Honduran President, Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, known as “Mel” to most Hondurans, was ousted from power this past Sunday, June 28. In the early hours of the morning, he was woken up by military officers, forcibly taken from his home in pajamas, and placed on a plane headed for San Jose, Costa Rica, where he [...]
Archive for June, 2009
What’s Going On? An Insider’s Account of the Recent Events in Honduras by Sophia Anderson
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hondurans await outcome of political crisis
Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tension mounts in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa as Honduran president Mel Zelaya defiantly continues his plans to hold an election Sunday to open up the country’s constitution to revision and potentially remove presidential term limits that currently prevent him from remaining in power past his current four-year term. Zelaya’s referendum has been declared illegal [...]
The Aftershocks Continue with No End in Sight
Posted in Atlantida, Natural Disasters, Reflections on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The most powerful aftershock to hit Honduras yet rattled the population at 11:13 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 7. This tremor measured 5.7 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was only 20 miles northwest of La Ceiba in the Caribbean Sea between La Ceiba, home to Fundación Adelante’s headquarters, and the Bay Island [...]
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