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New Honduran Government Seeks to Prove Legitimacy
In Tegucigalpa, the morning of Monday, June 29 was calm. Shops and businesses were opening as usual, giving little sign of the political upheaval of the previous day.
In the early hours of June 28, members of the Honduran military stormed the Presidential House. President Jose Zelaya was evicted from the premises at gunpoint and flown out of the country. As the population began to wake up, many areas were without electricity. The supply was reportedly switched off to prevent Zelaya´s supporters from broadcasting propaganda. Nationwide bus services were canceled for June 28, in an attempt to stop radicals from taking advantage of the power vacuum.
By Oliver J. Dimsdale with Pratheepa Kandaswamy Read Article
It's time for real changes in Honduras
Hondurans have united like never before and have stood up to the world to protect and defend their democracy no matter what. Today I saw a large group of brave men and women stand side by side yelling, singing, dancing, cheering, clapping, and making their voice be heard all over the world.
The big peaceful manifestation that Hondurans put up this morning in Tegucigalpa’s Central Park in support of their new Constitutional Government has set an example to the world, that even though it is a small and one of the poorest countries in the world, it will not fall to authoritarian regimes like other Latin American countries have recently.
By Nicole Marrder Read Article
Honduras united to defend its Constitution and Democracy
Honduras has always been a peaceful country and the people have sometimes seemed a bit soft. But Hondurans have proved that they can unite and the can fight back when their peaceful and free way of life is threatened.
Former President Manuel Zelaya Rosales was destituted from his office as president of Honduras on Sunday, June 28th, when armed forces escorted him out of his residence and out of the country. That same day Congress followed the process of a constitutional substitution of the president, naming Roberto Micheletti, President of Congress at the time, as the new constitutional president of Honduras.
By Nicole Marrder Read Article
Cronological Summary of the Facts in Honduras
In order for people to understand why there is a new government in the country, the Liberal Party of Honduras emitted a Cronolical Report of the Facts that led to the Constitutional transition of government on Sunday June 28th.
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US Reluctant to Cut off Aid to Honduras
Although the US government has firmly condemned the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya on June 28 and joined the chorus of nations calling for his immediate return to power, the Obama administration has opted to hold off on any decision to officially characterize the removal of Mr. Zelaya as a military coup.
By Marco Caceres/ Projecthonduras.com Read Article
Honduran Military Caught in the Middle of Power Struggle Between the President and Congress
In several of his interviews following his arrest and expulsion from Honduras, President Manuel Zelaya has portrayed himself as an innocent victim of a coup d'état (“golpe de estado”). His view has been amplified by foreign leaders such as President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, and Rafael Correa of Ecuador.
By Marco Caceres/ Projecthonduras.com Read Article
President Zelaya Arrested and Exiled to Costa Rica
President Manuel Zelaya was arrested early on Sunday, June 28 by a 12-member Honduran military team. Some 200 soldiers, supported by tanks, arrived at Mr. Zelaya’s residence at dawn and surrounded the presidential palace amidst hundreds of protesters. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, and Mr. Zelaya was transported to an air force base on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and flown into exile to San Jose, Costa Rica.
By MArco Caceres / Projecthonduras.com Read Article
Controversy Surrounding the Fourth Box Reaches Breaking Point
Controversy over the introduction of the ‘cuarta urna’ or fourth box has reached a fevered pitch across Honduras as the date of the national referendum approaches. The fourth box referendum is non-binding and will ask Hondurans whether they want to vote on constitutional change.
By Pratheepa Kandaswamy with Oliver J. Dimsdale Read Article
President Zelaya Sacks Head of Joint Chiefs
In a move designed to consolidate power and gain control over Honduras’ armed forces, President Zelaya sacked the head of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Romeo Vásquez Velásquez on June 24, further escalating the political crisis in Honduras fueled by Mr. Zelaya’s insistence on staging a public referendum (the so-called “cuarta urna”) on whether or not to elect a National Constituent Assembly to re-write the country’s Constitution.
By Marco Caceres Read Article
Math Teachers Share Experiences with Peers in the Region
National Counterparts of the member countries of the Regional Project ¡Me Gusta Matemática! (“I Like Math!”), El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Honduras, as well as Bolivia and Ecuador as observers, gathered in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from April 20 to May 1, 2009 in order to improve the training of math pedagogy and exchange experiences of every participant country. The meeting took place within the progress of the 4th Regional Mathematics Workshop.
By Jose Daniel Caceres, JICA Read Article
Cuba's return to OAS contingent upon democratic benchmarks
The thirty-ninth General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), convened in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, ending an almost half-century exclusion of Communist Cuba’s participation in the multinational hemispheric organization.
The diplomatic preamble to the action taken in San Pedro Sula, which suspended the 1962 resolution separating the Castro regime from the OAS, faced multiple challenges from competing texts offered by diverse regional players.
By James W. Bodden Read Article
All About Roatan
p> STRAIGHT FORWARD QUESTION: IS THE ROATAN ECONOMY REBOUNDING?Straight forward answer: ‘yes.’ As America slowly gets it act together, more positive indicators are being felt on the island. More used cars are being sold, restaurants are expanding, and people are advertising again and more ocean going tourists are hitting our shores then doubling back for longer vacations.
Many retirees are saying, “If I have to drop back a notch and do without a little more, I may as well do it in the safety and beauty of a tropical island rather than here in freezing cold Chicago.” Many have found if they go for the local menus, they can live quite inexpensively. If they stay away from the ‘Gringo’ restaurants and chow-down at local establishments their food budget goes a lot further and they are eating more healthy things. Fish and rice and beans are notoriously
good for us and the island cooks have a way with spices. Fruit-based deserts top it off and the next problem is weight gain.
By Don Peat Read Article
Roatan Rocked by a 7.3 Earthquake
Roatan, The Bay Islands and Northern Honduras were rocked by a powerful 7.3 earthquake that hit at 2:24 AM just 20 to 30 miles offshore between Roatan, the largest of the three Bay Islands, and Belize.
Living in the middle of the island, but facing the south shore, perhaps we did not feel the complete brunt of the quake even though it was so close. My wife got up just seconds before the quake hit just as she had done a few times before earthquakes hit in Southern California where we lived for five years.
By Bruce Starr / "Roatan Bruce" Read Article
Roatán Marine Park Makes a Splash
Roatán Marine Park has introduced a new program aimed at teaching underprivileged youths how to dive in open water. The name of this program is ‘Creating awareness and providing an alternative to the youth of Roatán through diving.’
Founded in April this year, the program has a number of goals: to get youths off the streets and into doing something positive and constructive and to teach them awareness of the environment and conservation, especially as Roatán is home to some endangered species such as sea turtles. These include giving youths a skill that may not have been accessible to them before.
By Pratheepa Kandaswamy Read Article
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