Thursday, June 11, 2026

The Association for a More Just Society (ASJ) said more than L113 million (about $4.5 million) in state funds went to a nonprofit under the previous administration through contracts that allegedly skirted public-bidding rules, with 90% of the deals operating outside the law.

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

Congress passed a law letting Honduran migrants who return home import up to $200,000 in household goods and up to $150,000 in work equipment duty-free; Finance Ministry officials have 60 days to set up the application process.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano has called on the Supreme Court to reconsider Memorandum 02-2026, which requires judges to record defendants' self-identified gender and chosen names in criminal cases, saying the directive has drawn strong opposition from religious groups and pro-life advocates.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

A proposed decree would gradually raise the annual budget for Andepcih, the national association for blind Hondurans, to 2 million lempiras (about $80,000) by 2027 and keep it there permanently.

Year-over-year inflation in Honduras hit 6.09% in May, driven partly by the fallout from Middle East conflict, temporarily breaching the central bank's medium-term tolerance range of 4.00% plus or minus 1 percentage point.

More than 14,100 manzanas of land in coastal Cortés and Atlántida are tied up in invasions that advocacy groups say drain the economy of roughly $15 million a month and scare off foreign investment.

The Central Bank allocated $88.3 million in its June 10 currency auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.6836 per dollar for June 11.

Honduras's fuel subsidy has already cost 860 million lempiras (about $34.5 million) against a budgeted 680 million, with full-year costs projected at 1.2 billion to 1.3 billion lempiras, prompting the Finance Ministry to plan internal budget adjustments and weigh limiting the subsidy to lower-income households.

A Fosdeh economist argues that the measures now being negotiated to stabilize Honduras's state electric utility must become permanent policy to keep future administrations from reversing reforms, as has happened repeatedly.

A proposed law would let the municipality of Villanueva (Cortés) borrow 300 million lempiras (about $12 million) for a municipal administrative center, a cultural complex, a market for small vendors, a sports stadium, road paving and stormwater drainage.

Honduras has launched a 1.2 billion lempira (about $48 million) project to rehabilitate more than 3,100 kilometers of secondary and tertiary roads across all 18 departments, aiming to keep rural areas connected and protect farm corridors year-round.

Crews are making progress on 1,000 meters of concrete road in the community of 6 de Mayo, Macuelizo, in Santa Bárbara, a project meant to ease mobility and relieve congestion in a heavily traveled area.

Honduras has logged 3,823 suspected dengue cases through early June, including 66 hospitalizations, with children under 15 hit hardest, as health authorities urge residents to wipe out mosquito breeding sites during the rainy season.

Soldiers seized 126 pieces of milled pine and two chainsaws during an operation in Olancho and arrested a man suspected of illegal logging that damages Honduras's natural resources.

The Bay Islands hosted Ocean Fest, the third annual festival organized by the Tourism Free Zone to teach children and young people about protecting the ocean and its ecosystems, drawing together environmental groups, schools and businesses around marine conservation.

Honduras's National Statistics Institute (INE) is hiring for the 2026 census, with details on the openings and how to apply available online.

Honduras will send its largest-ever delegation, 110 athletes in 27 sports, to the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic from July 24 to August 8, competing at four of the five regional venues.

Esly Michell García Pacheco, 35, who walked on crutches, was shot ten times in a Comayagüela alley on June 8; her death underscores the persistence of femicide and near-total impunity in Honduras, where rights groups report that 95 percent of killings of women go unsolved.

Police arrested a 26-year-old security worker from Santa Rita in the April 23 shooting that killed one guard and wounded another at a residential complex in El Progreso, Yoro.

Honduran armed forces report inflicting L324 million (about $13 million) in losses on drug-trafficking networks so far in 2026 through crop destruction, lab raids and seizures of cocaine, weapons and vehicles, even as criminal groups shift routes and rebuild.

Honduran police arrested more than 183 people in early 2026 on domestic violence reports, with authorities warning that unchecked patterns of repeated abuse can escalate to homicide or femicide.

The European Investment Bank has offered up to 15 billion lempiras (about $600 million) to finance Honduras's transmission networks and renewable energy, EU Ambassador Gonzalo Fournier announced at a meeting with congressional leaders.

Congresswoman Dunia Jiménez (Libre, Cortés) has proposed exempting mortgages and small-business loans from Honduras's Tasa de Seguridad Poblacional, a fee she says raises borrowing costs and shuts entrepreneurs and homebuyers out of credit.

