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The Vice Minister of Coffee said Honduras has sufficient supplies of beans and corn to meet domestic demand despite drought affecting several regions of the country.

Honduras is nearing $2 billion in foreign-exchange earnings from coffee exports this year, with 6.2 million of 6.8 million contracted quintals already shipped, according to the Coffee Vice Minister.

The Central Bank of Honduras is conducting a nationwide economic survey through June 2026 to update the country's production structures and improve measurement of economic activity.

A woman suspected of driving under the influence collided with at least 11 parked vehicles in the Lomas del Guijarro Sur neighborhood, causing extensive damage; authorities are investigating the incident.

Chef Sandra Isabel Díaz del Valle Hernández died on June 10; authorities are investigating and attempting to locate the physician who treated her, amid unconfirmed reports linking her death to complications from a cosmetic procedure.

The Supreme Court of Justice submitted a draft law to Congress to reestablish the Judicial Council, a body dissolved a decade ago after constitutional challenges, as part of efforts to reorganize the judiciary's administration and discipline.

Two Canadian airlines will launch flights to Roatán's international airport starting November or December, Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler said, aiming to boost visitor arrivals from Canada.

The Marine Studies Center, a co-manager of a national marine park in the Bay Islands, is training fishers on responsible practices—including hook types, seasons, and minimum catch sizes—to protect fish stocks and ensure long-term food security.

Honduras's Property Institute reminded businesses and individuals that restaurants, hotels, and others cannot show 2026 World Cup matches without authorization from rights holders, and private viewers cannot retransmit games on social media or video platforms, on pain of fines.

The National Professional Training Institute (Infop) is opening enrollment for free virtual courses in Excel, project management, digital skills, and entrepreneurship, with classes beginning June 15 and running weekdays for two weeks.

Honduras and the World Bank will launch a program to provide technical training to roughly 200,000 small-scale coffee producers nationwide, aiming to boost productivity and competitiveness in a key sector of the economy.

Farmers discovered the headless and limbless body of an unidentified man in a ravine near Tegucigalpa on June 11; authorities will use DNA identification since fingerprints are unavailable.

Ángel Alexis Palma, 36, a San Pedro Sula native who owned a tire-repair shop in Tegucigalpa, died Thursday when his motorcycle plunged off a cliff into the Choluteca River near the IHSS building in the capital; the cause of the accident remains unclear.

The European Union is backing Honduras with a €6 million non-repayable grant aimed at reducing investment risk, attracting private capital, and integrating the country into its Global Gateway infrastructure strategy, EU ambassador Gonzalo Fournier Conde said.

Honduras's property-rights authority announced it will fine restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that broadcast 2026 World Cup matches without authorization from licensed rights holders, and warned fans against sharing content on social media or group platforms.

Juan Guardado Portillo, 49, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle in Choloma on June 10; police suspect gang members demanding extortion were behind the attack, which also wounded a teenage passenger.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE requires L35.4 billion (roughly $1.4 billion USD) in domestic debt from 2026 to 2029 to cover payments to private generators, amid losses exceeding 34% and a total debt burden now at L73.3 billion.

Honduras exported 29.4 million pounds of farmed shrimp worth $113.1 million in the first five months of 2026, up 10.5% in value from the same 2025 period, with 58% of exports being value-added processed product.

The La Prensa-Gatorade Marathon, Honduras's premier annual running event, will draw thousands of domestic and international competitors to San Pedro Sula on June 14, with proceeds benefiting a school project.

The head of Honduras's electoral commission has proposed eliminating the unanimity requirement for decisions by the electoral council and electoral court, replacing it with simple-majority voting to speed up electoral processes, though opposition parties worry it could weaken consensus-building.

Firefighters rescued an 8-year-old boy with serious burns to his left foot from a fire that destroyed a home in La Ceiba's Jesenia Castillo neighborhood, where two adults and four children lived.

A suspension bridge in San Francisco del Valle collapsed and killed three family members; residents say they had warned for years about its deterioration, and authorities have now approved a permanent replacement bridge.

Honduras's Health Ministry has confirmed an imported measles case in the Bay Islands and is urging residents to watch for fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and rash while checking their vaccination status.

A shooting at a food establishment in San Manuel, Cortés, left three people dead—including Óscar Ortiz Enríquez and Melva Caballero Fernández—after armed men on motorcycles entered and opened fire; one other person was wounded.

Hugo Maldonado, president of Honduras's human rights committee CODEH, is calling on a Congressional commission to approve a decree imposing life sentences for anyone who kills prosecutors, police officers, judges, journalists, or human rights defenders.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced that reconstruction of the Germania Bridge and widening to three lanes on the southern highway exit will be completed by September.

Official data from the Security Ministry shows 4,542 women were killed violently between 2014 and April 2026—roughly one per day—with intimate-partner violence, personal feuds, and organized crime among the primary causes.

Marathón goalkeeper César Samudio, playing for Panama's national team, is the sole player from Honduras's Liga Nacional at the 2026 World Cup, with Panama set to debut against Ghana on June 17.

Honduras's engineering college says a draft reform to the national electricity law could threaten sector stability by exempting state-owned subsidiaries from traditional asset controls and lacks binding mechanisms to address endemic technical and non-technical losses.

The Honduran Navy located three fishermen from Gracias a Dios who went missing on June 7 when their boat's engine failed, leaving them stranded three nautical miles off Caratasca Bar; all three were found alive and are receiving medical care.