Tag: Honduras

• Saturday, November 23rd 2013 - 07:11 UTC

  Honduran elections could turn out to be a box of surprises

  

  Four years after her husband was ousted in a coup, Honduran populist presidential candidate Xiomara Castro is threatening to break the century-old dominance of right-wing parties in Sunday's elections.

• Saturday, April 13th 2013 - 01:37 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ history and referendum message impact in Honduras and Guatemala

  

  The way the Falkland Islands have developed into a self governing and self financing country and the recent referendum with its strong message, attracted genuine attention of another two countries visited by a Falklands’ delegation.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2011 - 04:36 UTC

  Honduras readmitted to OAS; only country to vote against was Ecuador

  

  The Organization of American States voted Wednesday to readmit Honduras into the regional body. Ecuador was the only country to vote against the measure, which was approved 31-1.

• Monday, May 30th 2011 - 23:46 UTC

  Honduras Santos/Chavez brokered deal was on request from Central America and Mexico

  

  Central American countries and Mexico requested Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos to help reconcile positions with Southern Cone countries so that former president Manuel Zelaya could return to Honduras, revealed Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Angela Holguin in an interview with Bogotá’s El Espectador.

• Monday, May 30th 2011 - 01:07 UTC

  Zelaya is cheered on return to Honduras; June first OAS votes on reinstatement

  

  Honduran former president Manuel Zelaya, whose ouster almost two years ago led to Honduras’ expulsion from the Organization of American States, OAS, returned home from exile Saturday following an agreement brokered by Colombia and Venezuela

• Thursday, May 26th 2011 - 00:46 UTC

  Mercosur praises accord that opens way for Honduras return to OAS

  

  Mercosur described the reconciliation agreement reached by Honduras president Porfirio Lobo and his predecessor Manuel Zelaya, ousted in 2009, as a fundamental step in the process of normalizing relations in the hemisphere.

• Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 04:13 UTC

  Colombia/Venezuela broker agreement for Honduras return to OAS

  

  Colombia and Venezuela brokered an agreement between Honduras's incumbent president and its deposed former leader to try to help the Central American nation be readmitted to the Organization of American States.

• Sunday, March 27th 2011 - 04:47 UTC

  Honduras closer to normalization allows return of former president Zelaya

  

  Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he won't return to Honduras for fear of being killed. Zelaya says he is in danger because “there are people who want to liquidate me and are still alive, and they have great power.”

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 04:19 UTC

  Honduras forgets Argentina and Brazil; will open trade offices in India and China

  

  Honduras is planning to close embassies in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela countries which do not recognize the government of President Porfirio Lobo.

• Monday, August 2nd 2010 - 05:50 UTC

  Mexico recognizes Honduras; OAS could re-consider the issue mid August

  

  Mexico announced this weekend that it was normalizing diplomatic relations with Honduras given the “significant advances” achieved in addressing the consequences of last year’s coup.