Also reported by: Congreso Nacional

Supreme Court President Wagner Vallecillo Paredes delivered a proposed law on the Judicial Council and judicial careers to Congress's Constitutional Affairs Commission, a measure approved unanimously by the court's full bench that reflects input from judges and court employees.

Also reported by: Congreso Nacional, Radio HRN, Poder Judicial Honduras

Congressman Frank Alley introduced a proposal to amend consumer-protection law to require landlords, car-rental companies, and private schools to charge in lempiras rather than dollars, arguing that these sectors have no need for foreign-currency operations and that dollar pricing drives up costs for consumers.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

The Central Bank of Honduras expressed its deep condolences over the death of Daniel Alfredo Figueroa, who served as the institution's vice president.

Honduras's business council endorsed the government's proposed energy reforms but called for stronger legal protections, independent regulators, and a phased breakup of the state utility ENEE to cut technical losses and attract investment.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, COHEP (Private Sector Council), Radio América Honduras

The Central Bank auctioned $95.3 million on June 9, setting the official exchange rate at L26.6844 per dollar for June 10.

The head of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce warned that a new electricity rate increase will erode competitiveness in the industrial region.

Lobster fishermen warned they will occupy the ports of Puerto Cortés and La Ceiba unless the government, by June 15, unifies the closed seasons for lobster, conch, and sea cucumber and forgives licensing and canon-fee debts they say crippled the industry last season.

The state power utility ENEE has scheduled outages across Puerto Cortés, Ocotepeque, Copán, Olancho, El Paraíso, and Francisco Morazán on June 11 for preventive maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and transmission-line clearing.

Forensic officials are conducting an autopsy on chef Sandra Isabel Díaz del Valle Hernández, who died at Hospital Escuela, after her death was classified as undetermined with no complete medical file on record.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck 107 kilometers northeast of Guanaja in the Bay Islands on June 10 at a depth of 22 kilometers, with no immediate reports of damage on the mainland.

Honduras's Social Development Ministry opened applications June 11 for its National Scholarship Program, offering financial support to undergraduate and graduate students aged 17–40 with a minimum 80% academic average who meet income and residency requirements.

More than 4,100 students in Gracias, Lempira have enrolled in a healthy-lifestyles program run by the National Pedagogical University, Fundación ITZAE, and Spanish education and health organizations to build exercise habits and overall wellness in schools.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (X)

Roatán will host the Roatán Fashion Show on June 12–13, featuring emerging Honduran designers, international brands from Colombia, and cultural programming, with proceeds benefiting local charities and community organizations.

Congress unanimously approved a decree declaring the rehabilitation of Estadio Evaristo Nájar Romero in Monjarás, Choluteca a public-interest project, authorizing work to restore the stadium's playing field, seating, lighting, and facilities for youth sports and community recreation.

Said Martínez will become the first Honduran to referee a World Cup match, taking charge of Qatar vs. Switzerland on June 13, with fellow Hondurans Walter López and Christian Ramírez as assistants.

Also reported by: Diez, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Once Noticias, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Academic Manuel Flores cites official records showing at least 1.47 million Hondurans live in the United States, nearly 14% of Honduras's total population, with a near-even gender split.

Juan Flores, president of the Fundación 15 de Septiembre, alerted Honduran and U.S. authorities to social-media promotion of a migrant caravan set to leave San Pedro Sula on June 20, saying unscrupulous groups are organizing it.

Honduras has recorded roughly 850 traffic deaths through early June 2026, 22 more than in the same period last year, prompting authorities to pursue new prevention strategies focused on driver behavior, road infrastructure, vehicle safety, and victim care.

The father of Daniel Meraz, accused of killing nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez, said he arranged his son's surrender with police to ensure justice and revealed the suspect had been using marijuana.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Once Noticias, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), HCH

Former Libre party congressman Víctor Hugo Romero Chinchilla pleaded not guilty at an initial hearing to charges of murder, attempted murder, and criminal association, asserting his innocence and rejecting claims that the case stems from personal vengeance or political motivation.

A video circulating on social media shows inmates at the maximum-security prison 'El Pozo' in Santa Bárbara apparently celebrating, dancing, and using a cellphone inside the facility, raising questions about security and contraband control in Honduras's prison system.

A specialized national court opened proceedings against four men accused of murder, attempted murder, and criminal association in a killing in western Honduras.