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.