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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.

Motagua faces Costa Rican club Alajuelense on Thursday night at the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa in the first leg of the 2026 Copa Centroamericana semifinals, seeking a home-field advantage.

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's Forensic Medicine Directorate will bury 20 unclaimed bodies from Tegucigalpa's morgue on November 14, bringing the year's total of bodies interred by the institute to 76.

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.

Quimistán's mayor asked Congress to relocate a planned maximum-security prison from the Naco sector, warning it would threaten the region's status as Honduras's largest western industrial zone and deter investment and job growth.

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.

The Dominican Republic authorized its San Pedro Sula consulate to serve Dominican citizens in Nicaragua after withdrawing its embassy from the country over concerns about democratic freedoms.

The Health Ministry announced six new operating rooms at Hospital Escuela that are expected to double daily surgeries from 60 to 120 and reduce the surgical backlog by the first quarter of 2027.

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.

A 10-year-old girl was admitted to Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas after suffering multiple bites to both legs from a pitbull while trespassing on private property; surgeons saved her legs but she will have severe scarring, and doctors are monitoring her for possible rabies.

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.

A severe drought in southern Honduras forced 214 shrimp farms to suspend operations, prompting the National Aquaculture Association to cut its 2026 production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds as high temperatures and prolonged low rainfall raised Gulf of Fonseca salinity levels.

Farmers blocked the Quebrada Seca bridge in Yoro from early morning, demanding repeal of the Agricultural Reactivation Law and measures to control fuel, electricity, and living costs; police used tear gas to clear the road.

Tegucigalpa's municipal water utility announced supply schedules through October 31, with most neighborhoods receiving service every three to seven days depending on availability from four major systems; actual arrival times may vary by location.

A rockslide near Tutule has closed both lanes of the highway between La Paz and Marcala, with water running through the affected area and no timeline yet for reopening.

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.

Tegucigalpa's municipal risk-management authority is intensifying surveillance in flood- and landslide-prone neighborhoods north of the capital as soil saturation rises and the Laureles dam threatens to overflow, with officials urging residents on unstable terrain to evacuate.

US Embassy consular staff visited Roatán to process passports, birth and marriage certificates, and other documents for American residents and tourists, part of a mobile brigades program that brings services outside Tegucigalpa.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reducing the time refugees have to submit evidence and arguments when authorities seek to revoke their protected status from 30 days to 10 days, a measure officials say will strengthen immigration-system integrity and prevent fraud.

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.