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The ethnic-community organization Odeco launched a project to strengthen land rights, local governance, and economic sustainability in Atlantic-coast Garífuna communities in Colón and Atlántida, with training in human rights and women's leadership.

Residents of Cayos Cochinos and Nueva Armenia demonstrated at the Atlántida provincial office in La Ceiba, urging authorities to allow the Spanish television production Supervivientes to remain, saying the show provides seasonal employment and tourism benefits despite environmental and indigenous-rights complaints from activist groups.

Garífuna community members set up a protest camp on Cayos Cochinos to oppose the Spanish reality show Supervivientes All Stars, citing damage to marine habitat and hawksbill turtle nesting during critical breeding season, despite the production's legal permits and annual payments exceeding 15 million lempiras.