Tocoa, Honduras – Amid allegations that an elite Honduran police force colluded with a notorious gang while carrying out death-squad activities, observers are asking whether the administration of President Xiomara Castro has the political power or will to reform the country’s security forces. The head of the National Police, Gustavo Sanchez Velasquez, in June acknowledged abuses by the National Anti-Gang …
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Just two days from inaugurating its next president, Honduras was mired Tuesday in a legislative crisis bordering on the absurd. Hernández’s presentation of the results of his administration to the rebellious congressional leaders Tuesday bolstered the suspicions of many who see the situation as a move to spike Castro’s government before it even starts. Hernández’s interior minister …
Concession means Xiomara Castro will become country’s first female president and the first from the left in 12 years. Nasry Asfura, the ruling party candidate in the Honduras election, has conceded to his opposition rival, Xiomara Castro, who will become the country’s first female president and the country’s first left-wing leader in 12 years. Calling Castro “president elect”, National Party …
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of ousted former president Mel Zelaya, has taken a commanding lead in Honduras’ elections, capping a 12-year effort. If preliminary tallies from the election Sunday are confirmed, Castro de Zelaya would become the Central American country’s first female president. “People of Honduras, now is the time to say enough of the …
