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The Banda San Isidro, a youth ensemble of 12-to-17-year-olds from La Ceiba, performed before Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square and met the pontiff after the concert, with access arranged through Honduras's ambassador to the Holy See.

The National Logistics Council and National Investment Council signed an agreement under President Nasry Asfura's administration to attract foreign and domestic investment in logistics, trade, and industry, with a goal of creating more than 100,000 formal jobs, backed in part by a 600-million-lempira (about $24 million) expansion of Puerto Cortés's bulk terminal.

The Banco Central de Honduras auctioned $79.5 million on May 28, yielding a weighted average exchange rate of L26.6608 per U.S. dollar, effective May 29, 2026.

The Honduran private sector, through FEDECAMARA, has presented President Nasry Juan Asfura with a nine-point policy agenda covering administrative simplification and workforce development, aimed at improving the country's investment climate and decentralizing economic growth.

The Alianza Campesina, Indígena y Popular de Honduras and allied social organizations formally challenged a proposed legal reform on Thursday, arguing it would criminalize protest and curtail civil liberties.

Criminal defense attorney Jaime Rodríguez is urging the creation of a commission — including prosecutors, defense lawyers, and other legal bodies — to conduct a comprehensive review of the recently enacted reforms to Honduras's Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure.

Honduras's customs authority, ARSA, and SENASA signed a cooperation agreement to streamline import and export processes through shared technology and risk management, aiming to cut costs and processing times for businesses.

The III Ibero-American Tourism Forum is being held in Honduras, with Copán Ruinas highlighted as a key site to attract sustainable investment and strengthen the country's cultural-heritage economy, according to the private sector.

Honduras's Air Force airlifted three patients requiring complex specialist care from Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios, to Tegucigalpa under the military's 'Alas para la Salud' program serving isolated communities.

COHEP's May 2026 economic bulletin shows 4% accumulated GDP-activity growth through March, 3.12% inflation (transport up 10.55%), a pending $245 million IMF disbursement expected in late June, and government floating debt exceeding L 24.6 billion (about $985 million), or 2.4% of GDP.

Peace judges traveled to the "La Laguna que Tiembla" community in the Merendón area of San Pedro Sula, where residents elected five community leaders as judicial facilitators to mediate conflicts and promote civic education.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler and San Pedro Sula Mayor Roberto Contreras met to coordinate upcoming bypass and traffic-relief road projects for the city.

The Honduran national team may field a reduced squad for its upcoming friendly against Argentina after immigration issues left several key players unable to travel.

The Expo HORECA Honduras platform, which drew over 5,000 professionals at its previous edition, officially launched to promote innovation and training for hotels, restaurants, and cafés across the country.

Under Decree 07-2026, Honduras's tax authority (SAR) is waiving penalties, interest, and surcharges for taxpayers who regularize obligations that were due through December 31, 2025, with the amnesty window open until June 15, 2026.

Honduras's Health Ministry confirmed a second imported measles case and urged the public to ensure their measles vaccination schedules are up to date.

Honduran authorities sent an alleged weapons supplier and other members of the Cártel del Diablo gang to pretrial detention on Thursday.

Honduras's Public Prosecutor's Office dismantled a criminal network accused of cyber fraud against a company, stealing more than two million lempiras (about $80,000).

A Roatán court ordered the judicial detention of Francisco Antonio Gutiérrez Bonilla on charges of attempted aggravated rape of a minor.

Nine European writers are participating in the X Festival de Los Confines, a cultural exchange event running May 27–31 in Honduras.

A Roatán court issued arrest orders against four individuals on charges including illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, and aggravated robbery with violence.

A La Ceiba court held a preliminary hearing for Ronal Alexis Cotto, former legal adviser at El Porvenir prison, charged with abuse of authority and dereliction of duty, with a decision on sending the case to trial still pending.

Honduras is hosting the VIII International Forum of Securities Market Issuers of the Americas (FIMVA 2026) in San Pedro Sula, which the private sector says offers opportunities to connect local firms with Latin American financial leaders and develop the national capital market.

Honduran police arrested a 50-year-old man in Danlí, El Paraíso, accused of repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter from the age of 13, resulting in a pregnancy and the death of the newborn.

Supreme Court President Wagner Vallecillo Paredes held a virtual meeting with the National Center for State Courts to discuss judicial cooperation, including a Wildlife Justice Project aimed at combating environmental crimes in Honduras.

Honduran child-protection prosecutors obtained a judicial detention order against a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a minor in Danlí.

Honduras's Hospital María reported a record of more than 18,000 surgeries in its 2025 accountability report, with the private sector praising the pediatric hospital's decentralized model as a benchmark for transparency and efficiency.

The Western Regional Prosecutor's Office arrested a man accused of sexual assault in Copán as part of a nationwide operation.

A Siguatepeque court began a retrial Thursday against former police officer Jarol Perdomo in the 2021 death of nursing student Keyla Martínez, after the Supreme Court annulled his 2024 conviction for negligent homicide — a charge prosecutors argued should have been aggravated femicide.

Honduras's Special Electoral Crimes Prosecutor has formally asked Armed Forces chief Héctor Benjamín Valerio Ardón to hand over records and sanction reports tied to the alleged late delivery of ballot materials during the March 2025 primary elections.