Remittances to Central America Rise 7.1% Through July

A report by US House Democrats suggests that the push to win Donald Trump's pardon for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was linked to business interests in Próspera, the economic zone Hernández enabled during his presidency.

A 9-year-old girl who vanished in August 2021 turned up on a deportation flight, where immigration officials matched her to a missing-person alert in their system and reunited her with her family.

Eighty-six families evicted from El Tulito, Choluteca, in August under a new agroindustrial law now face criminal prosecution for a land occupation dating to 2019, with some jailed for years and others under arrest warrants or court-ordered restrictions.

Parents and relatives gathered at SENAF, the national child and family agency, to demand the return of children taken into protective custody, saying they have no word on where the children are or how they are being cared for, while the minister said the measures are temporary and meant to lead to family reunification.

Five years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Honduras to address the exploitation and unsafe conditions facing Miskito subsistence divers, the state has only partly carried out the remedies, leaving the community exposed to continued labor abuses by private fishing companies.

Honduras's campaign-finance watchdog fined 556 candidates from the 2025 elections a combined L51 million (about $2 million) for failing to file disclosures, while former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla faces a separate L146 million fine for unreported donations.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

With more than 70,000 Hondurans losing protected status in the US, economists warn that potential returnees will strain Honduras's already-weak job market, which offers too few formal jobs and faces a gap between workers' skills and what employers need.

BAC Honduras and the OPEC Fund for International Development signed a $50 million financing deal to expand credit for small and medium-sized businesses, including women-led firms, and to support climate-related investment in Honduras.

Roatán is setting up a conciliation and arbitration center to give businesses and individuals a faster, confidential alternative to court for private commercial and civil disputes, including contract and property conflicts.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler said the government will move to regulate UNAH's free student bus service, arguing the benefit must meet proper regulatory requirements, after pressure from the transport sector.

State electricity utility ENEE announced maintenance shutdowns for September 19 affecting neighborhoods in the Central District, the Atlantic coast (including Sonaguera, Colón), and San Pedro Sula, with outages lasting three to eight hours depending on the region.

The capital's water utility will deliver drinking water to dozens of Tegucigalpa neighborhoods on Saturday, September 19, on staggered schedules running from early morning to evening.

The Infrastructure Ministry plans L4–5 billion in projects for San Pedro Sula, beginning with the El Barón bridge (up for bidding next week) and the Las Brisas bridge, plus road extensions and riverbank work, in coordination with the city government.

Honduras has finished rolling out its National Vaccination System nationwide, including training that allows real-time electronic vaccination records and better coverage tracking.

A judge held an initial hearing for Lenir Pérez, accused of illegally extracting minerals and causing aggravated environmental damage at a mining operation in Tocoa, Colón, that allegedly harmed forest vegetation and soil.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras will graduate 1,074 students across various disciplines on September 19, with 512 earning academic honors, including Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude.

The Judicial School, with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross, held a regional workshop in Danlí for judges, prosecutors, and public defenders on international standards for pretrial detention and alternatives to incarceration.

Drought-driven shortages are pushing up prices at the Feria del Agricultor, with broccoli, potatoes, sweet potato, and pineapple all climbing while onions, tomatoes, and beets hold steady.

The Honduran government and United Nations agencies have delivered humanitarian aid to more than 37,000 families in drought-stricken municipalities, with plans to widen coverage and repeat deliveries in some areas depending on rainfall and harvests.

Tourism operator Marco Galindo estimates Roatán's visitor numbers have doubled in 2026, driven by more flights and yacht traffic, but says waste management and urban infrastructure must improve to sustain the growth.

Honduras's family and child welfare agency, Senaf, and prosecutors opened an investigation after a woman accused a Senaf psychologist of sexual abuse, though the agency's minister disputed the accuser's age, saying she is over 21.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Once Noticias, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Prosecutors have charged six people with receiving stolen funds in a phishing attack that breached a victim's bank account and drained L586,579 (about $23,500) through 17 transfers in under an hour.

Also reported by: Policía Nacional de Honduras