All posts tagged Honduras
Economy: Foreign direct investment reaches record high
Foreign direct investment reaches record high; trade deficit of Central American nations grew by 11.6 percent between 2011 and 2012; Andean countries to grow between 4 and 6 percent in 2013 Foreign direct investment reaches record high In 2012, Latin America [...]
Economy: The effect of dollarisation in Honduras
The dollarisation of Honduras’s economy; Mexican president discusses trade relations with Brazil; Germany approves free trade agreement with Peru and Colombia The effect of dollarisation in Honduras Honduras’s legal currency is the lempira. However, many foreigners and Honduran businesses have substituted [...]
Human Rights: Brazil ignores deadline to protect endangered indigenous tribe
Brazil ignored plight of endangered indigenous tribe; UN reports on indigenous human rights in Central America; Colombia postpones marriage equity bill
Economy: Central America’s rising trade deficit
Central American trade deficit on the rise; Peru to sign three more trade agreements this year; Venezuelan food scarcity index may be as high as 80 percent; Latin America’s trade surplus with US declines Central American trade deficit on the rise [...]
El Salvador: Sovereignty issues over Gulf of Fonseca
Tensions rise in Gulf of Fonseca; El Salvador falls to 107th in Human Development ranking; remittances from the US decline on first two months of 2013 Tensions rise between El Salvador and Honduras over the Gulf of Fonseca On 12 [...]
Human Rights: Ratification and Reform for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Ratification and Reform Calls for increased ratification: President of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), José de Jesús Orozco, called on all 35 countries of the Americas to ratify the American Convention of Human [...]
Human Rights: Latin Americans protest U.S. based military school
Latin Americans protest U.S. based ‘training school’ for Latin American dictators; need for sexual education reform recognized in Latin America; Inter-American Court of Human Rights hold 97th session
Nicaragua: country hopeful with upcoming Hague decision
Country hopeful with upcoming Hague decision; Climate change will affect agricultural productivity
Economy: Mexico may raise key rate to curb inflation
Mexico may raise key rate if inflation persists; Honduran president aims to settle tensions in the Gulf of Fonseca; Brazil plagued by highest youth discouraged worker rate in southern hemisphere; Bolivia’s trade with Japan rises dramatically The decision to raise Mexico’s [...]
Central America: U.S. drug tsar hails prevention and treatment, slams legalization
U.S. drug tsar hails prevention and treatment, slams legalization; Honduran congress bans firearms in ‘drug-violent’ region; Costa Rican Olympian Nery Brenes bids London farewell.
Central America: Guatemalan indigenous group challenges mining law
Guatemalan indigenous group challenges mining law; Truce between street gangs in El Salvador encourages Guatemala and Honduras; Experts slam Nicaragua canal project.
Central America: Migrants flood US through Mexico
Migrants flood US through Mexico; Costa Rica and Panama to ask for US$30m for border bridge; IMF praises Nicaragua’s ‘robust economic recovery’.
Central America: Guatemala arrests 18 gang members in massive raid operation
Guatemala arrests 18 gang members in massive raid operation, as prominent Honduran radio reporter is kidnapped and Panama strongman Manuel Noriega is hospitalized.
Central America 18/07/11
‘A “Stupid” Loss’: murder of Facundo Cabral prompts judicial retribution and provides food for thought regarding crime and security in Central America.
Central America 04/07/11
Zelaya launches a new political party in Honduras, Sandra Torres’ electoral prospects hit a snag in Guatemala, and Costa Rica suffers defeat in the Copa America.