Monday, June 8, 2026

Elections for new leaders of Honduras's electoral bodies, the CNE and TJE, will likely slide from this year into January 2027 for lack of consensus among congressional factions, the head of Congress's Electoral Commission says.

A Miami federal judge sentenced Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's security-funding agency, to five years of home confinement with electronic monitoring after he admitted to financial transactions involving proceeds of crime.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Radio HRN

The World Bank recommended in 2007 that Honduras split its state power utility, ENEE, into separate generation, transmission, and distribution units, but the government never acted; losses have since climbed from 25% to 38% of revenue, and experts say the breakup is now urgent.

Also reported by: La Prensa

More than 280 neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa have no access to the national water system, says the president of the city's water boards, who calls a new dam the only structural fix for the capital's chronic shortage.

Honduras has confirmed three imported measles cases as health officials warn the disease is twice as contagious as COVID-19, while the Americas region has recorded 21,400 cases and 31 deaths in 2026.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

The Medical College of Honduras and the Health Ministry are negotiating over physician demands including back pay and job security, with proposals now before union members as doctors keep holding informational assemblies at hospitals nationwide.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, Radio HRN

Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina says no cattle deaths have been reported from the drought affecting 75 municipalities, though he acknowledged that poor preparation and a lack of feed, worsened by the dry spell, are killing animals in some areas.

A broad area of low pressure off Central America's coast has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression within 48 hours, with heavy rain and flash flooding expected across Honduras and neighboring countries in the coming days.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Keyrol Figueroa, the young Liverpool prospect and son of former Honduras captain Maynor Figueroa, made his debut for the national team and said the squad can go far.

Honduras fell to Argentina 2-0 in an international friendly at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, on goals from Lautaro Martínez and Giuliano Simeone.

Midfielder Deybi Flores has joined Angolan first-division side Atlético Petróleos de Luanda on a two-year deal, reuniting with fellow Honduran Jonathan Rubio and moving to African football after a stint in Saudi Arabia.

Authorities in Santa Rosa de Copán rescued two children who had been sexually abused and neglected by their father.

An April 2022 ATIC criminal investigation file documents meetings between then-congressman Víctor Hugo Romero Chinchilla, then-Security Minister Ramón Sabillón, and a prosecutor's official, where Romero allegedly sought protection and support while under investigation for murders; he was arrested Friday on murder charges.

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

Messages between the man accused of killing nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López on June 3 in San Manuel, Cortés, and his father have surfaced, with the father reportedly providing the WhatsApp screenshots to local media.

National Police are urgently trying to locate the family of a child from El Carrizal, Nazareth Celeste Sánchez Silva, who is hospitalized and needs to be reunited with her guardians.