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‘Beloved’ TikTok influencer Jennifer Rivas found dead at 21 in Honduras home
TikTok star and TV host Jennifer Nicole Rivas has been found dead at 21 inside her home in Honduras. The influencer’s “lifeless” body was discovered at her home in Tegucigalpa, the Central American nation’s capital, on Wednesday, HCH Televisión...

Resilience and triumph: Sirey Moran's path from Honduras to international fame
HOUSTON - Sirey Moran's journey from Honduras to the dazzling lights of international television is a testament to resilience, ambition, and the power of dreams. Born into a family that faced economic hardships, Sirey's story is one of triumph...

Army Therapist Provides Hope to Honduran Communities
OCTOBER 3, 2025 – Since March of 2025, Centro de Rehabilitacion Integral de Comayagua (CRIC) has come to know the caring heart and guidance of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s two-person physical therapy team. U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Collier Amundson, Army...

Young Influencer Jennifer Rivas Found Dead at 21 in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras — Jennifer Nicole Rivas, a 21-year-old TikTok star and television presenter, was found dead at her home on Wednesday, October 1. Local reports suggest her death stems from complications related to epilepsy. Rivas was not only...

TikTok star Jennifer Nicole Rivas dies at 21 from epileptic seizure in Honduras
TikTok content creator and television host Jennifer Nicole Rivas was found dead at her residence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras' capital, on Wednesday, October 1. She was 21 years old. Local outlet HCH Televisión Digital reported Rivas suffered from...

Who was Jennifer Nicole Rivas? Honduran TikTok star and TV presenter dies at 21; fans flood social media with tributes
Honduran TikTok star and television presenter Jennifer Nicole Rivas has tragically passed away at just 21 years of age. Her body was found at her home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, according to reports on People.Authorities suspect that Rivas may have...

Honduras after a historic coffee harvest looks forward higher goals
For the next marketing year (2025-2026), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) forecast a 10 percent increase in coffee production, consolidating its position as one of the main drivers of the national economy. In recent statements to...

Fashion Titans Shift 20% of Production from China
Zàijiàn. Goodbye. U.S. giants are beginning to disengage from sourcing in China, the world’s great textile factory. So far this year, American fashion has taken 20% of the production it made a year ago in the country from the Asian giant, in an...

Sae-A Trading Announces Acquisition of Swisstex El Salvador Plants to Expand Global Manufacturing Network
Sae-A Trading Expands Its Americas Footprint with the Acquisition of Swisstex, Strengthening Leadership in Sports and Performance Apparel. LOS ANGELES and SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sae-A Trading, a leading global textile and...

Agriculture Secretary Rollins addresses state of farm economy
At the Agriculture Outlook Forum in Kansas City last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins highlighted the mounting costs farmers face, with seed, fuel, fertilizer, and interest expenses up significantly since 2020. Labor costs...

United Airlines Applauded For Adding "Incredibly Disruptive" U.S Routes Due To Another Airline's Unpredictability
Airlines around the U.S. continue to garner praise for their new flight options. Delta Air Lines scored universal praise for its offer to its SkyMiles members. Users got to vote on a new destination for the summer of 2026. The result was a...

Podcast: How manufacturers can prepare for ICE enforcement
Laura Putre: Can you tell us a little bit about the type of immigration work that you do? Jorge Lopez: Sure. I basically exclusively represent management. I'm a corporate immigration attorney dealing with all sorts of issues for companies—HR...

"At the moment, shipping fruit abroad or selling it locally is almost the same in terms of price"
During the first half of 2025, avocado production in Mexico has shown a positive trend compared to the previous year. Salvador Miranda Aguilar, general manager of Grupo Sanell, says that the rains have had a favorable impact, which translates into...

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Honduras on the Fourth Review of the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility
IMF staff and the Honduran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on policies and reforms to complete the fourth reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangements. IMF Board approval of the review,...

Family challenges ICE’s presumed cause of death reveal for Honduran father who died in Long Island jail
Federal immigration officials confirmed the identity of a migrant who died in custody inside a Nassau County jail last week and revealed a preliminary cause of death as official probes continue. Honduras citizen Santos Banegas Reyes, 42, — who had...

ICTSI Honduras sets regional sustainability benchmark
OPERADORA Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Honduras, has launched its first sustainability report, becoming the first port in Honduras and the CA-4 region (Guatemala, El...
Bullets flying, Belizeans falling—too many guns in our country
In the age when Belize was a tranquil haven, a time when Belizeans slept with their windows open and walked the streets any hour of the night, there were few guns in the country. Some people who worked in the forests, surveyors and loggers, had...

Mexico and Paraguay endorse Guyanese candidate for IICA top spot
Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:31 UTC The Argentine Otero is completing his second term as Director-General Mexico and Paraguay have officially announced their support for Guyana's candidate, Agricultural Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim, for the...

Honduras gears up for election battle
HONDURAS’S ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre), in office since President Xiomara Castro’s runaway victory in the 2021 presidential election, is gearing up for elections later in November amid warning signs that the government is in...

Honduran President calls for defending independence with dignity
“The independence of Honduras is defended every day with dignity and courage,” the president wrote on her social media profile, as part of the commemoration of the national holidays, a celebration that this country shares with its neighbors...