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Feb 5, 2012, 7:14 pm
Often we have vague discussions about Honduras and I am compelled to see just what exactly the law or constitution say on the matter. It is frequently very difficult to find a law unless you know the name or number of the law, and when you find it, it's hard to know if a later law may have revised o... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 3:30 pm
I can't remember where I heard or read this joke so I can't give proper credit but it is just too funny and too true to not repeat. I think I heard it from a Honduran on a Honduran talk show so don't take offense! I'm not too much of a joke teller, but I get some great laughs from this one.
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Jan 28, 2012, 5:34 pm
A month or so ago, I was looking for something on the internet, which led to something totally unrelated, which led to something else (Cake Pops), and then I stumbled upon Oreo Pops.
Maybe this is old news to those of you in the USA, but "Cake Pops" were something new to me. They are little dessert ... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 7:14 pm
Honduras President Porfirio Lobo
Photo: El Heraldo, Honduras
The Miami Herald article discussed in Corruption in the upper echelons of the Honduran police is reporting what newspapers in Honduran can only hint at, if they even have the nerve to do that.
While freedom of expression and freedom of the... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 12:17 am
Celín Pinot Hernández, alias "Cabeza"
I previously wrote that Celín Pinot had not served nine years in prison as Miami Herald reported. I determined that based on the articles about his death which reported that he was serving nine years for the July 2009 crime. But I was wrong. Maybe reporters w... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 7:54 pm
Celín Pinot, murdered to cover up criminal police activity?
How would Celín Pinot Hernández, an inmate serving 9 years in the maximum security prison of Honduras, come to be dressed in a Honduran police uniform and carrying a police weapon? Why was he obviously posed for this photo, appearing unc... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 10:35 am
Minister of Security Pompeyo Bonilla announces promotions, November 1, 2011
Frances Robles of the Miami Herald wrote an article in the long list of those entitled "Honduras named murder capital of the world". I almost didn't read it because there have been dozens with similar titles, all saying the ... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 11:36 pm
Murder map, Seguridad, Justicia y Paz
The international news has been reporting on crime and violence in Honduras frequently lately. When I started my series on Crime in Honduras in October with "Crime is out of control in Honduras", I had no idea that the 'stuff' was going to hit the fan in the int... Comment - Like
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Jan 12, 2012, 5:49 pm
Some of the most exciting things that happen to a blogger come at inopportune times or it seems inappropriate to be snapping pics, etc. Sometimes, it's so exciting that I forget the camera altogether. Darn! In this case, I forgot the camera, and my cell phone, and part of the journey was too dark to... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 1:51 pm
[Image: Danger, Police in the area]
Back in November, I was keeping track of cases of criminal cops who made the news and other stories which indicate police collusion in crimes. I continued to make a note of links to articles, with a big gap around the holidays, so this lengthy update is by no mean... Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2012, 8:29 pm
Honduran congress
Here I am, lowly blogger, doing the job the Honduran media should be doing — exposing the big fat lies of Honduras' elected representatives.
On Monday I received a mea culpa sent out by the congress stating several things, the most amusing of which was that they will set up a com... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 3:37 pm
Americans like to think that they live in the freest country in the world, but many have had a shock when they find out that their government has something to say about who they fall in love with in and whether they are going to be allowed to live happily ever after. Well, not so much who, but wheth... Comment - Like
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Jan 7, 2012, 10:12 pm
Update, January 9: President Lobo has just announced that he is suspending the sanction of this decree pending review. No mention yet what this will mean for the new migration measures.
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Just yesterday, we surprisingly learned that another 'travel tax' was approved on December 14, 2011 ... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2012, 4:33 pm
President Pepe Lobo, Esdras Amado López, 'journalist',
and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez
The following are some tidbits about what has been going on in Honduras lately to catch you up-to-date after my much needed news break. All of the links are to articles in Spanish, unless otherwise noted.
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Jan 5, 2012, 1:12 pm
My tropical-sized 24-inch rain gaugeIn the past, I lamented that there was no official rain measurements for La Ceiba so I was determined to do my own unofficial measurements for my own information. Being a former CPA (For the crazies out there: note that is C-P-A, Certified Public Account, not C-I-... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 7:24 pm
The truth about the Mayan calendar
I had a laugh about this cartoon. How about you?
Honduras has a new tourism campaign, touting the supposed Mayan prophesy that the world would end in December 2012 and if that is so, you might as well spend your last days in Honduras. That seems to leave a lot of r... Comment - Like
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Dec 18, 2011, 11:53 am
No hammock time for La Gringa!
