This week momentous events occurred in Honduras, from the mention of corrupt in the Engel list to the announcement of the official Honduran call for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Find out here what happened:
Engel List: United States reveals names of Hondurans and Central Americans singled out for corruption
The United States government released on Thursday (01.07.2021) the names of Central Americans, including Honduras, who were included in the so-called Engel List, which involves officials and former officials indicted for acts of corruption.
The State Department's list included former President of Honduras Porfirio Lobo Sosa and his wife, former Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo.
Read here the full list.
This is the call of Honduras for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The National Football Federation of Honduras (Fenafuth) has made official through its social networks, the list of 22 players who will represent Honduras in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
A list with several surprises such as the Olympians Carlos Pineda, José Mario Pinto and Jorge Álvarez who at first due to injuries were being discarded by the coach Fabián Coito.
List of participants
- Alex Nahíd Güity (Olimpia)
- Michael Perelló (Real España)
- Bryan Ramos(Real España)
- Denil Maldonado (Everton, Chile)
- José García (Olimpia)
- Wesly Decas (Motagua)
- Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua)
- Elvin Casildo (Olimpia)
- Carlos Meléndez (Motagua)
- Alejandro Reyes (Real España)
- Carlos Pineda (Olimpia)
- Jorge Álvarez (Olimpia)
- Jonathan Núñez (Motagua)
- José Mario Pinto (Olimpia)
- Rigoberto Rivas (Reggina, Italia)
- Edwin Rodríguez (Olimpia)
- Samuel Elvir (UPN)
- Bryan Moya (1 de agosto, Angola)
- Luis Palma (Vida)
- Jorge Benguché (Olimpia)
- Douglas Martínez (Real Salt Lake, MLS)
- Juan Carlos Obregón (Hartford Athletic, USL)
Tropical storm Elsa formed in the Atlantic
Tropical wave number five in the Atlantic Ocean became on Thursday (01.07.2021) the fifth tropical storm and is fast moving towards the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour.
On July 5 Elsa would be located south of Cuba in the direction of Havana, more than 800 kilometers away from the northern coast of Honduras.
Second doses of vaccines against covid-19 from AstraZeneca and Pfizer will be applied from July
The undersecretary of Health of Honduras, Roberto Cosenza, reported on Friday (02.07.2021) that it has from July 6 will begin to apply the second doses of vaccines against covid-19 from AstraZeneca.
"Next week the second dose will be applied to those people who applied the AstraZeneca vaccine and who already have the time of 8 to 12 weeks, so that they can go to the health facilities where they were applied the first dose," Cosenza said.
Ecuador's new government will repeal Correa's gag law to the media
A bill seeks to repeal in Ecuador a gag law in force since 2013, when the then president, Rafael Correa, began to persecute and sanction media, journalists and columnists who did not agree with his positions.
This rule is known as the Communications Law, which now, with the arrival of Guillermo Lasso to the presidency, seeks to repeal via the legislative branch in order to restore freedom of expression in the South American country.
Roxana Ventura, the Honduran woman who paints freedom and femininity
A strong, loving and persistent young woman define Roxana Ventura, who at 21 years of age has managed to establish herself in a career that promises to be full of color and talent. tunota spoke with the artist and spoke openly about how she managed to get to this point in her life.
She is passionate about art, its history and also astronomy and philosophy. In his childhood he discovered that he wanted to paint the rest of his life, because he became interested in colors, drawings and began to dream. "I loved painting and portraying scenes from my favorite movies or my dolls,” she said.
