Honduras Wins the Election!

In undoubtedly the most internationally observed Honduran election in history, Honduras itself came out the winner with 61.3% percent of eligible voters turning out to vote.  This was an almost ten percent increase over the 2005 election in which now-deposed President Manuel Zelaya won with 49.9% of the vote.  This time, the National Party presidential [...]

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Honduras heads to the polls

With some cautiously optimistic that an end to the crisis that has plagued the country for nearly five months is imminent and others fearful of terrorist acts threatened by the Resistencia, one thing is certain – the Honduran population awaits this Sunday’s general elections like none previous.
Supporters of Zelaya continue to demand his reinstatement and [...]

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Hunger in the World

The following editorial was written by Andres Vallejo and published in Diario La Prensa on 10/26/09.
It seems incredible and is frightening that there are more than one billion undernourished people in the world, one hundred million more than last year. Instead of improving, the situation gets worse every day. One out of six [...]

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Finally, a breakthrough!

See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup

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Honduras qualifies for the World Cup for the first time since 1982 and only the second time in history.

After a disappointing 2-3 loss at home against the United States last Saturday that left them in fourth place, Honduras had only one direct chance left to qualify for the World Cup, and it didn’t just depend on them. In order to move up to third place and qualify, they had to win tonight’s [...]

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Adelante Selección! (Go Team!)

Honduras is depressed. The country has suffered trauma after trauma over the last few months: first a major earthquake, then a political crisis that has dragged the economy into the mud. Most people are worried sick over the crisis and its consequences. Public school children will pass to the next grade having had [...]

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Working to Make Ends Meet: Adelante Women Speak Up about the Current Crisis

By Sophia Anderson & Desirae Wrathall
When asked about her political perspective, Azucena Garcia states, “If Mel brings peace, let him come, if Micheletti brings peace, let him stay.” Azucena does not care who stays in office, she just wants the crisis to end and life to go back to normal. Julia Ramirez, sells cosmetics, [...]

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Mel, Military Curfews and My Empty Cupboards

3:54pm, Monday afternoon: I’ve made my grocery list and checked it twice, and I’m heading out the door. Walking through my kitchen, I shake my head at the sad state of affairs. Mother Hubbard’s dog would likely choose her cupboards over my own at this point. A trip to the grocery [...]

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Political unrest has had serious effects on Honduras’ already suffering economy

With an approximated fifty percent decline in economic activity nationwide since President Manual Zelaya’s removal from office, Adelante clients are feeling the economic effects of the current political crisis. While Hondurans have been stocking up on basic necessities and lining up to fill gas tanks, no signs of such scarcity have presented themselves thus [...]

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