National News

The Honduran Breast Cancer Foundation opened a six-chair chemotherapy clinic to provide treatment access to low-income women, expanding beyond diagnosis to full oncology care after nearly 18 years serving over 92,000 patients.

Congressman Marco Ramiro Lobo has proposed legislation to allocate 12% of traffic violation fines directly to municipalities to strengthen road safety efforts.

Prosecutors concluded an initial hearing against 11 current and former Bank of Honduras officials accused of negligent misappropriation that allegedly enabled former prosecutor Francia Sofía Medina to steal more than 88 million lempiras (about $3.5 million) from the state.

The Central Bank of Honduras allocated $76.1 million in its daily currency auction on October 29, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.9107 per dollar for October 30.

Congress approved L15 million (about $600,000) for the 2027 budget to build two shelters for women survivors of violence in Ilama (Santa Bárbara) and Bonito Oriental (Colón), with the Women's Affairs Ministry overseeing fund transfers to the municipalities.

Honduras's consumer protection agency has denied approval for increases to egg carton prices, even as agricultural producers argue rising production costs justify higher prices.

Honduras's national electricity company has scheduled maintenance outages affecting dozens of neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, Yoro, and Cortés departments on October 30, with service cuts lasting between four and ten hours by location.

Motagua lost 2–1 away to Costa Rica's Alajuelense in the Copa Centroamericana semifinal on October 29, eliminating Honduras's last representative from the tournament after a scoreless first leg.

Lawmakers approved a specialized penitentiary unit staffed by trained INP personnel and security-force members to oversee maximum-security prisons, handle high-risk transfers, and respond to riots, escapes, and other grave incidents.

Congress approved a motion to evaluate Honduras's eight regional airports—most currently inactive—and their legal status, with the goal of modernizing them to promote tourism development.

Honduras's El Cajón hydroelectric dam will close 2026 at only 70.44% capacity (271.45 meters) due to below-average rainfall from the El Niño phenomenon, and power officials project a 70-megawatt output loss in 2027 as water levels fall further, straining the grid's backup reserves during peak-demand months.

The Liberal Party unveiled a 50-page electoral reform package including a presidential runoff, blockchain-based electronic voting, separate congressional and mayoral elections, and changes to poll-worker selection aimed at preventing fraud and reducing presidential coattails.

A congresswoman from the Libre party introduced a bill to prohibit Halloween events in all public and private schools nationwide, citing efforts to strengthen ethical and moral values in student education.

Isaac Sandoval was convicted on charges carrying a prison sentence of 4 to 6 years and 8 months, with sentencing set for November 11.

The president of Honduras's rice growers' association said the 2026 harvest will reach only about 350,000 quintals (roughly 15,800 metric tons), half the Agriculture Ministry's projection of 700,000, citing El Niño damage, rising input costs, and weak government support.

The national electricity utility (ENEE) will conduct scheduled maintenance outages on October 29 affecting the capital district, municipalities in Olancho and Cortés, and surrounding areas, with cuts ranging from two to eight hours depending on location.

The National Banking and Insurance Commission demonstrated to International Monetary Fund officials its centralized registry of corporate beneficial owners, designed to help authorities detect illicit financial structures and support Honduras's compliance with regional anti-money-laundering standards.

Honduras is forming a special penitentiary force drawn from current and new prison agents and military police to take control of all prisons, starting with maximum-security facilities, as part of recent security reforms.

Honduras's Health Ministry is offering dengue vaccination to children ages 6–16 at public health facilities across the country.

Honduras held a swearing-in ceremony for its youth athletes competing at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, with officials pledging support for the delegation.

Honduras's basic food basket now costs over L16,000 (about $640) per month, surpassing the minimum wage in some sectors and forcing 1.88 million Hondurans in food insecurity to cut spending on health and education.

The government's Liquidation Commission filed a complaint with the Public Ministry alleging misappropriation of public funds, irregular use of state resources, and funds of unknown destination across at least 25 agencies during the previous administration, with prosecutors set to review the documentation to determine possible criminal liability.

President Nasry Asfura announced that gasoline prices will drop by 1–2.62 lempiras per gallon on November 2, while diesel will rise 8.68 lempiras but the government will absorb the increase through a subsidy.

Honduras has started manufacturing metal vehicle license plates in Tegucigalpa using German technology and will begin distributing them November 4 to clear a backlog of 1.1 million pending plates that has forced drivers to use paper permits since 2023.

Mototaxi operators in Honduras are requesting approval to raise urban fares by five lempiras per ride (from 20 to 25 lempiras) to offset rising fuel, parts, and maintenance costs, with the Honduran Land Transport Institute reviewing the proposal.

Honduras began generating electricity with natural gas at the Brassavola thermal plant on October 13, which produces 160 megawatts and aims to reduce diesel dependence, lower pollution, and help meet national power demand.

Julieta Castellanos, former rector of Honduras's national university, cautioned that proposed congressional reforms would allow police to conduct arrests and searches without judicial authorization, potentially leaving citizens defenseless and bypassing due process safeguards.

A PAHO technical team met with Honduras's Health Secretariat, the Global Fund, UNAIDS, and civil-society partners this week to identify ways to strengthen HIV diagnosis, information systems, and counseling by integrating services into primary-care networks.

Surveillance teams from all 20 of Honduras's health regions attended a PAHO-supported webinar on epidemiological intelligence, part of a Pandemic Fund-backed project to build a faster, One Health–integrated early-warning system for outbreaks and health emergencies.

At a PAHO regional webinar, Honduras Deputy Health Minister Eduardo Midence highlighted the country's progress in reducing preventable maternal deaths through emergency obstetric coordination, adolescent pregnancy prevention, and expanded contraceptive access.