Dear Blogicito readers,
I just realized it is December 18th and I haven't posted since November! Given the subject that I have been writing about, some friends and readers have been worried about me. I really have to apologize for that. And thank you to all of you who ... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2011, 2:50 pm
National Director of Honduran Police, Ricardo Ramírez del Cid
Image: Diario Tiempo, Honduras
Bold headline, regurgitating official statements, but the reality is something quite different.
Police suspensions
Some number of police agents and officials have been suspended. It is unclear exactly what ... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 12:55 am
Press conference of Security Minister Pompeyo Bonilla
Photos: El Heraldo, Honduras
Sunday night acting director of the Honduran national police, Marco Tulio Palma, and Danilo Orellana, director in charge of the prison system, were guests on the popular 30/30 television show in a very poorly executed... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 3:31 pm
Huge fail! My last post, La Gringa needs your help now! had incorrect links to the petition.
If you couldn't find the Change.org petition, please click below to sign it.
Change.org|Start an Online Petition »PS: If you are reading this by email,
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Oct 30, 2011, 11:06 pm
I want to give a big thank you to all of you who have signed the petition (over 400) and helped to spread the word about my Facebook pseudonym name issue, and especially to those of you who have written such wonderful comments on the petition. I have literally been overwhelmed reading those comments... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2011, 6:39 pm
Rafael Vargas Castellanos (1989-2011) with mother, Julieta Castellanos
Photo: La Prensa, Honduras
In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 22, two university students, Rafael Alejandro Vargas Castellanos (22) y Carlos Pineda Rodríguez (24), were found shot to death in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 4:10 pm
... show that Honduran people are among the most pessimistic about their country, ... show that individually they are among the happiest of Latin American countries. ... just ain't so. With this dark cloud of violence hanging over ... They shouldn't have taken that taxi or walked on that road.... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 1:15 am
Images: La Prensa, Honduras
An airplane with flight plan of Colombia to Panamá was obligated by the Honduran Armed Forces to land in La Ceiba. The plane which supposedly lost its radar was first seen flying over La Ceiba appearing to be trying to land, later it was over Roatán trying to land, and ... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2011, 3:30 pm
"Invest in your life — Protect yourself!"
Full page ad for car bullet-proofing
Source: local Ceibeño section of La Prensa
While many like to believe that crime in Honduras is "no worse than any large city in the USA", that is simply not true. Sleepy little La Ceiba has the distinction of the bein... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 8:33 pm
How does an 'activist' blogger know when she's doing a good job? When people try to stop her or intimidate her.
Reporters without Borders (RWOB) ranks Honduras as 143rd of 178 countries in their 2010 Press Freedom Ranking. While RWOB often sites government intimidation, many journalists and blogger... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 3:49 am
Murder rate around the world
Go to Guardian UK for interactive map
"We are clear that these statistics are high" said the police commissioner José Luis Muñoz Licona, who pointed out that one of the causes of increased violent deaths "is the product of confrontations between criminal groups, especi... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 9:21 pm
Police Operativo
Images: La Prensa, Honduras
Several months ago a well-respected pastor was senselessly murdered in San Pedro. Initially it was reported that he was killed while walking his dogs by thieves who wanted his two Schnauzers, which reportedly have a value in Honduras of about US $500 each... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 2:49 am
Deaths by homicide
number of cases and rate per 100,000 populaton
Source: 2010 Report, Observatorio de la Violencia
Crime is totally out of control in Honduras. Security has been a top concern of most of the population for many years, but gets mostly lip service or ineffective attempts at control fr... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2011, 5:57 pm
Say what? What did I miss?
If you are like me, you don't always have time to read what comes to your inbox when it arrives and sometimes it goes by the wayside. The following are some of the more interesting articles (in my humble opinion) that you may have missed in the Blogicito in September:
A st... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 2:07 pm
Pick your prize, Yeni R, winner of the 'Guess what it is' contest!
These are some of my handmade, one of a kind, recycled plastic market bags and purses.
Here are some approximate sizes to give you an idea:
blue purse 6" high x 8" wide
orange market bag with long white handles (at left) 12" x 14"
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Sep 28, 2011, 11:02 am
Not a mint, apirin, or Alka-Seltzer, not an egg of any kind or a spider case
We have a winner in the 'Guess what it is?' contest. Wow! There were some amazing guesses, and some funny ones, too. Click 'comments' below the linked article to check out the guesses.
