Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Congress is naming new members to Honduras's electoral bodies, the CNE and Electoral Tribunal, while the Electoral Affairs Commission plans initial reforms for July and deeper changes — including biometric voting — for October, pending agreement among political factions.

Agrarian organizations including the Aguán Agrarian Platform and OFRANEH said a proposed law to strengthen and protect the agro-industrial sector is unconstitutional because it privileges one sector over the rest of the population.

Nelson Castañeda, security and justice director at the ASJ, said Honduras's Public Prosecutor's Office needs more funding to keep pace with its caseload.

Honduras's banking regulator is hosting a free webinar on June 4 on managing the traditional year-end bonus (catorceavo) wisely and building healthy financial habits.

Work continues on the third section of the Germanía Bridge in southern Tegucigalpa, with crews placing the fourth column and pouring the seventh of fourteen planned deck slabs to improve access to the area.

A new measles case has been confirmed in Honduras, prompting Congressman and physician Bayron Banegas to urge health authorities to immediately implement epidemiological containment measures and strengthen disease surveillance to prevent wider transmission.

Two brothers, ages 13 months and 12 years, were released Monday from Hospital Escuela after being injured in a fatal accident in Tegucigalpa's Villa Nueva neighborhood.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center is tracking two low-pressure systems in the eastern Pacific: one near Mexico and Guatemala has a 20% chance of becoming a cyclone within seven days, while a second southwest of Baja California has a 90% probability of developing into a tropical depression by midweek, though Copeco says neither currently poses a direct threat to Honduras.

Six footballers were struck by lightning during a match in Santa Rosa de Copán on May 30; all received immediate medical attention and are reported out of danger, though some temporarily lost their hearing.

The Third Ibero-American Tourism Forum opens in Copán Ruinas in two days, bringing together sector leaders to exchange ideas aimed at driving tourism growth and business innovation across the Ibero-American region.

Security Minister Gerzon Velásquez said National Police officers who fail mandatory vetting exams — including polygraph and drug tests — will be removed from the force, while those who pass but lack investigative skills will be reassigned.

A Honduran court has convicted 11 former agents of DIPAMPCO, a now-defunct police unit, the Public Ministry announced.

Also reported by: Radio Progreso HN

A judge scheduled June 9 for the ruling in the initial hearing against three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials, including the mayor's son-in-law, accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say caused losses exceeding 45.5 million lempiras.

A young man has agreed to an abbreviated legal procedure in connection with the killing of a resident in Lepaterique, prosecutors announced.

Honduras's National Congress is drafting reforms to strengthen legal protections and institutional coordination for the prevention, detection, and prosecution of sexual abuse against children and adolescents, following violence that kills dozens of minors yearly.

Israel will send medical brigades to Honduras in July and October, and both nations agreed to expand cooperation in agriculture, innovation, and technology, the governments announced after talks at the presidential palace.

The Education Commission is reviewing a proposed Parental Rights Law that would give parents primary authority to teach their children about sexuality and other matters according to their own moral and religious values.

Officials and transport-sector representatives are calling for tougher enforcement of traffic laws, modern monitoring technology, and stricter driver-license suspension rules to reduce deaths in accidents involving heavy trucks.

The Health Ministry launched a temporary "zero dose" of measles vaccine for children aged 6–11 months in response to regional outbreaks and two imported cases in Honduras, with vaccination also now required for travelers to Guatemala, Mexico, the US, and Canada.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

Honduras suspended construction of three public hospitals in Santa Bárbara, Salamá, and Ocotepeque in May following investigations into possible irregularities and cost overruns, while El Salvador inaugurated its Hospital Rosales after eight years of work.

Honduras's congressional environment committee is drafting a climate-change law that would establish regulatory standards to help the country mitigate the effects of El Niño, drought, and other climate impacts on infrastructure and production.

Honduras's national weather service is forecasting light to moderate rainfall continuing across the southwestern and western regions of the country.

Gustavo Ramos, a respected Honduran journalist who worked for Radio Globo, Hable Como Habla, and Radio Nacional de Honduras, died on June 2 at 63; colleagues honored his decades of commitment to professional journalism and public service.

Honduras is hosting the Third Ibero-American Tourism Forum, bringing together regional representatives to promote tourism cooperation, share experiences, and develop tourism as an economic driver.

Influencer Carlos Eduardo Espina partnered with the Honduran Football Federation and law firm Morgan & Morgan to give away 400 free tickets to low-income families for Honduras's June 6 friendly match against Argentina in Texas.

Five National Police officers were killed in a violent ambush at a house in Corinto belonging to a leader of a criminal organization linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel; investigators say about 150 gang members participated in the attack.

Denia Marisol Ramírez Ortiz, 34, and Evelyn Yasmín Irías Hernández, 26, were among eight people killed in a crash in Tegucigalpa's Villa Nueva neighborhood; families remembered them as hardworking women devoted to their families and faith.

Also reported by: Radio HRN, Radio América, Radio Cadena Voces (X)

The National Police began vetting 780 officers for the new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (Daet), which replaces the disbanded Dipampco unit and will focus on extortion, criminal networks, and organized-crime operations.