Category: Honduran

Earthquake Felt on Honduran Tourist Island, No Initial Reports of Damage

TEGUCIGALPA—An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude was recorded off the coast off Honduras, near the popular tourist spot of Roatan island, on Wednesday morning, with a local fire chief saying there were no initial reports of damage. The quake had a depth of 2 kilometers, with the epicenter 55 kilometers north-east of the island, the European-Mediterranean…


Honduran Migrant Boy, 4, Found Traveling Alone by US-Mexico Border

MEXICO CITY—A 4-year-old Honduran boy was found traveling alone near the Rio Grande River that separates Mexico from the United States with no one to claim him, the Mexican government said on Wednesday. Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) said the boy was found unaccompanied among trees and thickets as he walked toward the border. He…


Accountant Testifies He Saw Honduras President Allegedly Take Bribes

NEW YORK—A Honduran accountant testified Tuesday that he fled Honduras because he felt his life was in danger after witnessing two meetings in which an alleged drug trafficker paid bribes to now-President Juan Orlando Hernández in 2013. In both meetings, the subject was “protection and receiving drugs,” said José Sánchez, a pseudonym used for his…


Migrant Caravan Demands Biden Honor ‘Commitments’ as Travelers Told to Abandon Journey

A caravan of as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants headed toward the U.S. border is calling on the incoming Biden administration to honor their “commitments.”