Juan Orlando Hernández

Honduras allocates funds and resources to support coffee and basic grains producers to counteract the effects of the pandemic

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The government of Honduras through an executive order declared as national priority supporting food producers and agroindustry.

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  • TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The government of Honduras through an executive order declared as national priority supporting food producers and agroindustry.
  • Previously, President Juan Orlando Hernandez introduced to the Coffee National Council (CONACAFE) the "Presidential Coffee Bonus" project to finance the fertilization of coffee farms of more than 91 thousand producers.
  • Additionally, Minister Guevara explained that the Solidarity Productive Bonus is issuing seed money to support agricultural producers.
  • He added that since last year they have been discussing with the government the importance of food security working with the producers.

New Aerial Interdiction Law Championed by President Hernandez Approved by Honduran Congress

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Friday, May 15, 2020

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honduran Congress has approved a new aerial interdiction law designed to further enhance the countrys ability to combat narco-trafficking in the country and throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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  • TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honduran Congress has approved a new aerial interdiction law designed to further enhance the countrys ability to combat narco-trafficking in the country and throughout the Western Hemisphere.
  • The new law was championed by President Juan Orlando Hernandez and passed during virtual session of the National Congress on Thursday, May 14,2020.
  • The purpose of the new law is to establish the rules and procedures for the location, identification, tracking, and interception of illegal aircraft.
  • The new Aerial Interdiction Law contains more tactics that reflect the changes and enhancements of the fight against drug trafficking.

Government of Honduras: False allegations are in reaction to unprecedented war against drug trafficking

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Gobierno de la Repblica de Honduras:

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  • TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Gobierno de la Repblica de Honduras:
    Once again the drug lords and traffickers resort to the same tactics of slandering the only government that has faced them courageously to successfully dismantle their empires of crime, murder and impunity, creating false stories without any evidence and solely based on statements of proven and prosecuted criminals.
  • The statements of confessed murderers and known drug traffickers, are contrasted with tangible facts and real actions that the government of Juan Orlando Hernndez has pursued to combat drug trafficking in Honduras, until the point of turning the country into a hostile territory for their illegal activities that were filling with blood and mourning the Honduran family.
  • What this government has accomplished against drug trafficking is unprecedented in history, as it is confirmed by the U.S. Southern Command that during President Hernandez administration drug trafficking through Honduran territory going to the USA market has been reduced from 70 to only 2 percent.
  • "Honduras is a trusted ally" statement issued by the U.S. Southern Command on February 25 of this year.

Honduran President Wins Approval to Fund 200 New Prosecutors and Investigators to Fight Corruption

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Friday, February 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has scored a victory in the efforts to battle corruption, winning approval from Congress for his funding request for 200 new prosecutors and investigators within the Ministers of Defense and Public Security.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has scored a victory in the efforts to battle corruption, winning approval from Congress for his funding request for 200 new prosecutors and investigators within the Ministers of Defense and Public Security.
  • After the National Congress ruled out the renewal of the MACCIH/OAS, which relied on foreign prosecutors, President Hernandez moved quickly to provide additional resources to Honduran institutions that are working to combat corruption.
  • "President Hernandez is firmly committed to enhancing transparency and fighting corruption," said Maria Dolores Agero Lara, Honduras Ambassador to the U.S. "It is essential that this mission be formalized within existing Honduran institutions so that the fight can continue.
  • Working together, the Administration and the Congress are ensuring the resources are there to root out corruption wherever it exists in Honduras."

President Trump recognizes work against drug trafficking of the President of Honduras

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Monday, December 9, 2019

MIAMI, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The President of the United States, Donald Trump, recognized the work of the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernndez, against drug trafficking.

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  • MIAMI, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The President of the United States, Donald Trump, recognized the work of the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernndez, against drug trafficking.
  • During the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019, Trump assured that "we're delighted to have with us President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras and the First Lady of Honduras.
  • And I have to tell you thank you, sir that President Hernandez is working with the United States very closely.
  • From his end, President Hernndez thanked President Trump, the American people and their representatives in the US Congress "for the support they have given us in the firm fight against drug trafficking, human trafficking and transnational crime.