of American culture. From fast food chains to TV programs, the footprint of Uncle Sam is everywhere. However, anyone who enjoys a good Chardonnay or pungent-smelling cheese may be interested to know that there is another, more subtle cultural presence in the country. Based in the capital of Tegucigalpa the Alliance Française, or French Alliance, is a cultural centre working to spread a little bit of France to Honduras. By: Christopher Heffernan


 

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The 4th of July, America's Independence Day, is one of the most social holidays on the American calendar. Celebrated to mark America's independence, for the young and young at heart this is really the ultimate day of summer, an event to remember. Typically celebrated outdoors with friends and family, the day is filled with picnics and parades, concerts and carnivals, baseball, softball, barbeques, fried chicken and potato salad, ice cold watermelon, hot dogs and apple pie, but everything that happens during the day is just a prelude to the evening. For the evening is about the fireworks, and every city, town and municipality in America offers a fireworks display as the sun goes down. The more sophisticated displays will even choreograph the fireworks to music. By: Daniel O`Connor

 


Our Lady of Suyapa:
The Patron Saint of Honduras

Shawna Lehr
Honduras This Week

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The fairly new Basilica of Suyapa (built in 1954) honors the Patron Saint of Honduras in the village of Suyapa.

Travel & Tourism in HondurasProtecting the city of Tegucigalpa, on the hill of the Francisco Morazan region, lays the most admired site of Honduran Catholics. The Basilica of Suyapa honors the Patron Saint of Honduras in the village of Suyapa. Unlike many of the colonial Spanish churches in Tegucigalpa, Hondurans built the basilica in 1954. By: Shawna Lehr


 

Roatan Bruce Interviews

Minister of Tourism: Ricardo Martinez

Travel & Tourism in HondurasRoatan Bruce: Thank you for coming to the studio. Tell me about some of the most important issues you are dealing with today?

Ricardo Martinez: The cruise industry is very important. The Port Authority is no longer going to collect the dock fees from cruise ships. They will now be collected by the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Why did this make sense for the Bay Islands? Royal Caribbean is going to invest five million dollars on the first phase of the dock transformation and on a shopping center. I am trying to convince them to build a convention center as well. In exchange, we are giving them the normal incentives. Full Interview


 

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Don Pearly
Honduras This Week

 

ROATAN AND IT'S FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
(Or lack there of)

Travel & Tourism in HondurasWhen a Rotanian/American really wants to celebrate the 4th of July, he or she heads for Tegucigalpa and the American Embassy. That is our home away from home and the only real location for celebrating this special holiday. The embassies are notorious for throwing an old fashioned party complete with red white and blue everything.

Oh yes, there will be some small gatherings with BBQ and hot dogs and even Apple Pie, but nothing organized or grandiose. We are not allowed to shoot guns even in the air for fear of losing our hard earned gun permits. We cannot find fireworks; they show up for the Honduran events like Christmas or New Years but are never for sale on the open market. By: Don Pearly

 

 

 

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