Suspensions, drug and polygraph tests for Honduran police
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 5 month ago Similar articles
National Director of Honduran Police, Ricardo RamÃrez del CidImage: Diario Tiempo, HondurasBold headline, regurgitating official statements, but the reality is something quite different. [All links are in Spanish unless otherwise noted.]Police suspensionsSome number of police agents and officials have been suspended. It is unclear exactly what 'suspended' means and some news articles have used the term 'separation'. If and when the charges are proven, these employees will be permanently...
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Stay In The Conversation
From Baroness Tapuzina, 2 days ago, Similar articles
It’s now much easier for you and your commenters to keep track of the conversations you’re involved in across WordPress.com. Some recent tests have shown that by subscribing commenters to new comments by default, they are more likely to stay engaged and come back and comment more on your blog. With that knowledge, we’ve changed the default comment following behavior to help you get more conversations going on your blog. We made the initial changes last week and after great...
Saudi Disinformation on Qatar Coup
From Here There and Everywhere, 4 weeks ago, Similar articles
Thank you, John Mueller, for contributing this fascinating piece on the reported – and then unreported – ‘coup attempt in Qatar’. We were there when this happened the last time. It was bizarre – there was nothing. No increased military or police presence, just the same quiet and relaxed day-by-day. It was all a lie, created to stir the pot, and to create a perception – based on nothing. BREAKING; Qatar Military Coup “Rumours” Stir Bad Blood With...
First dinner in Berlin: Pork Knuckle (Schinkeneisbein)
From The Dutched Pinay, 1 month ago, Similar articles
After depositing our bags at our hotel room and debating'should we leave the car parked outside or should we moved it to the basement' We decided to take the risk and chose to leave the car on the street. The hotel receptionist said that there are no parking police checking in the weekends anyway. Well, she was right. Then we went out and lumbered around the main thoroughfares of Mitte. Mitte is the centrum district of Berlin and I'm quite happy that we have booked our hotel here.For dinner,...
Walking up Monserrate
From The Foreigner, 1 month ago, Similar articles
A few weeks ago, the walk up Monserrate opened after being closed for renovation for several years. Most tourists take either the tram or the gondola up, but a nice alternative is to hike. It's about an hour straight up, but is a wide cobblestone path. With the number of people who are now taking it, and the police that are stationed at various points on the trail, it is quite safe. The trailhead is slightly up the hill to the left of the main gondola/tram building, across from the delicious...
Tweeting policeman - innovative way for cash strapped police force in Kenya to fight crime
From Africa Expat Wives Club, 1 month ago, Similar articles
*taken from The Telegraph' 'Help, sheep missing': How Twitter is fighting crime in Kenya Twitter is being used as a crime-fighting tool by a tech-savvy village chief in Kenya. Francis Kariuki, the administrative chief of Lanet Umoja, has used the micro-blogging site for everything from tracking down missing sheep to stopping home invasions. Kariuki said that even the thieves in his village follow him on Twitter. Earlier this year, he tweeted about the theft of a cow, and later the cow was...
Faulty logic in the Honduras prison fire
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 1 month ago, Similar articles
Family members searching through body bags for their loved onesPhotos: Proceso Digital and La Tribuna, HondurasThe US ATF team which investigated the Honduras prison fire determined that the cause of the fire was accidental, giving Honduran officials the excuse they needed to absolve themselves of guilt in the deaths of some 360 people. This is faulty logic:Fire was accidental ? Not our fault that 360 people diedThe ATF report concluded that possibly a cigarette or match started the fire...
What's the Honduran government's cut of your travel costs'
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 1 month ago, Similar articles
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 or eliminated it. But I like detective work, so I usually persevere. ;-)The following events set me on the detective trail:A law was passed in December 2011 to increase the airport departure tax...
See that bridge over there'
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 1 month ago, Similar articles
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.A Honduran mayor went to visit the mayor of his "sister city" in Spain. The Spanish mayor invited him home for dinner the first night of his trip. Before the dinner, which was fit for a king, he showed the...
Freedom of the press in Honduras
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 1 month ago, Similar articles
Honduras President Porfirio LoboPhoto: El Heraldo, HondurasThe 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 press are enshrined in law and the constitution of Honduras, the reality is different. There is the very real fear of retaliation for what it said or written ? about 17 journalists have been murdered...
More on CelÃn Pinot Hernández
From La Gringa's Blogicito, 1 month ago, Similar articles
CelÃn Pinot Hernández, alias "Cabeza"I previously wrote that CelÃn 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 were purposely misled by police or maybe they assumed the same that I did, that Pinot had served his time for the 2001 murder and/or 2003 attempted murder and was out committing new crimes. I...