After posting this, I really felt guil... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 6:53 pm
Guess what this is? Please don't say paper clip. The paper clip is there to give you an idea of the size. The paper clip measures 1-1/8 inch or about 3 centimeters.
It was hard to get a good photo. I took at least 20 and these are the best.
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Sep 25, 2011, 5:47 pm
Rambután
Rambután (Nephelium lappaceum) is a tropical fruit common to the north coast area of Honduras. According to my CURLA Fruits of the Humid Tropics book, it was first introduced to Honduras at the Lancetilla Botanical Garden from Malaysia in 1926. The fruits may be red or yellow. The tree ca... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 9:55 am
Lobster with mushroom risotto
El Jefe found a great little seafood store. Apparently it is primarily an export business but they have a little storefront where they sell to the public, too. We bought a ton of stuff. My favorite was the shrimp, the grouper, and, of course, the lobster.
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Sep 20, 2011, 12:00 pm
Parking permits sold here
The municipalidad of La Ceiba seems to have addressed some of paid parking issues discussed in the previous article. Above is the sign shown on stores that sell the parking permits. From the moving vehicle, I couldn't see too many of the signs, but at least it is a start. I... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2011, 5:53 pm
In A step back in time with Wikileaks, 2002-2004, I wrote:
"Another entire cable was devoted to the shocking Roatan McNab-Anderson-Moore case in which the American citizens' caretaker was forcibly removed in handcuffs from their house by police while they were in the US. When they returned to Hon... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2011, 4:54 pm
Honduran congress
The Honduran Congress approved major changes to the controversial security tax law. The initial 5-year temporary law was challenged on constitutional grounds. The changes are a result of consensus among the business, banking, and political sectors and the law is estimated to collec... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2011, 8:31 am
I love this photo of my boys, Joey and Oso, waiting outside the Blogicito command center.
At one point, Pancho the rooster was perched on the window sill right next to Joey, a very strange occurrence. I don't know what was up with that. I used to feed the chickens outside this window but we've been ... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2011, 2:15 pm
Look at this shameful mess! Damp, moldy mail that was being used as an ant's nest and possibly gecko haven for who knows how many months. Somehow we both forgot to check for mail — big change from the US where the mailbox was stuffed full of junk and bills every single day. This would actually nor... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2011, 7:48 am
A new Wikileaks-Honduras cable came through on a Google Alert the other day. "Oh, yeah, I forgot about Wikileaks," I thought to myself. So I clicked over to see what was new: Pages and pages of new Honduras-related cables, 50 cables per page. I went through at least 10 pages and still didn't arrive ... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2011, 12:34 pm
Molly and Alex
On September 11, 2001, we were in Houston, Texas, taking care of final paperwork at the Honduran consulate and arranging for shipping of our cars. We were supposed to leave for Honduras on September 13, but that didn't happen.
We were wakened by a phone call telling us to turn on the ... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 11:17 pm
(Not a) Tarantula
This (not a) tarantula lived in our bedroom for about a week before El Jefe accidentally stepped on him. Yes, accidentally. I had tried to remove him by slipping a piece of paper under him but he escaped every time.
Crucial Update: This spider is apparently not a tarantula! For an... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 5:38 pm
Buen Provecho!
Bon appetit!
Image: Dario Banegas
La Prensa, Honduras
Did you know that the US has some laws that even cover crimes committed in other countries? The US doesn't agree with the "When in Rome, do as the Romans" philosophy for US corporations. The officers of one company found out about... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 11:40 pm
Emo hugging Zelaya at Brazilian Embassy, 09/21/09
Mahadeo Roopchand Sadloo Sadloo, better known by his nickname Emo, and one of the most well-known faces of the Resistance (FNRP), was assassinated yesterday at his tire shop in Tegucigalpa. Emo (variously being reported as Emo, Emmo, or E... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 2:32 am
Paradise in Peril from Skyship Films on Vimeo
Please set aside some time to watch this fantastic video about the destruction being done in the "protected" Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve. The video is about 30 minutes long and well worth the time spent as you'll be seeing a part of the world that no... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2011, 1:13 am
Vehicle wearing a tire boot
The municipality of La Ceiba has implemented a paid parking system in el centro (the center of town) to help alleviate parking and traffic problems. The area includes the major north-south streets of San Isidro, 14 de Julio, and La República, from a few blocks south of t... Comment - Like
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