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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Honduras' (101)

Honduran Police Make Arrest in 2009 Murder of a Canadian in Roatan

Verna Martens has amassed a thick file folder of notes and documents and hounded government officials in Canada and Honduras with letters and phone calls since her son was shot and killed in 2009.

A few days ago, a consular official told her that police in the Central American country had a suspect in custody.

He and his wife, Krissy, had vacationed there the Christmas…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on November 2, 2016 at 8:20pm — No Comments

Teen Host of Honduran TV Show Missing

The teenage host of a show on the Honduran Catholic television channel Suyapa TV is missing, executives said today. Yoselyn Paola Paz disappeared on Friday, the director of one of the station's news shows, Carlos Ramos, said.

"As of now, we are dealing with a disappearance, we cannot talk about a kidnapping because there has not been any contact from anyone," Ramos told Tegucigalpa's HRN radio. The 18-year-old Paz…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 4, 2015 at 4:11pm — No Comments

Canadian Ex-Pat & His Stepson Murdered in Honduras

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on October 7, 2014 at 10:33pm — No Comments

Statement From the Sister of 2 Americans (out of 6) Currently Being Held in Honduras

My two brothers, Mike and Bob Mayne are among the six being held unjustly in a Honduras jail. Any help to secure my brothers release would be greatly appreciated; they are 100% innocent of the charges! Anyone who knows my brothers will agree they are the most thoughtful, kind-hearted people you could ever meet.



Being armed at sea is common sense with piracy being prevalent and

especially with Central America having the highest…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on June 3, 2014 at 8:17pm — No Comments

More Coverage of the 6 Americans Jailed in Honduras

From the Tampa Bay Times.

The company Aqua Quest International typically salvages precious cargo from shipwrecks. The crew went to Honduras to recover valuable mahogany logs from the bottom of a river bed in cooperation with a local city and an Indian tribe.

However, after the ship pulled into port, authorities came…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on June 3, 2014 at 5:04pm — No Comments

6 Americans Jailed in Honduras

CNN reports that six U.S. citizens who were salvaging goods from the sea bottom off the coast of Honduras have been arrested for possessing firearms. 

On May 5, after the ship pulled into port in Puerto Lempira, police came aboard, arrested the crew and confiscated the vessel, according to a Facebook statement from Aqua…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on June 2, 2014 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Honduran Officials Court Cruise Lines in Wake of Violence Against Tourists, Murder of Cruise Employee on Roatan

Cruise Law News reports that the president of Honduras -- accompanied by Congressman Jerry Hynds, who represents the Bay Islands of Honduras, which includes the popular tourist destinations of Roatan and Utila -- traveled to Miami to meet with cruise line officials.…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on May 7, 2014 at 8:08am — No Comments

Roatan: A Case Study in the Irresponsibility of the "Travel Media"

One of my biggest gripes for years now has been the lack of a truly critical travel media that examines the industry it purports to cover with an eye toward more than the prettiest locales and the best deals. For an industry that rivals energy and agriculture in terms of economic clout, travel/tourism receives surprisingly little media scrutiny. In this article, maritime attorney Jim Walker articulates some of the same frustrations.…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on April 18, 2014 at 8:00am — No Comments

Cruise Ship Employee Murdered on Roatan, Honduras

CruiseLaw News reports that a Norweigian Cruise Lines Pearl crew member named "Jacob" from the Philippines was killed by a gunshot  while the Norwegian Pearl was in Roatan, Honduras today. Read full article.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on April 7, 2014 at 6:57am — No Comments

Tourist Assaults on Roatan, Honduras


Cruise Law News reports on the recent spate of assaults on tourists on the island of Roatan in Honduras.

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on March 20, 2014 at 12:26pm — No Comments

New Cruise Ship Port Opens in Murder Capital of the World

As the body count rises in Honduras, and crimes against locals, ex-pats, and tourists increase -- including on the "safer than the mainland" island of Roatan -- a new cruise line has opened in Trujillo,…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on February 12, 2014 at 10:02am — No Comments

State Dept. Quietly Takes Down Honduras Travel Safety Warning in Wake of Roatan Violence Against Tourists

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It will be in interesting to see what it says when they quietly put it back.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 15, 2014 at 9:45am — No Comments

Cruise Ship Tourist Reports on Being Attacked in Roatan, Honduras

The following was posted on the Missing Americans Project FaceBook page. I have reached out to the author for more details.
ROATAN WARNING! 02 JANUARY 2014. SHOTS FIRED AT MY FAMILY. RENTAL…
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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 10, 2014 at 11:40am — No Comments

USA Issues New Travel Warning for Honduras

Thank you, La Gringa's Blogocito, for flagging this change. The State Department doesn't exactly go out of its way to publicize new threats to U.S. citizens' safety and security when traveling abroad. Thanks also for providing the link to the previous warning --…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on December 28, 2013 at 2:51pm — No Comments

More Details on the Latest Ex-Pat Murder on Roatan, Honduras

The body of Nedenia Post Dye, great granddaughter of Majorie Merriweather Post, was found in her room on Dec. 22 at her luxury spa resort on the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras, police said Friday. A local musician whom Dye was helping quit drugs has been arrested.



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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on December 28, 2013 at 2:34pm — No Comments

American Heiress Murdered on Roatan, Honduras

Nedenia Dye, a U.S. businesswoman and owner of a luxury spa on the Honduran island of Roatan, was murdered and her husband is in custody as a suspect, police said Monday. The 46-year-old great granddaughter of business executive, philanthropist and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post was found Sunday in her room with “several stab wounds in her body” by…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on December 25, 2013 at 1:42pm — No Comments

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