Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Public Ministry is investigating Salvador Nasralla's 2025 presidential campaign over the alleged use of third-party accounts to receive unreported donations, fundraising in the United States, and possible transfers that exceeded legal limits.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), HCH, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

A Libre party lawmaker introduced a bill to create a national registry of people convicted of sexual crimes, run by the Supreme Court and open to the public, to help prevent repeat offenses and protect vulnerable groups.

Honduras's transport authority has seized 31 vehicles working for Uber, InDriver, and VIP taxi services since February for lack of permits, and the ride-hailing platforms are set to meet with Congress on June 10 to discuss how they should be regulated.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Once Noticias, Radio América Honduras

Military leaders from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic are meeting June 9–12 in Roatán to coordinate on regional security, transnational threats, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations.

A review by the international group Witness of three of the 37 leaked recordings known as HondurasGate concluded that one—in which former president Juan Orlando Hernández allegedly asks current president Nasry Asfura for money to create a digital operation against leftist movements in Mexico, Colombia, and Honduras—is probably genuine, while two others show signs of AI manipulation.

More than 500,000 older adults in Honduras now live in poverty, according to academic research cited by Radio HRN.

Officials say Puerto Cortés, which handles about 90% of Honduras's exports, could nearly triple its container throughput to 3 million a year by building new wharves and reclaiming land, strengthening the country's standing as a regional logistics hub.

COPECO in the Bay Islands received a 1,500-gallon water tanker, costing about 1.5 million lempiras, to support firefighting, water supply, and emergency response across the archipelago.

A 27-year-old woman from El Progreso, Yoro, who traveled to Guatemala and re-entered Honduras through an informal border crossing, has tested positive for measles, the country's fourth confirmed case.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Infobae – Honduras, Radio América, Radio HRN

Congress's Education Committee approved a parental-rights bill giving families a say in sex education and advanced plans to repair 109 public schools nationwide, with more than 300 additional school projects pending through a government investment fund.

San Pedro Sula and Honduras's emergency agency, Copeco, launched a joint prevention plan ahead of cyclone season, with crews clearing drains and debris from highland areas that officials say clog the city's drainage during heavy rains.

Honduras's disaster agency is tracking a low-pressure system off the Pacific coast that has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 48 hours.

Heavy rains flooded homes in Choluteca's Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, forcing residents to evacuate as water reached knee level, while authorities warn of more rain across southern and northern Honduras.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

FIFA has selected nine Central American referees—three head officials, five assistants, and a VAR specialist—for the 2026 World Cup, among them Hondurans Héctor Said Martínez, Christian Ramírez, and Walter López, in recognition of the region's officiating standards.

Prosecutors are investigating who abandoned a vehicle carrying suspected cocaine and marijuana in Villanueva, Cortés.

A national criminal court in San Pedro Sula ordered four suspects—William Exón Romero Mejía, Dayana Daribel Maradiaga Mejía, Junior Noel Nufio Rodríguez, and Mario Joel Larios Chavarría—held in pretrial detention on charges of aggravated drug trafficking for allegedly transporting 241 packages of dried cannabis.

Daniel Antonio Meraz, accused of strangling his partner, nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López, on June 3 in San Manuel, surrendered to police in Villanueva on June 9 after days in hiding.

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

Henry Medrano, 31, a farm worker in El Porvenir, Atlántida, was killed instantly by a lightning strike while working on Tuesday; others were reportedly injured in the same incident, but authorities have not confirmed their condition.

A man has been convicted and sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for a homicide in Marale, Francisco Morazán, in a case brought by the Public Ministry's Talanga office.

A judge issued a formal indictment with alternatives to detention against Daniel Alejandro Méndez on charges of misappropriation, unlawful retention, and falsification of public documents, with a preliminary hearing set for June 23.

Honduras has 162 pending requests to bring home the bodies of Hondurans who died overseas, and the Foreign Ministry is offering financial aid to families who cannot cover the costs while working through legal procedures that vary by how the person died.

VIP taxi and ride-hailing drivers in Honduras suspect that transport official Blas Ramos, the governor of Francisco Morazán, is behind a crackdown that has seized about 40 vehicles since early June, leaving drivers unable to work and facing fines of L11,000–L14,000 (roughly $440–$560) plus six months of impound fees.

Taxi-stand operators called off nationwide protests and agreed to work with Congress on a digital platform and regulatory reforms, as lawmakers pledged to open talks on licensing and competition from illegal services.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Migration officials from Central America and the Dominican Republic are holding a two-day annual meeting in Punta Cana to discuss border security, the challenges of human mobility, and coordinated responses to migration flows, with Belize set to take over leadership of the regional migration body.

The Asfura administration and the Inter-American Development Bank agreed to set up a technical working group to pilot an AI platform designed to flag overlapping regulations, excessive procedures, and inefficiencies across Honduran public institutions.

The Public Ministry is investigating whether campaign funds from former Liberal presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla were illegally diverted to foreign accounts, allegations Nasralla denies as political persecution.

The Honduran business chamber (CIMEQH) called for a halt to a proposed electric-sector reform, warning the legislation could drive up utility rates and lead to the privatization of public power assets.

Also reported by: El Heraldo

A congresswoman from Colón has introduced a bill to open a regional office of the State Secretariat for Human Rights in the department, aiming to bring human-rights services closer to residents and strengthen their protections.

The Central Bank reported that private-sector savings topped 681.7 billion lempiras as of late May 2026, up 13.9% from a year earlier, driven mainly by household deposits and growing confidence in the financial system.

Credit to Honduras's private sector keeps expanding, fueled by rising demand for business financing tied to stronger investment and economic activity, the Central Bank reports.

Congress is weighing a reform to exclude performance bonuses, gratuities, and overtime pay from income-tax calculations, a move an economist says would reward workers' effort but could open the door to tax evasion without proper state oversight.

Honduras's foreign-exchange inflows are growing faster than its outflows, opening a positive gap driven mainly by family remittances and exports of goods and services, the Central Bank said.

Repairs to La Reforma Street in Tegucigalpa's El Manchén neighborhood are 90% complete after a sinkhole opened near San Pablo Market, and officials say the work will soon restore traffic and safety on a key alternate route in the capital.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government and water department delivered more than 20,000 gallons of drinking water to residents of the Las Ayestas and El Bosque neighborhoods during temporary shortages.

Though Tropical Storm Boris poses no direct threat, a separate tropical depression forming off the Pacific coast will push moisture inland, dumping heavy rain on eight southwestern, central, and southern departments and raising the risk of flooding and landslides.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (X)

Heavy rains in Yoro on Tuesday again triggered the region's famous fish rain, with residents of Centro Poblado finding fish on the ground and sharing images on social media.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Natanael Martínez, a 24-year-old midfielder from Olanchito who played in US amateur tournaments and the USL League One, has signed with Marathón for the upcoming Liga Nacional seasons.

National Police arrested a man suspected of drug dealing during a raid in Morazán, Yoro.

Residents of the Smith neighborhood in San Pedro Sula alerted police to an unusual odor coming from a trash pile, where officers found the dismembered remains of a man estimated at 35 years old, with signs of torture; the body was taken to the morgue unidentified.

A gun attack at a taxi stand in the El Centro neighborhood of Choloma wounded a taxi driver and a 25-year-old woman.

Police arrested a woman in Trujillo on a court warrant for murder, illegal weapons possession, and unlawful detention.