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David Matute Meléndez, detained as a suspect in the September 1 murder of footballer Kenny Martínez Webster in Roatán, claims he had no role in the crime and says he was working when the killing occurred.

A Honduran court has ordered the trial of four men accused in the disappearance of American tourist Angie Peña, missing since January 2022 from Roatán, to be conducted in closed session, barring press and public access; the prosecution argues secrecy protects the investigation and potentially Peña's safety if she is alive.

A TuNota analysis finds that Próspera's earlier employment figure of 3,480 jobs mixed direct and indirect positions, with a later revision to 974 jobs—a 72.8% drop the developer attributes to legal uncertainty, though public data do not isolate the causes or allow independent verification.