By Reuters Staff
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TEGUCIGALPA, July 7 (Reuters) - A major power outage in Central America cut electricity to some 15 million residents on Wednesday, with the worst impact felt in Honduras and Nicaragua, according to regional power operator EOR, as efforts to get the lights back on were ramped up.
The two most-affected countries saw power for nearly all residents “practically go down to zero volts,” EOR communications head Evelyn Flores told Reuters.
The grid operator said the outage began at 1 p.m. (1900 GMT) but the cause and specific origin of the massive loss of power still being determined.
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Honduran court finds construction exec guilty in activist s murder
By Gustavo Palencia
Reuters
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A former top executive of a Honduran construction firm was found guilty on Monday of being a collaborator in the 2016 murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres, a judge said in a court ruling.
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of Desarrollos Energeticos, or DESA, which ran the $50 million Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project, has said he is innocent of the charges.
Seven other men have already been convicted and sentenced for playing a role in the killing. Castillo was originally charged with being the mastermind behind the murder, but was found guilty of being a co-conspirator. He is set to be sentenced on Aug. 3.
Honduras convicts ex-executive in activist murder, appeal expected
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of Desarrollos Energeticos (DESA) which ran the $50 million Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project, arrives to the court for his trial on his participation in the 2016 murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez reuters tickers
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July 6, 2021 - 03:04
By Gustavo Palencia
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A former top executive of a Honduran construction firm was found guilty on Monday of collaborating in the 2016 murder of environmental activist Berta Caceres, a decision that a lawyer for the executive promised to appeal.
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