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Copeco warned that Honduras will face heavy rainfall and electrical storms from June 15–21 as a trough and tropical wave move across the country, with the southern and western departments expected to see the most intense precipitation.

The state utility's financial manager said ENEE has a strategy to meet near-term obligations and restructure its debt, and that pending energy reforms will boost confidence among lenders and potential investors.

The Liberal Party declared support for reforming the national electricity utility ENEE but demanded that strategic state assets, including the El Cajón hydroelectric dam, be protected from any privatization as part of the overhaul.

Authorities discovered the body of a 57-year-old woman in advanced decomposition inside her home in Choloma, Cortés; neighbors reported the discovery after noticing a strong odor, and forensic experts will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Honduras claimed six gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the Central American Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship in San Salvador, finishing second in the team standings behind Guatemala.

Deputy Finance Minister Liliam Rivera said the National Treasury faces critical strain from automatic debt payments linked to lawsuits from the prior administration, combined with obligations to multilateral lenders and a floating debt exceeding 24 billion lempiras (about $960 million).

Analysts debated a new law designed to combat illegal land seizures in agribusiness and other key sectors, with supporters arguing it will attract investment by ensuring property rights, while raising questions about its impact on peasant land claims.

Honduras's weather agency warns that El Niño, confirmed by NOAA, could extend into early 2027 and cause a prolonged dry season with rainfall deficits exceeding 40% in parts of the country, threatening corn and bean production and food prices in vulnerable regions.

ENEE announced planned power cuts on June 16 across multiple zones for scheduled maintenance and infrastructure work.

The National Risk and Contingencies office issued a 48-hour green alert for the Gulf of Fonseca coast due to strong waves (3–4 feet), extended wave periods, and spring tides heightened by the new moon and lunar perigee, posing risks to fishers, small boats, and coastal communities.

Honduras has recorded 2,711 student dropouts in the first half of the 2026 school year, with 75% from primary grades and poverty, violence, and poor school conditions cited as main causes.

Roberto Lagos, president of Honduras's central bank, says failure to approve an energy sector reform will perpetuate ENEE's structural problems, mounting debt, and operational losses, and has secured backing from international multilateral organizations.

Honduras's average import price for fuel climbed 24.2% month-over-month in April 2026, a slower pace than March's 32.9% increase, tracking crude-oil and derivative prices from the Gulf.

Former Liberal Party leader Yani Rosenthal says fallout from a foreign war has pushed Honduras's inflation beyond the Central Bank's target range, squeezing households and forcing the government to subsidize fuel and energy costs.

A federal judge in Michigan sentenced Honduran national Wilmer Rodríguez, 39, to nearly four years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation, following a prior state conviction for first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping, and firearms offenses.

Honduras's Supreme Court unveiled a digital system allowing citizens at home and abroad to request, pay for, and download criminal-history certificates and authenticated documents in about ten minutes.

CREE commissioner Héctor Corrales said the agency's review of electricity tariffs reflects upward pressure from rising fuel prices, exchange-rate shifts, and increased energy demand.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee is clearing sediment from rivers and drainage systems and removing debris to reduce flooding risk as a tropical wave approaches the capital this week.

The Infrastructure Ministry has completed a breakwater in Manacalito, Puerto Cortés, to shield over 200 families and roughly 3,700 acres of cropland from flooding and erosion by the Ulúa River.

The Special Environmental Protection Unit of the Public Prosecutor's Office is collecting water samples in the Medina neighborhood of Puerto Cortés to investigate possible contamination, working with CESCCO and the municipal environmental office.

North America leads Honduras's trade, with the United States alone accounting for 46.4% of exports, followed by Europe at 20.9% and Central America at 20.3%.

The National Congress's Telecommunications Commission is advancing reforms to combat inmates' use of mobile phones and communications equipment to conduct extortion, including proposed penalties for satellite companies and prison officials who allow contraband devices into facilities.

A congressional committee approved a bill that would impose life sentences and other severe penalties for killing or attempting to kill police, soldiers, judges, and other security and justice officials in connection with their duties, with the measure now headed to a floor vote.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano and the public-information authority (IAIP) signed an agreement Monday to oversee an upgrade to the legislature's electronic voting system, which officials say will strengthen transparency and rebuild credibility after Honduras's Congress ranked last in Latin American legislative evaluations.

A judge ordered pretrial detention for the second suspect in the death of a child in Belén, Lempira, following a prosecution request by the Public Ministry.

A fourth defendant has pleaded guilty in the killing of former San Pedro Sula mayor Oscar Roberto Acosta, the Public Ministry announced.

The ENEE's financial manager said new transmission infrastructure projects will be funded through private investment drawn by sector openness, not public debt alone, to accelerate Honduras's energy development.

A Congressional committee held a second consultation with civil-rights organizations and government agencies on proposed reforms to strengthen prevention, early detection, and prosecution of sexual abuse against children and adolescents in Honduras.

Police arrested a man accused of killing his cousin during an argument over money.

Honduras imported 2.99 million barrels of diesel in the first four months of 2026, the largest share and fastest-growing fuel, followed by bunker fuel and premium gasoline at 1.84 million and 1.83 million barrels respectively.