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Honduras will field its largest-ever delegation of 110 athletes across 27 sports at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic, July 24–August 8, competing in four of five regional venues.

Honduras's fuel subsidy has already cost 860 million lempiras (about $34.5 million) against a budgeted 680 million, with full-year costs projected at 1.2–1.3 billion lempiras, prompting the Finance Ministry to plan internal budget adjustments and consider narrowing the subsidy to lower-income households.

Honduras's foreign-exchange inflows are growing faster than outflows, creating a positive gap driven mainly by family remittances and exports of goods and services, the Central Bank said.

Henry Medrano, 31, a farm worker in El Porvenir, Atlántida, died instantly when struck by lightning while working on Tuesday; other people were reportedly injured in the same incident but authorities have not confirmed their condition.

Finance Minister Emilio Hércules announced that Honduras will meet with the IMF's executive board on June 29, and said he hopes the board will issue a favorable communiqué for the country.

FIFA has selected nine Central American referees—three main officials, five assistants, and a VAR specialist—for the 2026 World Cup, including Hondurans Héctor Said Martínez and Christian Ramírez and Walter López, recognizing the region's arbitration standards.

A lawmaker from the Libre party introduced a bill to establish a national registry of people convicted of sexual crimes, to be administered by the Supreme Court and accessible publicly to help prevent re-offending and protect vulnerable populations.

Congress is considering a reform to exclude performance bonuses, gratuities, and overtime pay from income-tax calculations, a move an economist says would reward worker effort but warns could enable tax evasion without proper state oversight.

Honduras's transport authority has seized 31 vehicles operating for Uber, InDriver, and VIP taxi services since February, citing lack of permits, while the ride-hailing platforms are scheduled to meet with Congress on June 10 to discuss regulatory frameworks.

The Public Ministry is investigating Salvador Nasralla's 2025 presidential campaign for alleged use of third-party accounts to receive unreported donations, fundraising in the United States, and possible transfers exceeding legal limits.

Polo's Water, which serves West End on Roatán Island, is expanding wastewater treatment, micrometering, and environmental education to ensure 24/7 potable water access while reducing waste and protecting local ecosystems.

The Supreme Court has approved online filing for criminal-record certificates by Hondurans overseas, eliminating the need for physical documents and aiming to speed up migration regularization in Spain and elsewhere.

Jesús Humberto Mancía, accused of participating in armed attacks on public buses in San Pedro Sula on August 30, 2003 that killed 17 people in a single day, faces trial on charges of 17 counts of murder and other crimes; the prosecution presented a protected witness who identified him among the gunmen.

A man died after receiving an electrical shock while attempting to connect a pump at a car wash in San Pedro Sula; police and forensic officials responded to the scene.

Tropical Storm Cristina is expected to bring heavy rains to multiple zones across Honduras this week, according to the National Center for Meteorology.

Congress is moving toward approving a structural reform that would divide the state-owned ENEE into three separate commercial entities for generation, transmission, and distribution, with energy experts warning the changes open a path to privatization and could weaken the utility's financial stability.

The Public Ministry arrested a suspect in San Pedro Sula linked to a criminal network that cloned WhatsApp accounts to commit digital fraud, impersonating users to deceive relatives and friends into unauthorized bank transfers.

The National Congress approved expanding a law that shields agroindustrial lands and investments to also cover energy and tourism projects, while adding a clause affirming the law's compatibility with indigenous peoples' right to free, prior consultation on communal lands.

A judge ordered pretrial detention for Carlos Molina and Williams Reyes, who are accused as co-perpetrators in a mass killing that left 19 people dead in the Colón village of Rigores.

Honduras, where a woman is killed every 32 hours, has approved sweeping Penal Code reforms raising femicide sentences to as high as 60 years and mandating specialized courts to handle gender-violence cases.

A truck made an unsafe passing maneuver and struck a motorcyclist in La Esperanza, Intibucá on Monday; the truck driver fled the scene.

Joel Alexander Álvarez Uclés, 16, was killed by gunfire in Tegucigalpa's Nueva Suyapa neighborhood after entering a gang-controlled area and being chased into a sector known as "El Infiernito," where he was shot multiple times.

Luis Arturo Avilés Moncada and Aracely O'hara Guillén, former Central Bank of Honduras officials, voluntarily appeared before a national criminal court and were released under conditions — including periodic check-ins and a travel ban — pending an initial hearing scheduled for June 18 on charges of reckless misappropriation of public funds.

The central bank auctioned $87.1 million in its June 8 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.6719 per dollar for June 9.

Authorities closed the northbound exit from Tegucigalpa after a collision involving two large trucks and a bus; no injuries have been reported yet, and officials urged drivers to use alternate routes.

Structural beams have arrived at the site of the Germania Bridge project south of Tegucigalpa, allowing crews to begin assembly work aimed at easing traffic congestion on a key route to southern Honduras.

The state power utility is installing a 30-megawatt transformer at the Santa Rosa de Copán substation (over 50 million lempiras, roughly $2 million) and building a 5-kilometer transmission line to reduce low-voltage problems affecting thousands of customers across Copán, Lempira, and Ocotepeque.

Honduras is piloting an anti-fraud digital licensing system in Tegucigalpa that ties first-time applicants to one exam center until the platform expands nationwide.

The second Copa UNITEC, a university sports tournament in Tegucigalpa featuring football, basketball, and volleyball from seven Honduran universities, wrapped with final matches and awards recognizing competitor talent and sportsmanship.

Honduras's Medical College escalated its strike into an eighth day of nationwide assemblies at health facilities, demanding answers on layoffs, reinstatements, back pay, and formal contracts for physician managers.