December update

Happy December all,

Well, Roatan with stood yet another quiet month.  Seems like the whole country was on standstill.  The Elections were just waiting out there on the horizon. The one thing that the waiting game offered up was the time it took Zelaya to totally make a fool of himself, lie and prove his true character.  He signed the accord that all had agreed upon to let the elections proceed and then immediately did not follow it.

Since this has been a long drawn out story and of course not everyone has followed it, I will just report (being on the ground and the sand) the events of the election of Nov 29.   And anyone that wants to catch up on a bit of History…how a little country stood up to the world and fought to remain free and Democratic when they were being pressured to put a corrupt, drug running Dictator back in office even though he was kicked out constitutionally and legally then go to   www.world4honduras.com/ . 

The Election was legal, had a record breaking 60 percent turn out and the New President is National Party candidate Porfirio Lobo ( Pepe for short).  It does appear that the U.S. will recognize this election and lift the sanctions and it is also a set back for Venezuelan President Chavez’s strongman expansionist agenda.  Hopefully this will give hope to other Countries struggling to overcome oppressive Governments.

One of the reasons that the U.S. withdrew support is a two-page US intelligence report describing Zelaya's complicity in corruption and narcotrafficking. A US State department rep told a source of a blogger that I follow that this report was "frightening". Fausta's Blog is a great source for Honduran Information.

Other than that we slowly see more visitors returning and the businesses that have weathered this year will come out stronger and have new creative marketing ideas that helped them survive. 

  

Some good rainy storms blew through but that sun is always quick to return.  The Island is beautiful and the Christmas lights are going up.  Lots to celebrate and be grateful for here.

Hope your Holidays will be bright and hope to see some of you that are off the rock, back on the Island next year.