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A court hearing for former Armed Forces chief Roosevelt Hernández, accused of inciting discrimination and obstructing press freedom against three journalists, has been postponed to August 19 after the originally scheduled August 7 session did not occur.

A lawyer representing three journalists in the case against retired general Roosevelt Hernández challenged the court's rescheduling of a pretrial hearing, saying the judicial communications office announced the change to the media before formally notifying the parties.

Honduras's banking regulator (CNBS) announced an August supervisory examination of state agricultural bank Banadesa to review its loan portfolio, use of public funds, and operational controls, citing suspected irregularities in credits approved under previous administrations.

The Central Bank set the official exchange rate at 26.8141 lempiras per dollar for buying and 26.9482 for selling on Friday, a slight uptick that carries direct effects on import costs, consumer prices, and the value of remittances received by Honduran families.

A Honduran man and five others from Cuba and Ecuador were deported without prior notice to the Central African Republic, and are now appealing to Florida lawmakers for help from Bangui, saying their rights were violated.

The National Congress authorized 371 construction and supervision contracts totaling L2.4 billion (about $96 million) to restart stalled education, road, and water-supply projects across 40 municipalities, most halted from the previous administration.

The Infrastructure Ministry will spend L19.1 million (roughly $765,000) to repair the Juan Manuel Gálvez overpass, which collapsed in April 2025 under overweight machinery, though no official accountability has been assigned and competing reports blame either design flaws or overloaded traffic.

The Education Committee is finalizing a proposal to distribute over 20,000 printed booklets on principles and values to all public-school students, with materials donated by a Costa Rican NGO at no cost to Honduras and participation voluntary for families.

Honduras officially launched its 2026 national census, using digital mapping and geolocation to collect population and housing data that will guide public investment toward municipalities with the greatest needs.

Attorney General Dagoberto Aspra reported that Juan Orlando Hernández threatened a PGR prosecutor during an August 3 hearing in the Pandora II fraud and money-laundering case, prompting Aspra to assume direct representation at the next hearing scheduled for August 12.

Emily Dayana Muñoz, 9, was kidnapped from her home in Sabá, Colón on August 2, found dead in a plastic bag the next day, and buried Tuesday as her family and community demanded authorities pursue her killer; preliminary autopsy findings confirmed violent death by blunt-force trauma to the head.

Honduras's Supreme Court of Accounts found that judges nationwide ordered seizures totaling L921 million (about $37 million) from the state treasury without following required procedures, and referred findings to prosecutors for possible criminal liability.

A new security-camera video shows Jorge Luis Castellanos Sosa being shot while taking cover behind desks as two armed attackers broke into a Danlí bank agent and opened fire; the attackers fled after the failed robbery, and Castellanos died hours later at a local hospital.

Congress approved budget amendments requiring telecom operators to contribute 1% of monthly revenue to fund internet access in public schools, while also allowing the military's textile industry direct procurement and ordering ministries to purge duplicate payroll positions.

The national electricity utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts on August 6 across Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Olancho, and Valle for routine circuit maintenance, with outages lasting four to six hours in affected neighborhoods.

Five construction workers buried in a collapse at a West Bay work site in Roatán were all rescued alive on August 5, with injuries ranging from shoulder and leg fractures to lacerations; one was taken to Hospital Satuyé for treatment.

Congress leadership and the Joint General Staff held talks to discuss proposed reforms to the Armed Forces constitutional law and review the Military Police's operational capacity, aiming to strengthen security efforts nationwide.

Honduras's National Anti-Corruption Council filed charges against former Fosovi directors Juan Ramón Cruz Carvajal and Gilberto Ríos Munguía, alleging misappropriation of public funds to personal accounts, administrative collapse from 2020–2026, and unpaid debts to pension and health-insurance institutes totaling millions of lempiras.

The attorney general's office announced it will seek pretrial detention for former president Juan Orlando Hernández at an August 12 hearing, arguing he poses a risk to evidence and claiming L169 million ($6.8 million) in public funds were diverted to political campaigning.

The municipality of Catacamas in Olancho has declared an emergency after accumulating over 400 dengue cases in more than 20 weeks, with the local hospital overwhelmed and unable to handle other medical emergencies.

Prosecutors opened a new investigation into Ninfa Suyapa Flores, former director of the National Institute for Juvenile Offenders, for alleged irregularities in food-procurement processes at the agency, adding to charges of abuse of authority, fraud, and workplace harassment.

Harold Ulloa Ramos, 17, was kidnapped by two men on motorcycles near Santa Rita, Yoro, on August 3 and found decapitated the following morning, with his head left on a roadside and his body discovered separately.

The Health Ministry says it has performed over 4,000 surgeries in six months and spent roughly 160 million lempiras (about $6.4 million) on medicines and supplies as part of efforts to reduce surgical backlogs and improve hospital care nationwide.

Crews are building a retaining wall and repaving a 25-meter stretch of the anillo periférico (ring road) in Tegucigalpa's Venecia neighborhood to prevent sinkholes caused by water erosion and improve road safety.

The Municipal Cadastre office in Tegucigalpa has run out of security paper needed to issue property-value certificates, blocking real-estate transactions that banks require to complete sales.

Surveillance video captured a driver traveling at high speed seconds before crashing into a residential wall in San Pedro Sula.

Honduras has sanctioned 10,752 police officers and security officials between 2018 and mid-2026, with 4,500 dismissed; data shows an average of 9–10 officers fired weekly, though many cases remain stuck in administrative processes despite suspected ties to organized crime.

The body of Evelin Dayana Muñoz, missing since August 1, was discovered Sunday in a palm plantation near Achiote, Sabá, Colón, sparking alarm in the community.

Honduras's telecommunications regulator launched a spectrum auction for three 20 MHz blocks in the 1700/2100 MHz band, with bidding on August 26 at $8 million per block, aimed at expanding 4G coverage and preparing infrastructure for future 5G deployment.

Honduras will see mostly dry conditions on August 6 with isolated light rains in the east and north, while the southern region is forecast to reach 40°C (104°F), according to the National Atmospheric, Oceanic and Seismic Studies Center.