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Honduras's Education Ministry has dismissed roughly 2,500 public school employees nationwide since early July, citing overstaffing; schools have closed, suspended classes, and lost security and maintenance staff, while unions and parents demand reinstatement.

The Honduran Football Federation has incorporated Kirian Manzano, a 2010-born player based in Spain, into its youth development project; his father, Moisés Manzano, played for Honduras's Under-17 national team.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $92.1 million in its July 8 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7494 per dollar for July 9.

Honduras has distributed 10 million textbooks, activated daily meals for 1.2 million children, begun connecting 8,000 rural schools to satellite internet, and awarded teachers a 3.2 billion lempira (about $128 million) salary increase to retain 1.8 million enrolled students.

Honduras remained sixth among Concacaf nations in the latest FIFA rankings after the 2026 World Cup, with a score of 1,378.97 points and a one-point drop, while Mexico climbed into the global top 10 at 1,754.30 points.

A year-long drought has reduced agricultural supply and driven up prices for everyday produce, with the basic food basket rising 6.16% (about 800 lempiras / $30) since June 2025, and the food-security observatory warning that 2.8 million Hondurans could face food insecurity by year-end.

Students and parents are protesting across multiple schools after the Education Ministry laid off cleaning and security staff, demanding the workers be rehired to restore building maintenance and campus safety.

Real España signed defender Jeffrey Ramos, who is already training with the team, but Real Sociedad claims he remains under contract with them through August 15, sparking a dispute that may require legal resolution.

Honduras's Foreign Ministry and Supreme Court have launched an online platform allowing Hondurans to request authenticated criminal records and apostilles (official document certifications) more quickly and cheaply, with apostilles costing 150 lempiras (about $6) and payable online or at consulates.

Human-rights and democracy organizations are alerting Honduras to the risk that the new Beneficial Owner Law—designed to identify true business owners and combat money laundering—could be weaponized against NGOs and civil-society groups critical of the government, especially if the CNBS uses it to impose extra requirements that block access to financing.

Steven Jhoet Rodríguez Martínez, a student at Juan Lindo School in La Ceiba's Perú village, died after being struck by a vehicle on Highway CA-13 while leaving class; the driver was detained and charged with negligent homicide, and residents threatened to block the road unless authorities install speed bumps.

National Police announced the arrest of a man suspected of killing a rapidito minibus driver in Tegucigalpa.

Tegucigalpa's water authority reported that aging, broken pipes lose between 40 and 45 percent of the capital's water supply daily, leaving residents with only 90,000 of the 250,000 cubic meters needed, and warned that the two main reservoirs may reach critical levels by August or September without adequate rainfall.

The Infrastructure Ministry poured high-strength concrete to reinforce the ramp foundations on the Juan Manuel Gálvez Bridge, with structural installation to follow.

Construction of a bridge box (culvert) in the Reynel Fúnez neighborhood has reached 70% completion and is expected to improve connectivity and reduce flooding risk for hundreds of families in the area.

Armed men intercepted and shot a man identified as Roger Villalta, an engineer, and a child in Atima, Santa Bárbara on July 8; authorities have opened an investigation but have not disclosed a motive.

The Infrastructure Ministry announced July 24 as the deadline for bids on road and protective infrastructure projects in Cortés, Yoro, and Colón aimed at strengthening regional connectivity and development.

Construction of a tunnel at Río Blanco in San Pedro Sula began Wednesday and is expected to take six months, affecting a corridor that serves over 20,000 families and about 18,000 daily vehicles; authorities recommend using four alternate routes to reduce traffic delays.

Honduras sent its joint military chief to the 17th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Cusco, Peru, where 33 countries are discussing regional security, disaster response, and armed forces modernization through July 10.

Family remittances to Honduras reached $11.9 billion in 2025, benefiting 3.1 million recipients and representing 30% of GDP, though growth rates are slowing compared to 2024.

The national utility ENEE will cut power on July 9 across parts of Colón, Cortés, El Paraíso, and Olancho for seven to nine hours of distribution-network maintenance, affecting residential, commercial, industrial, and rural zones.

The private-sector business council estimates that power outages—averaging 21,200 hours of unmet demand annually—cost Honduras about L1.2 billion (roughly $48 million) per year in lost productivity, equipment damage, and generator expenses, while the government pushes stalled reforms to strengthen the state electricity utility.

Agriculture authorities will allow only processed pork products from disease-free zones in Spain, maintaining a ban on fresh pork imports to protect domestic producers and prevent disease entry.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights scheduled a public hearing for August 5 in Washington to examine whether Honduras's political-trial process, used against former prosecutor Johel Zelaya and two other officials, meets international standards for judicial independence and due process.

Three Honduran officials will train at Spain's National Police Academy through the EU-backed EUROFRONT program to strengthen migration intelligence and border management capabilities.

The family of Angie Samantha Peña Melgares, missing for four and a half years, says investigations point to a transnational human-trafficking network operating in the Bay Islands and accuses authorities of delays and irregularities in the case.

The head of Honduras's land-transport authority said the government may call taxi operators to negotiate a rollback of the L5 provisional fare increase granted during higher fuel prices, if pump prices continue to decline.

A tropical wave moving west across Honduras from Gracias a Dios will bring 10–20 mm of rain (up to 40 mm in high areas of the Sula Valley) and thunderstorms to the north starting around 3 p.m., with San Pedro Sula authorities warning residents of flood risk in vulnerable neighborhoods.

UMAPS, the water utility serving Tegucigalpa, has launched a digital platform allowing residents to file complaints, report problems, and conduct water-related transactions from home using a smartphone with internet access.

Tegucigalpa's water authority warned that even at full capacity the capital has just eight days of reserves, with current daily supply at 60,000 cubic meters against a needed 250,000.