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Clear filtersEnergy Adviser Faces Conflict-of-Interest Question in Power Reform
Gerardo Salgado, an adviser to Congress's Energy Commission, also serves on the board of the Honduran Renewable Energy Association, which is pushing Congress to include microgrids and macrogrids in the upcoming electricity-sector reform—provisions not in the commission's original draft but potentially to be added during final debate.
ContracorrienteRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 27, 2026#energy-reform#conflict-of-interest#eneeDrug Trafficker's Brother Named to Head Seized-Asset Agency
Jorge Alberto Cálix Orellana, whose brother Mario José "Cubeta" Cálix was extradited to the US on drug charges, has been appointed director of the OABI, the state agency that administers assets seized from traffickers—a move that prompted a rights lawyer to warn of potential conflicts of interest.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 5, 2026#oabi#conflict-of-interest#narco-assetsDrug Trafficker's Brother Named to Head Seized-Assets Agency
Jorge Alberto Cálix Orellana has been appointed director of Honduras's agency that administers assets seized from drug traffickers, sparking concerns over conflict of interest because his brother Mario José Cálix—a major trafficker extradited to the US in 2024—had substantial property and accounts seized by the same institution.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 3, 2026#corruption#oabi#conflict-of-interest