Honduras News - Daily News about Honduras

The government determined to freeze the fuel price for the next 15 days, nevertheless the fuel price will increase by 3 lempiras starting on November 18th.

A commission was also formed to elaborate a plan of fuel and electrical energy savings, headed by the minister of Defense, the secretary of Natural Resources (SERNA), and the Petroleum Administration Commission (CAP).

This plan pretends to save 100 megawatts in one year. Another commission will be in charge of revising the proposals from the public transportation companies, regarding the demands for increasing the tariff of the public transportation.

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COPECO decreed yellow alert for the next 72 hours on Gracias a Dios and Green Alert for Atlantida and the Bay Islands
The north coast is being affected due to the high pressure that is in the Eastern region, which will cause a rain fall of 100 millimeters during 48 hours that started yesterday. This precipitation can cause the overflowing of rivers and mudslides according to a bulletin from COPECO.

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Cuba will prepare personnel for the tourist sector of Honduras in accordance with a cooperation agreement signed recently, informed sources from both countries.

The minister of Tourism for Honduras, Ricardo Martinez, said he signed the agreement with the Cuban representative Manuel Marrero on October 27th during a visit from Honduras to La Habana.

The agreement establishes that instructors from the School for Hotel and Tourism (FORMATUR) from Cuba will travel to Honduras to qualify personnel in the tourist industry.

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