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A judge has confirmed arrest warrants for former members of the now-defunct Permanent Commission of Congress who did not voluntarily agree to appear, with 14 people facing 21 charges including former Congress president Luis Redondo.

Over 200 job openings across operations, technical, and service roles were offered by more than 50 private companies and public institutions at a major employment fair organized by the National Professional Training Institute, as young Hondurans reported struggles finding work despite sending applications for months.

The Inter-American Press Society's 82nd General Assembly reported 60 documented assaults on press freedom in Honduras in the first half of 2026 and found that 88% of violent deaths of media workers remain unsolved, citing particular risks for journalists investigating corruption and organized crime.

The lawyer for Edis Moncada, former manager of the state graphics company ENAG, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow his client to appear voluntarily for arraignment rather than be arrested, challenging the arrest warrant as disproportionate and alleging procedural violations.

Supreme Court criminal-chamber judge Mario Díaz has called on Congress to approve a witness-cooperation law, saying it would give judges and prosecutors broader tools to investigate and dismantle organized-crime networks.

The government froze electricity rates to prevent a 20% surge from power contracts signed by the previous administration, shielding household budgets and the economy while recent rainfall boosts hydroelectric generation.

Consumer Protection Director Daniel Lou warned that inspectors will penalize merchants charging more than the agreed 8-lempira (about $0.32) cap per carton of eggs above the previous price, after authorities detected some sellers exceeding the limit set with producers representing 80% of the market.

More than 24,000 students enrolled in Honduras's public schools have abandoned their studies this year, many after their families were forced to migrate internally due to a severe drought that devastated subsistence farming livelihoods.

An estimated 80% of Honduran farmers operate outside the formal economy, leaving them unable to access regulated credit and forcing many to rely on informal lenders at unfavorable rates, a business leader says.

The Honduran petroleum distributors' association forecasts price drops for gasoline and diesel in the coming weeks, citing declining international refined-fuel markets despite crude oil exceeding $100 per barrel.

Honduras's commercial banks have kept lending and deposit rates unchanged despite the Central Bank raising its policy rate, according to a BCH statement.

Honduras has roughly an 80% chance of passing key performance indicators to compete for a new US Millennium Challenge grant worth $800 million to $1 billion, which the government aims to use for infrastructure and poverty reduction after more than 15 years without such funding.

Honduras's state electricity utility ENEE has begun forgiving accumulated electric bills, penalties, and interest for low-income residential customers with monthly consumption of 250 kilowatt-hours or less, applying the Energy Justice Law.

Honduras is reactivating an interbank foreign-exchange market that allows commercial banks to trade dollars directly rather than channeling all sales through the central bank, though economists warn it could pressure the exchange rate and international reserves if a few banks dominate or if December import demand spikes.

The Honduran telecommunications commission confirmed a nationwide program to train 60,000 public school teachers in artificial intelligence using Google Gemini, aiming to modernize classroom instruction and personalize student learning.

A surface trough will generate widespread clouds, weak to moderate rain, and isolated thunderstorms across most of Honduras, with high temperatures ranging from 28°C to 33°C depending on region.

The Honduran Hemophilia Society has asked the government to add innovative treatments like emicizumab to the essential-medicines list, saying they would reduce bleeding complications for the country's 371 registered patients with hemophilia and related clotting disorders.

Honduras's agricultural health agency has intensified efforts against the screwworm parasite by training 49,000 farmers and inspecting over 950,000 animals, as the pest has caused nearly 8,000 cases and three deaths since 2024.

Drought across Honduras has driven onion prices up five lempiras per pound and potatoes up two lempiras per pound at major markets, squeezing household budgets as consumers report their food money no longer stretches far enough.

Congress president Tomás Zambrano announced plans to approve 10 to 12 anti-crime decrees, funded jointly by the government and legislature, targeting gangs and organized crime.

A technical commission is evaluating the closure or consolidation of roughly 10 state agencies by 2027, based on budget performance and whether entities fulfill their mandated functions, to redirect resources toward security, health, and infrastructure.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler called urgent talks with the taxi sector and transport regulator IHTT after drivers threatened a strike next week over fuel-linked fare disputes, as the government holds CA-5 highway toll rates flat and absorbs a 256-million-lempira deficit.

The Health Ministry says it will clear most outstanding payments to 273 contract doctors by Friday, as the medical profession's 37-day protest has led to 2,000–3,000 canceled surgeries and more than 12,000 missed outpatient consultations nationwide.

Honduras's taxi drivers union is threatening a work stoppage next week after failing to reach an agreement with transport authorities on fare increases, citing rising fuel prices that erode driver incomes.

Honduras is mobilizing 350 technical teams to georeference coffee farms and issue non-deforestation certificates required by the European Union's deforestation regulation, which affects roughly half of the country's coffee exports to Europe.

Víctor Vandenbroucke, a young midfielder, has decided to stop playing for Honduras and will pursue a call from Belgium's U-23 squad after being left unused during the recent Nations League tournament, his mother informed the national federation.

Consumer Protection director Danilo Lou announced that five businesses will be fined for selling expired or spoiled food and failing to apply mandatory senior discounts during the Morazánica holiday week, with fine amounts still to be determined after inspectors assess the violations.

The IHSS will restart nationwide medical consultations on October 12 after doctors agreed to return following five weeks of informational assemblies, following a directive board's recognition of a 2025 agreement that extends annual vacation time from 18 to 21 days.

Honduras's taxi association (ATAXUH) is staging a sit-in on Tuesday on Boulevard La Amistad in the Atlantic zone, demanding a six-month freeze on fuel taxes and government installation of LPG systems in all taxis.

Lawyer Raúl Paniagua says Honduras's public ministry can request extradition of Luis Redondo, the former National Congress president facing criminal charges, if he remains outside Honduras and a fiscal indictment is filed.