Category: Honduras

Capitol Report (April 22): D.C. On Edge After Shooting in Broad Daylight

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is testifying in court. When asked if Joe Biden lost the presidential election, she said, “Well, yes.” As pandemic-related restrictions continue to be rolled back, the aftermath of lockdowns is starting to show. We take a look at some of the collateral damage and speak to psychiatrist Carole Lieberman to…


Ex-Honduras First Lady Rosa Bonilla Convicted of Corruption

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—A court in Honduras convicted former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla of corruption Thursday for the second time. Bonilla was sentenced to 58 years in prison in September 2019 for embezzling about $600,000 in government money between 2010 and 2014, when her husband Porfirio Lobo was president. But the Supreme Court of Justice overturned…


Honduras Judge Says Ex-President Can Be Extradited to US

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges, a Honduran judge ruled Wednesday. The country’s Supreme Court of Justice said late Wednesday via Twitter that the judge had decided to grant the U.S. extradition request. U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of New…


Is China Buying Control in Latin America?

Is Latin America about to find itself the setting for a second Cold War? That’s the looming question as Chinese influence spreads across the region. At stake is national security in America—and Taiwan on the global stage—as a new president enters office in Honduras. The small country now lies at the center of a tug-of-war…


Taiwan Vice President Travels to Honduras Amid Concern of Losing Another Ally to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai left for Honduras on Jan. 25 amid a possibility that the Central American nation would drop diplomatic ties with the island in favor of the Chinese regime. Lai is scheduled to attend the inauguration of Honduras’s President-elect Xiomara Castro on Jan. 27. Currently, Honduras is one of Taiwan’s 14…


Migrant Caravan From Honduras Intercepted by Guatemalan Authorities

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras—Several hundred migrants who had departed from the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula Saturday in hopes of reaching the United States entered Guatemalan territory where they were intercepted by authorities who began talks on returning them to their homelands. Some 300 migrants, mainly Hondurans and Nicaraguans, arrived in Corinto, Honduras Saturday…


Belize Reaffirms Support for Taiwan as Doubts Grow Over Honduras

A representative from Belize reassured the country’s steady friendship with Taiwan, during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen on Dec. 1, as fellow Central American nation Honduras could switch its diplomatic ties to Beijing. Belize and Honduras are among the 15 countries maintaining diplomatic relations with Taiwan despite the communist regime in China claiming the…


Leftist Claims Victory as Honduras Awaits Final Results of Presidential Elections

TEGUCIGALPA—Leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro has claimed victory in Sunday’s Honduran presidential election, with only 40 percent of votes counted giving her a lead of 53.5 percent in the preliminary results. Castro, the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, is rallying for president against Nasry Asfura, candidate of the ruling National Party, who stood at 34 percent…


‘We Are Real Friends,’ Honduran President Says on 4th Visit to Taiwan Before Leaving Office

The outgoing Honduran president said on Nov. 13 that he hopes his country will continue its friendship with Taiwan even after his presidency, with his comments coming as the Central American country could switch its diplomatic recognition to Beijing. “We are real friends,” Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on the…


US Says Condemns Political Use of Vaccines After China-Taiwan Tussle

WASHINGTON—The United States stands with Honduras and condemns the “cynical use” of COVID-19 vaccines for political purposes, the State Department said, after Taiwan blasted China for seeking to use vaccines to make diplomatic inroads with one of Taipei’s allies. Honduras, among a small number of Latin American countries to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, has…