Roatán News

Polo's Water, which serves West End on Roatán Island, is expanding wastewater treatment, micrometering, and environmental education to ensure 24/7 potable water access while reducing waste and protecting local ecosystems.

Health authorities vaccinated 85 people against measles and 69 against influenza at Roatán's international airport on June 3, after Honduras confirmed its first imported measles case — a 27-year-old Guatemalan traveler.

The CAMP, the governing body for Honduras's special economic zones, reactivated in May under Francisco René Flores Bonilla, a former JOH-era official charged by prosecutors in a corruption investigation over his management of seized-asset funds.

Honduras's Air Force airlifted a 51-year-old man with Fournier syndrome from Roatán to San Pedro Sula for specialized treatment under its "Alas para la Salud" program, which provides emergency medical transport from areas with limited road access.

Roatán's Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport is accelerating renovation work around the clock to finish before November's high season, with the terminal manager noting temporary inconveniences as crews close areas to advance construction.

Carnival Corporation has introduced LNG refueling capability in Latin America and the Western Caribbean by refueling the Carnival Jubilee at Isla Tropicale in Roatán, supporting the company's decarbonization strategy while officials say it strengthens Honduras's role in regional maritime energy.

Health authorities are racing to locate five unidentified passengers from a May 12 Guatemala City–Roatán flight who were exposed to Honduras's second imported measles case, a 27-year-old man now in stable isolation, warning that measles can infect up to 18 people per day.

A Roatán court ordered the judicial detention of Francisco Antonio Gutiérrez Bonilla on charges of attempted aggravated rape of a minor.

A Roatán court issued arrest orders against four individuals on charges including illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, and aggravated robbery with violence.