El Paraíso News

The Infrastructure Ministry announced a public tender for redesign and supervision of a 22.4-kilometer road-paving project linking La Ceiba, San Ramón, Liure, and Orocuina across El Paraíso and Choluteca departments.

José Merlo was severely injured in an alleged machete attack by his brother Denis in El Paraíso on October 15, hours after their father's funeral, in what authorities believe may stem from a dispute over a family coffee farm.

The National Congress unanimously approved spending more than 3.1 billion lempiras (about $124 million USD) on 23 road projects—including paved stretches, bridges, and culverts—across El Paraíso and connecting routes to neighboring departments, to be completed by 2028.

Honduras's judiciary launched a review of 1,811 case files at Morocelí Prison in El Paraíso to verify inmates' legal status and identify pending sentence reductions or other penitentiary benefits.

Concepción Alemán, 75, was killed by armed men in Las Casitas, El Paraíso, as she returned home from a church meeting; authorities have not identified suspects or a motive.

A 32-year-old man, Olvin Ramos, was discovered dead in brush near San Lucas, El Paraíso, bearing signs of blunt-force trauma; authorities are investigating the motive and identity of those responsible.

The Infrastructure Ministry delivered machinery to Güinope to maintain roads, streets, and access routes serving the municipality's 11 villages and 49 hamlets, most of whose residents live in rural areas.

The Supreme Court of Accounts reported over a year ago that a failed irrigation project in El Paraíso's Jamastrán Valley squandered more than $8.5 million of a $26.5 million Indian loan due to poor planning and administrative failures, but the Public Ministry has not prosecuted anyone despite receiving audit findings.

A 19-year-old woman was arrested after police say she allegedly tried to rob 75-year-old tailor Juan Moreno Murillo at his home in Teupasenti, El Paraíso, then fatally stabbed him with his own scissors during a dispute.

Montaña de Luz, a center in Morocelí that has supported HIV-positive children and families since 2001, offers medical care, education, meals, and family counseling, though it struggles to maintain programs without government funding.

A 37-year-old man from Danlí was extradited from the Dominican Republic to face charges of aggravated drug trafficking and criminal association; authorities say he coordinated a drug shipment from Colón to Danlí in November 2020 as part of an organized-crime structure.

Authorities arrested a 34-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his aunt, Elizabeth González Ardón, on May 29 in Alauca, El Paraíso; investigators believe a family dispute over an inheritance motivated the killing.

Police arrested Tira Maryori Borjas Ortiz, 37, after video circulated on social media showing her insulting and pushing her mother, Zonia Esperanza Ortiz García, in their home in Teupasenti, El Paraíso; she faces charges of aggravated domestic abuse.

Lawmakers approved the transfer of 30 manzanas (about 75 acres) of land from the National Agricultural University to the municipality of Trojes, El Paraíso, to be used for public infrastructure including a slaughterhouse, cemetery, hospital, or fire station.

A prolonged drought in Soledad, El Paraíso, has destroyed crops twice since April, leaving 4,000–5,000 residents at risk of food insecurity and prompting the mayor to seek emergency humanitarian aid.

INTERPOL Honduras arrested and deported an Ecuadorian citizen wanted by US authorities on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide after he was detained at the Las Manos border crossing attempting illegal entry.

Passengers on a minibus to Teupasenti restrained a driver who crashed while intoxicated, holding him until police arrived; authorities are investigating and will conduct alcohol tests.

Honduras's audit office has launched an investigation into Yuscarán Mayor Johny Carrasco after videos showed him drinking alcohol and smoking inside municipal facilities, potentially violating the Public Servant Ethics Code; sanctions could range from suspension to removal from office.

Johnny Alejandro Carrasco, mayor of Yuscarán, rejected calls to step down after a video circulated showing him and municipal officials drinking alcohol in a municipal building, claiming the people present were friends and the remarks were a joke.

Marco Antonio Suárez and his one-year-old son Marco Huriel were shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in Teupasenti, El Paraíso; authorities suspect the killing may have been revenge for a death eight years earlier.

The Amhon Honor Court is analyzing possible disciplinary action against Yuscarán Mayor Johny Alejandro Carrasco following a July 11 video showing him drinking alcohol inside a municipal building; Amhon's secretary said the case is under review to determine "what comes next."

A video showed Yuscarán Mayor Yohny Alejandro Carrasco at a gathering inside the municipal hall with alcohol and people joking about splitting municipal transfer funds; Carrasco apologized but did not clarify the remark about dividing a million lempiras from government transfers.

National Police border agents seized merchandise valued at over 6 million lempiras (about $240,000) and arrested two suspects in El Paraíso department during a frontier operation.

National Police arrested two men accused of killing someone following a heated argument while drinking in El Paraíso.