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Clear filtersRoad-Safety Campaign Targets Motorcycle Crashes
CAMO Foundation, a regional university center, and Hospital de Occidente launched a road-safety awareness campaign featuring a motorcycle-crash survivor's testimony to reduce traffic accidents and promote protective equipment use among riders.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 14, 2026#road-safety#traffic-accidents#motorcyclistsMedical Brigade Brings Free Care to Rural Choluteca Villages
Hundreds of residents from nine villages in Concepción de María, Choluteca, received free medical consultations, eye exams, glasses, vaccines, and medications during a health brigade in Cofradía, plus food aid to families with limited access to healthcare.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 14, 2026#medical-brigade#rural-health#vaccinationCentral Bank Chief: IMF Deal Not Tied to Power-Sector Reform
Central Bank President Roberto Lagos said the IMF agreement does not condition approval of Honduras's electricity-sector reforms, characterizing the Fund as providing accompaniment to the government's own policy vision.
Rising Oil Prices Could Drive Inflation Higher, Lawmaker Warns
Congressman Marco Midence, a former finance minister, warned that climbing oil prices driven by Middle East conflict will push inflation higher in Honduras, urging the government to adopt energy efficiency measures and stabilize food prices through state programs.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 14, 2026#inflation#fuel-prices#middle-east-conflictFuel Costs Set to Push Up Electricity Rates
Samuel Rodríguez, a renewable energy generator, said electricity rates are due for adjustment because high fuel prices driven by the US-Iran conflict are raising energy production costs.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 13, 2026#electricity-tariff#fuel-prices#energy-costsFormer BCIE Chief Warns Tax Proposal Could Spur Evasion
Dante Mossi, former president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, criticized a proposed reform excluding bonuses from income-tax calculations, warning it could enable employers to reclassify wages as tax-free bonuses and erode government revenue.
Rights Chief Pushes Life Sentences for Killing Officials
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.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 12, 2026#cadena-perpetua#derechos-humanos#congreso-nacionalGermania Bridge Work and Southern Route Widening Set for September
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.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 12, 2026#bridge#road-widening#puente-germaniaThousands of Hondurans Take U.S. Voluntary-Departure Offer
Attorney Roberto Velásquez says a U.S. program offering $1,000–$2,000 to migrants who leave voluntarily has prompted thousands of Hondurans to depart the country, proving more effective than he had expected.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 12, 2026#deportation#voluntary-departure#us-immigrationMigration Leader Warns of Planned Caravan From San Pedro Sula
Juan Flores, president of the Fundación 15 de Septiembre, alerted Honduran and U.S. authorities to social-media promotion of a migrant caravan scheduled to depart San Pedro Sula on June 20, saying unscrupulous groups are organizing it.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 11, 2026#migrant-caravan#migration-alert#honduras-us-migration1.47 Million Hondurans Live in the United States
Academic Manuel Flores cites official records showing at least 1.47 million Hondurans reside in the United States, representing nearly 14% of Honduras's total population, with a near-even gender split.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 11, 2026#honduran-diaspora#immigration-statistics#hondurans-usaReforma Street Repairs Near Completion in Tegucigalpa
La Reforma Street in Tegucigalpa's El Manchén neighborhood is 90% complete in repairs following a sinkhole near San Pablo Market, with authorities saying the work will soon restore traffic flow and safety on this key alternate route in the capital.
Tegucigalpa Distributes 20,000 Gallons of Drinking Water
Tegucigalpa's municipal government and water department delivered more than 20,000 gallons of potable water to residents of Las Ayestas and El Bosque neighborhoods facing temporary shortages.
Government Starts Paying 14th-Month Bonus to Public Workers
Finance Minister Emilio Hércules said the government has begun distributing the 14th-month bonus to public employees, a payment expected to inject roughly 7 billion lempiras (about $280 million) into the economy by June 10.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 9, 2026#decimocuarto-mes#salario-publico#finanzas-publicasGermania Bridge to Close Sunday Night for Beam Installation
Tegucigalpa city hall will shut Germania Bridge completely from 9 p.m. Sunday to 2 a.m. Monday for the installation of structural beams.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 8, 2026#bridge-closure#puente-germania#road-worksRights Group Warns Honduras Self-Defense Bill Could Spur Violence
The head of CODEH, a Honduran human rights group, said a bill that would expand self-defense law to allow lethal force against home intruders risks being abused and could give citizens a "blank check" to kill in a society already beset by violence and crime.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 8, 2026#casa-segura#legitimate-defense#human-rightsLiberal Lawmaker Criticizes Hospital Construction Freeze
Congressman Carlos Umaña criticized the Public Prosecutor's order halting hospital construction nationwide, saying the audit should proceed without stopping work on projects requiring 18 more months to complete.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 8, 2026#hospital-construction#ministerio-publico#corruption-investigationLawmaker Urges Drought-Prevention Program to Avert Famine
National Party congressional leader Carlos Cano called for a national drought-preparedness program, including agricultural extension workers in productive departments like Olancho, warning that repeated climate shocks risk pushing small and mid-size farmers into food crises.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · May 30, 2026ENEE Union Warns Over Stalled 1,500-MW Energy Tender
The STENEE union is urging ENEE's new management to proceed with a stalled national and international tender for 1,500 megawatts of power, warning that peak demand has already hit 2,205 MW and that workers are prepared to take action if the procurement process is not reactivated.
Radio América HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · May 29, 2026#enee#energy-procurement#electricityIndependent CNE Candidate Seeks 86 Votes for Electoral Seat
Kenneth Madrid, a self-nominated lawyer seeking a seat on Honduras's National Electoral Council, says he has no party backing and needs 86 of 128 congressional votes, calling the selection a test of whether Congress will prioritize merit over partisan dealmaking.
La Ceiba Teacher Arrested for Alleged Rape of 11-Year-Old Student
A 20-year-old math and science teacher at a private school in La Ceiba, Atlántida, was arrested Thursday on a court-ordered warrant for the alleged ongoing aggravated rape of an 11-year-old female student.
Honduras Grants Land Titles to Chortí Indigenous Communities
The National Agrarian Institute issued three property titles to Chortí indigenous communities in the departments of Copán and Ocotepeque, formalizing land rights for those groups.
Honduras, WFP Sign Deal to Feed 1.2 Million Schoolchildren
The Honduran government and the World Food Programme signed an agreement to guarantee school meals for more than 1.2 million children across the country.
Traffic Agency Plants 300 Trees Across Tegucigalpa
Honduras's National Road and Transport Directorate planted 300 mahogany and oak trees in green spaces around the capital, aiming to improve air quality and promote environmental responsibility.
Business Group: Part-Time Work Law Too Rigid to Create Jobs
COHEP executive director Armando Urtecho says Honduras's new Part-Time Employment Law imposes overly strict registration requirements that will prevent companies from expanding flexible hiring, arguing job growth will depend instead on improved legal and personal security for investors.