Education Minister Drew L44,000 a Month From a School Closed Since 2014

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 8, 2026 · Originally reported November 7, 2026 by El Heraldo

José Darío Cruz Zelaya, who became Education Minister on November 3, collected nearly L44,000 (about $1,760) a month through October for two teaching posts at the Abraham Lincoln institute, shut since 2014, with authorities saying he had been reassigned but offering no record of any work.

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