Tropical storm Ida became hurricane Ida overnight, making a category 1 hurricane landfall near eastern Nicaragua early Thursday morning. It is now heading for Honduras where it is expected to weaken. There are now speculations Ida might be headed for Mexico's resort town of...
El orgullo tico florece una vez más. Las banderas 'de a cien' ondean en todas las rotondas, y no, esta vez no es por algún partido de la Selección Nacional de fútbol. El fútbol tico está, err, pasando por...
opinion by Arbol | 13 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 818 views | 3 recommendations | 1 comment
An Eruption is currently underway at the San Cristobal Volcano in Nicaragua and it is emitting volcanic ash in to the air.The volcano is close to the towns of Chichigalpa and Chinandega. About 333,000 people live there.""We have received information suggesting a possible VA...
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A year ago on August 26, 2008, the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia were officially recognized by Russia as two independent states. The recognition of independence came in the wake of the "five-day"...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 70 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared oficially Nicaragua as territory free of illiteracy. The rate of illiterates in that country has fallen from 20,7% to...
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Last week has been a period of intensity for the nation of Honduras, as the political saga, involving the ousted President Zelaya on one side and the new de facto President Micheletti on the other, continued....
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A chain of events have started that could convert the wonderful country of Honduras into a place similar to the Gaza Strip. The actions of the International Community, that within hours of the alleged Coup...
[UPDATE – July 6, 2009] After a failed attempt to return to Honduras yesterday, President Zelaya pledged to make more attempts to enter Honduras. Meanwhile, he is staying in the capital of El Salvador. In...
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Caracas, Venezuela, 4 July 2009. Tonight, the Organization of America States (OAS) consulted its member on the expulsion of Honuduras over the coup against President Zelaya. After 33 member countries voted in...
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These are articles and editorials, reported from Honduras by The Utila East Wind, which chronicle the events that preceded the removal of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
Hugo Chavez and...
Caracas, Venezuela, 29 June 2009. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced his return to Honduras on Thursday. He would be accompanied by OAS General Secretary and probably some other Latin American leaders. ...
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"cured by more democracy" Alfred Emanuel Smith.
Events in the last hours have turned Honduras’s political system into a dictatorship again. A combination of greedy politicians and cold war minded...
opinion by rahul | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago 128 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
Updated V: Roberto Micheletti took oath as the new Head of State of Honduras amid international and regional condemnation of the coup this morning that ousted President Manuel Zelaya and forced him...
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UTILA EASTWIND JUNE 1st 2009
On June 2nd the Organization of American States will be meeting in San Pedro Sula, Honduras with Hillary Clinton and Hugo Chavez ready to collide on many issues. Cuba, human rights...
" By Farzana Shah Monday, 23 February 2009. In Afghanistan, U.S./NATO have put the blame on Taliban for poppy cultivation to finance their resistance to allied forces. Ironically, it was only in Taliban era when the world had seen a sharp decline in opium crop in...
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