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S&P Global Ratings confirmed the Central American Bank for Economic Integration's long-term credit rating at AA+ with a stable outlook, citing strong capital contributions from member countries, controlled administrative costs, and prudent balance-sheet management through pioneering exposure-swap agreements.

Dr. Rodrigo Martínez, a respected physician in northern Honduras who spent 39 years in medicine before retiring in 2007, has died; he was known for his work at the Centro Médico Sampedrano and his service to generations of patients in San Pedro Sula.

Gloria Marina López Pineda went to trial in San Pedro Sula on charges of killing her newborn daughter with a knife in May 2025; prosecutors presented forensic and witness evidence, while the defense offered documentary proof.

Yerlyn David Sagastume, 37, a deaf and mute auto painter, disappeared on October 11 near a gas station in Villanueva, Cortés; authorities ask anyone with information to call 9624-4544.

Marco Paz, president of Congress's Security Commission, says lawmakers have passed anti-extortion reforms, given the security council power to designate criminal groups as terrorist organizations, and reformed prison regimes, while acknowledging that deputies have received threats for their action.

Colonel Karlthers Medina, former director of Támara prison, has been placed on administrative leave while authorities investigate his role in an L8 million (about $320,000) shortage in the prison canteen funds during his tenure.

The Military Police discovered an approximately two-acre illegal coca cultivation with 11,000 plants in a mountainous area of La Másica, Atlántida, during long-range patrols targeting drug trafficking and organized crime.

President Nasry Asfura will travel next week to Italy and the Vatican to meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Vatican officials, and Italian business leaders to strengthen diplomatic ties, explore investment opportunities, and discuss bilateral cooperation on agriculture and development.

Micro and small-business representatives say they cannot compete with Chinese-owned stores that have access to cheaper financing, larger import volumes, and industrial-scale production, raising concerns about local manufacturing and employment.

Honduras's Colegio Médico continues work stoppages into a 41-day labor dispute, maintaining 15 demands including wage adjustments, contract signings, and rehiring of dismissed physicians, while public-hospital outpatient services remain suspended and patient backlogs grow.

Honduras's national university launched a digital platform consolidating graduation steps—internship records, anthem exam, and diploma requests—to reduce in-person paperwork for students.

Hospital Mario Rivas in San Pedro Sula is offering free mammograms to women over 40 from October 12 through November 13 to promote early breast-cancer detection.

Residents of the Los Andes barrio in San Pedro Sula are reporting a surge in vehicle break-ins and parts theft occurring day and night, demanding increased police patrols and coordinated security responses.

Police arrested three suspected MS-13 members, including a 17-year-old, during a raid in Choloma and seized two pistols, a revolver, prohibited ammunition, and two tablets allegedly used for surveillance.

Authorities have charged 45 people—23 linked to MS-13, 19 to Barrio 18, and three to Cartel del Diablo—with membership in terrorist organizations following raids between September 21 and October 16; 25 have been formally indicted and 20 await hearings.

Hotel Finca Las Glorias has deployed floating platforms to keep guest areas accessible as heavy rains swell Lake Yojoa, with one section temporarily closed but most facilities, dining, and activities continuing to operate.

A UNESCO mission will visit Honduras late 2026 to assess conservation efforts at the Plátano River Biosphere Reserve, Honduras's largest protected area, which remains on the World Heritage in Danger list due to illegal land occupation, poaching, and deforestation linked to organized crime.

Andrés Cerna, an elderly man from Yoro, was struck and killed by a pickup truck on the CA-5 highway in Villanueva, Cortés, while crossing the median on his way to San Pedro Sula after a trip to obtain medicine.

Police arrested José Mauricio Interiano Perdomo, alias Casper, identified as a leader of the El Mudo gang in San Pedro Sula; authorities link him to a mass killing in April 2021 and allege the group commits home robberies, armed assaults, and murders.

Josué Rivaldo Reyes, 24, drowned on September 28 while swimming with friends at Wekiva Island in Florida; his family and the Honduran community are fundraising to bring his remains home.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano traveled to El Salvador with members of the legislative security commission to tour the Cecot terrorism prison and explore legal reforms and security cooperation between the two countries to combat organized crime.

About 900 Hondurans participated in interviews with eight Spanish farm companies offering roughly 2,000 temporary agricultural positions, a recruitment effort backed by the governments of Honduras and Spain to address local unemployment.

Brian Alexander Sánchez, 27, was identified as the body found bagged and bearing signs of torture in the Ticamaya sector of Cortés; authorities are investigating the killing.

Honduras's Constitutional Court unanimously granted former National Electoral Council adviser Cossette López a legal challenge and ordered the closure of a criminal investigation into her post-election conduct, which had alleged treason, prevarication, and abuse of authority.

Honduras's state electric company (Enee) loses approximately L8.8 billion (roughly $352 million) in the first half of 2026 due to theft, technical losses, and billing failures, forcing the government to subsidize tariffs rather than pass costs to consumers.

Benjamín Milla Paz, 51, was arrested Wednesday evening and is accused of killing two men and a woman in La Labor, Ocotepeque after they intervened to stop him from abducting a 14-year-old girl, who was later rescued safely.

Fourteen of Honduras's twenty electrical circuits with the highest losses are concentrated in the Sula Valley, together accounting for 2.09 billion lempiras in the first half of 2026, a problem experts say must be tackled as a priority to stabilize the national power system.

Glenda Jiménez, a prosecutor with the Common Crimes unit in San Pedro Sula, was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on charges of allegedly accepting payments of between 500 and 20,000 lempiras from a complainant in exchange for promising to close a case against them.

Although the Central Bank reported a strong rebound in foreign investment to $468.3 million in the second quarter of 2026, economists warn that most flows are reinvestment by existing companies rather than new capital, reflecting Honduras's weak regional competitiveness.

Honduras's disaster agency extended a 48-hour green alert for the Central District and Lake Yojoa areas due to a weather system bringing moderate rainfall and lightning, and warned residents to avoid swollen rivers and seek shelter during electrical storms.