Monday 8th February, 2010
Honduras Names "Truth Commission"
General SourcesFormer Guatemalan vice president Eduardo Stein was named by new Honduran President Porfirio Lobo last week to head a "Truth Commission" to examine the June 2009 coup d'etat that ousted President Manue...
Palma de Mallorca to be next Royal Caribbean base
Travel BlackboardRoyal Caribbean International announced last week it would base a ship in Palma de Mallorca in a strategic move to attract more U.K. and Irish passengers and families. It is the first time the cruise...
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanFinance Minister Audley Shaw confirmed the money would arrive and told BBC Caribbean that under the deal Jamaica has to lower the high interest rates it pays on its debts, reform and better regulate ...
Finding a Truth Hondurans Recognize
Honduras This WeekThe job that is being given to the Truth Commission is an unenviable one, because it is an impossible one. It assumes that you can put together a neat summary of the facts that led to June 28, 2009 an...
Guatemala's Stein Will Coordinate Truth Commission
Honduras This Weekormer Vice-President of Guatemala Eduardo Stein has been nominated by President Porfirio Lobo to coordinate the formation of a Truth Commission to detail and analyze the actions leading up to, during,...
Honduras Weekly Sponsors Monthly Writing Competition
Honduras This Weekt is cliché to say that the youth of a country represent its future and its hope. But it's true. And it is especially true in Honduras, where approximately 45 percent of its population of more than 7...
Associate nations eye Caribbean prize
CricinfoTwo places are up for grabs the ICC World Twenty20 in West Indies when the qualifying tournaments gets underway in UAE on Tuesday. It is a major prize for the successful sides and Cricinfo takes a loo...
Maersk adds N.Y.-N.J. to Central America string
American ShipperMaersk Line will add a ship to its South Atlantic Express Service between the U.S. East Coast and Central America and include a direct call in the Port of New York and New Jersey, beginning Feb. 13. ...
Royal Caribbean Expands Allure of the Seas Inaugural Season
PR WebRoyal Caribbean International today announced that the first revenue voyage for Allure of the Seas’ inaugural season will take place one week earlier than originally planned. The ship’s fi...
Guatemala's Stein Will Coordinate Truth Commission
Honduras This Weekormer Vice-President of Guatemala Eduardo Stein has been nominated by President Porfirio Lobo to coordinate the formation of a Truth Commission to detail and analyze the actions leading up to, during,...
Sophie and Elton get Caribbean number 1 spot
MaltaMediaTeenage singer songwriter Sophie and music producer Mr. Elton Zarb have hit the top spot on Hit 94 FM’s ‘Aruba top 20’ in the island of Aruba in the Caribbean.
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanThe Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has told the AFP news agency during a visit to Port au Prince that the two countries could supply between 50-60 creole speakers in the short term, with ...
Spain's Laiglesia Will Visit Honduras to Discuss Normalizing Ties
Honduras This Weekpain's Secretary of State for Ibero-American Affairs, Juan Pablo de Laiglesia, will travel to Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to meet with President Porfirio Lobo to discuss the normalization of relations betw...
Sales of Honduran Constitution Up 80-85%
Honduras This Weekhe political crisis sparked by the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya on June 28, 2009 has fueled public interest in Honduras' Constitution like never before. Many bookstores in Tegucigalpa are repo...
Honduras Normalizes Relations With 19 Nations
Honduras This Weekhe overthrow of Manuel Zelaya as president on June 28, 2009 was unanimously condemned by the United Nations (UN). The UN adopted a resolution by acclamation, calling on all 192 member states not to re...
Gasoline Prices Will Drop 46 Cents
Honduras This Weekhe cost of a gallon of gasoline in Honduras will decrease Monday by Lps 0.46. The average price of a gallon of high-test gasoline in Honduras will go down to Lps 69.55, while regular will drop to Lps ...
Taiwan Donates Lps 42 Million for Hospital Escuela
Honduras This Weekinister of Health Arturo Bendaña announced Thursday that the government of Taiwan has donated more than Lps 42 million to pay for the repair of the electrical and water systems of the Hospital Escuel...
Honduras Weekly Offers Free Classified Ads
Honduras This Weekonduras Weekly is pleased to offer free classified ads as a public service. To place an ad, simply log in to your account and click "Classifieds" on the menu at the top of this page. Then click on "Ru...
Mexico Unaware of Zelaya Residency Plans
Honduras This Weekanuel Zelaya has been living in exile in the Dominican Republic since January 27. The deposed president's sojourn as a "Distinguished Guest" in the capital city of Santo Domingo has been characterized...
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