Elections are upon us after another short four years here in Honduras. Check out the article from Honduras.com on the the upcoming election here. Peaceful Democracy for decades here in Central America with the second oldest Democracy in all of Central and South America.
Tired of the quantity of taxes you pay?
Taxes seem to be something that almost every citizen of North American and European countries have pretty much have become part of their regular thought process. It seems that hardly a day goes by without a news item talking about a new tax, or an increase of an old tax. With the U.S. IRS tax code almost 74,000 pages long …
Roatan RE/MAX August Newsletter
RE/MAX Bay Islands – Newsletter- August, 2013 Notes to Sellers- For my subscribers out there that have property on the island that are interested in selling but have been holding off, now may be the time to consider listing to start getting your property ‘out there’ in front of thousands that are shopping.. The recent uptick and pending sales in …
American Airlines New flights
American is now expanding their service from Dallas to Roatan starting in November. Check it out, plan a visit! Dallas – Roatan Effective 23 November 2013 Saturdays – Weekly AA331 Departing Dallas (DFW) 10:50am – Arriving Roatan (RTB) 2:00pm AA336 Departing Roatan (RTB) 3:05pm – Arriving Dallas (DFW) 6:35pm
Honduras Third in World in Palm Oil Exports
In an article published yesterday on Honduras.com tells of the Palm Oil exports in the World. A good read and a good source for your daily news from this country. African palm oil produced in Honduras has gained worldwide popularity. At present, Honduras is considered the third largest producer and exporter of African palm oil in Latin America, just behind …
New Discovery of Ancient City in Honduras
A new ancient city discovered in Honduras. If you like history, or archeology or have any adventure in your blood this should really interest you. In 1526, the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez, told King Charles V about this ancient ancient province called Xucuta that was said to exceed Mexico in riches and was it’s equal in size of towns, multitude …
Why would someone buy a place on Roatan or another Off-shore location?
For many years we have heard many reasons. Some of those are for reasons involving investment, weather, mid and/or later life adventures, lower cost of living, and vacation homes. Has that changed in the past few years? I think if you ask any real estate professional in the Caribbean and Central America your answer will be an overwhelming YES! What …
Hurricane Warnings! Not so much.
Yes I know people automatically think of warm weather places, even like Florida and the eastern Caribbean, and think that dodging Hurricanes will be like dodging tornados in the states. Nope. Those hurricanes almost always start off the coast of Africa then head west. More often than not the eastern Caribbean, Florida, Cuba, the gulf coast are the most visited …
Ex-Pat Banking
I am often asked if I feel that the banks are secure here in country so I thought I would touch on that this morning. My answer is yes I believe the banks to be safe and secure in this country, or that has been my experience to date (14 years). I understand DAVENIENDA, Atlantida or Credomatic may not be …
Health Care Off-shore
Health concerns? Yes we all have them and if you are under 65 years old or a non- Canadian, your options can be few. Here you have three insurance options that I am aware of. Those would be CIGMA, Prudential or BUPA that all would cover your needs both here or there, where ever ‘there’ may be. With the costs …