Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Jorge Alberto Cálix Orellana has been appointed director of Honduras's agency that administers assets seized from drug traffickers, raising conflict-of-interest concerns because his brother Mario José Cálix — a major trafficker extradited to the US in 2024 — had substantial property and accounts seized by the same institution.

Lawyers from Colombian President Gustavo Petro's party filed a complaint with Honduras's Public Ministry against former President Juan Orlando Hernández, alleging terrorist association and crimes against humanity based on disputed audio recordings, with forensic analysis of the recordings still inconclusive.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $105.1 million in its June 2 currency auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.6667 per dollar for Wednesday, June 3.

Honduras's Global Real Effective Exchange Rate Index held a 3.43% year-over-year gain in export competitiveness for the fourth consecutive month through April 2026, driven primarily by favorable exchange-rate movements.

Honduras's power utility has announced scheduled outages across multiple zones on June 3 for maintenance work.

Honduras now requires proof of measles vaccination for its citizens traveling to Guatemala, Mexico, the US, and Canada — and for incoming travelers from those countries — after confirming 2 cases and 161 suspected cases of the highly contagious disease.

CaribX (UK) Limited, a British company with no prior oil experience, holds 55% of a hydrocarbon-exploration concession in Honduras's Moskitia as the non-operator alongside Bermuda-based H2P as the 45% operator, yet six years of exploration results remain undisclosed to the public.

Honduras's armed forces planted over 12,000 seedlings across multiple regions, including 2,000 mangrove trees to restore two hectares of wetlands in Cortés, as part of a coordinated effort to recover forests and protect water sources.

Forecasters warn that rain will return to Honduras starting Thursday, affecting multiple zones across the country.

A lightning strike during a Tuesday electrical storm set a two-story home in San Pedro Sula's Chamelecón sector ablaze, injuring two adults and destroying most of the structure along with two parked vehicles.

Heavy rains in western Honduras caused the partial roof collapse of the Santiago de Posta Church in Santa Bárbara, a 17th-century structure built in 1600 that residents say has suffered years of neglect by heritage authorities.

Mexican regional music stars Conjunto Primavera and Luis Ángel "El Flaco" will perform June 11 at Expocentro in San Pedro Sula as part of the Feria Juniana celebrations, with tickets available through ETicket Honduras.

Scottish club Celtic has set a June 8 deadline for Polish club Lech Poznań to decide whether to exercise a €4 million purchase option for Honduran winger Luis Palma, who scored 11 goals in 45 matches this season as Poznań won the league title.

The Public Transparency and Anti-Corruption Office and its Comayagua regional division are seeking information from Humuya municipality regarding its appointment processes as part of a corruption investigation.

Forensic authorities exhumed the remains of two children and an adult in Rigores as part of the investigation into a mass killing that shocked the community.

Honduras's environmental prosecutor's office has identified unauthorized cabin construction in the Panacam nature reserve near Santa Cruz de Yojoa and launched an investigation.

Rescue workers recovered the body of a 9-year-old girl from the wreckage of a runaway dump truck that lost its brakes in the Villa Nueva neighborhood, bringing the death toll to eight.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Once Noticias, Radio HRN, Radio América

Dayana Sánchez, 23, was stabbed during an argument with a neighbor in the Pineda Milla neighborhood of La Ceiba and died after arriving at Hospital General Atlántida; police are investigating.

Honduras's Supreme Court approved proposed reforms to femicide statutes and a bill allowing the release of terminally ill prisoners, offering technical observations for lawmakers to consider during debate.

Congresswoman Yasmy Arita introduced legislation to establish a special motorcycle license for young riders, requiring mandatory training and exams before issuance, with the aim of reducing traffic accidents among youth.

The Public Ministry says it has not opened an investigation into Rony Pacheco — director of the National Statistics Institute (INE) and listed employee of the National Electoral Council (CNE) — pending a Court of Accounts report on whether his dual roles violate civil-service law.

Congressman Yury Sabas of the Liberal Party introduced a bill to allow supervised driving licenses for Hondurans aged 16 to 18, contingent on parental consent, mandatory insurance, and certified driver training, citing the prevalence of unlicensed teenage drivers on the roads.

Five years after nursing student Keyla Martínez died in police custody, a retrial is set for August after the original involuntary-homicide conviction was overturned on procedural grounds; her mother and women's rights groups are pressing to have the case reclassified as aggravated femicide and for the accused officer to be held in pretrial detention.

Honduran employers are required to pay workers their annual 14th-month bonus (decimocuarto) by June 30, a mandatory benefit calculated as one month's average salary over the preceding 12 months.

State electricity utility ENEE will cut power to multiple zones across Honduras on June 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance, affecting areas in Choluteca, El Paraíso, and Tegucigalpa.

Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Roatán is running round-the-clock renovation work to finish before November's high season, with the terminal manager cautioning travelers to expect temporary disruptions as crews close sections to push construction forward.

Firefighters in Yoro used a wooden board to free a 7-year-old boy who became wedged between the cargo box and cab of a pickup truck in the El Pantano neighborhood; the cause of the incident and any injuries remain unclear.

Honduras awarded a 2013 oil concession covering 35,256 square kilometers of Caribbean waters in La Moskitia — a UNESCO World Heritage site — without consulting the four indigenous peoples living there, in violation of international law.

The government and teachers' union agreed to form a permanent dialogue table to address salary grievances and called for classes to resume on June 3 after days of strikes.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Weather forecasters warn that rainfall will return to various regions of Honduras beginning Thursday, June 5.

Carnival Corporation has introduced LNG refueling capability in Latin America and the Western Caribbean by refueling the Carnival Jubilee at Isla Tropicale in Roatán, advancing the company's decarbonization strategy while officials say the move strengthens Honduras's role in regional maritime energy.

The 50th edition of Honduras's La Prensa-Gatorade half marathon, set for June 14 in San Pedro Sula, has sold out across all categories, drawing runners from 22 nationalities in what organizers are calling a milestone for the country's premier running event.

Honduran forward Luis Palma has completed his transfer from Celtic to Polish champion Lech Poznań for €4 million (about $4.3 million), making him the most expensive signing in the Polish club's history.

A court ordered pretrial detention for Jefry Josseth Guardado Herrera and Elí Nahúm Guerra, accused of involvement in a May clash at the Corinto border post that killed five members of a defunct anti-gang police unit.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Authorities arrested Carlos Alexis Molina Mencía, alias "Gato Negro," near La Ceiba in connection with the May 21 massacre in Rigores, Colón, and believe six to seven people took part in the killing of 20 victims.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Radio HRN, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Four suspects have been ordered held in pretrial detention in connection with a computer fraud scheme that siphoned more than 2 million lempiras (roughly $80,000) from a company.