Attacks on Garifuna Radio

March 15, 2011
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El Triunfo de La Cruz, Honduras

Attacks on Garifuna Radio: Radio Studio Burned by ParamilitariesAttacks on Garifuna Radio: Radio Studio Burned by Paramilitaries

Triunfo de la Cruz, like other Tela Bay-Garífuna communities, has become a conflict zone since the invasion of venture capitalists, politicians, and foreign investors attempting to seize community land for the construction of mega–tourism projects. The Garífuna community radios provide a social service to the community and do not generate private profit. Transmitting from Triunfo de la Cruz, Faluma Bimetu is necessary in the fight against Honduran elite, and its attempts to displace Garífuna communities for more corporate development and tourism.