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Category Archives: Honduras
An Early End to Classes in Honduras
Public education is the latest service to suffer as a result of the political conflict in Honduras. On 16 October 2009, in spite of protests and appeals from Parent Associations to the teachers to ignore the mandate ordered by the interim government and extend the school year, Honduran public schools closed their doors approximately six [...]
Honduras is unique, but not alone
More than a month on, the 28 June coup in which Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was forcibly removed by the Honduran military has morphed into an internal power struggle being carefully brokered by international mediators. The situation in Honduras remains precarious for a slew of reasons that have been widely reported and analyzed from all ends [...]
Also posted in El Salvador, Guatemala, Latin America 1 Comment
Honduras should open our eyes to discontent with democracy in the region
Within 48 hours of the coup in Honduras, much has been written about what this means for Latin America, with the best analysis acknowledging that the coup breaks with the democratic constitutional order, but also that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya threatened democracy in his campaign to perpetuate himself in power. Chris Sabatini from the Council [...]
Posted in Honduras Tagged democracy, elections, Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, Political Unrest, Roberto Micheletti 4 Comments
A Silver Lining in the Cloud
Mounting political tensions in Honduras finally spilled over on 28 June 2009, the day the nation was set to vote on the “cuarta urna“, a proposal from back in March that, if successfully passed, would have allowed for Hondurans to vote to change the constitution to allow incumbent President Manuel Zelaya to run for re-election [...]
Also posted in Latin America Tagged democracy, elections, Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, Political Unrest, Roberto Micheletti Leave a comment
Coffee Smuggling and the Importance of Successful Nation Branding
At first glance, the Honduran-Guatemalan border at El Florido appears no different from any other international land border crossing in Latin America. Migrant day workers mix with road-weary truckers, soldiers, little kids selling everything from candy to cigarettes, and myriad other overland travelers destined for points unknown. Customs officials dutifully check documentation of each person [...]

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