Friday, June 12, 2026 — Morning Edition

The National Congress has failed to answer transparency requests for information on advertising spending, lawmaker travel allowances, and legislative social programs, blowing past the 10-business-day legal deadline.

A legislative committee brought together mining officials and environmental agencies to discuss drawing investment into responsible mining and speeding up approvals, with the Natural Resources Ministry citing 2.647 billion lempiras in recent mining investment and roughly 2,000 jobs.

Lawsuits by former municipal employees have produced garnishments topping 950 million lempiras against 13 municipalities in Olancho, Choluteca, and nearby departments, freezing 40% or more of central government transfers to the affected towns; a Liberal congressman is among the lawyers bringing the cases.

A U.S. program offering migrants $1,000 to $2,000 to leave voluntarily has prompted thousands of Hondurans to go home, attorney Roberto Velásquez says, proving more effective than he had expected.

Two days after passing the Agroindustrial Protection Law, Congress amended it outside normal procedure to extend tax and permitting benefits to the energy and tourism sectors, a move critics say breaks parliamentary rules and threatens Indigenous and Garífuna lands.

The National Congress announced agreements to return about 30 seized VIP taxis, suspend penalties from transport authorities, and set up a regulatory framework letting VIP and digital-platform cabs operate alongside traditional taxis, ending a conflict that had threatened further protests.

A June 2026 survey by Data Veritas and Radio Cadena Voces found that 64.1% of Hondurans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and named corruption as the top national problem, while 74.6% disapprove of President Asfura's administration.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (X)

State power utility ENEE needs L35.4 billion (about $1.4 billion) in domestic debt from 2026 to 2029 to pay private generators, with losses exceeding 34% and total debt now at L73.3 billion.

The Central Bank of Honduras allocated $85.1 million in its June 11 currency auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.6929 per dollar for June 12.

Former Central American Bank president Dante Mossi warned that a proposed reform to exempt bonuses from income tax (ISR) would open the door to tax evasion and cut government revenue, reversing two decades of IMF-backed reforms.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's power regulator confirmed a third-quarter rate increase taking effect July 1, driven by higher generation costs, fuel prices, and a weaker lempira; the exact percentage will be announced within days.

With the entrance in disrepair, women in labor must wade through puddles and rough conditions to reach the maternity ward at Hospital San Felipe in Francisco Morazán.

The Health Ministry has confirmed an imported measles case in the Bay Islands and is urging residents to watch for fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and rash and to check their vaccination status.

Honduras is hosting the 30th International Medical Congress and 9th International Nursing Congress from June 11 to 13 in Tegucigalpa, drawing regional and international medical experts to present research on complex diseases and clinical advances.

A bill introduced in Congress by lawmaker Johana Bermúdez would guarantee free, non-discriminatory medical care, confidentiality, and social support for Hondurans living with HIV, while requiring the state to ensure uninterrupted access to antiretroviral drugs.

A cross-border investigation by Latin American journalists found that environmental defenders in Honduras, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, and Panama face coordinated online harassment, doxxing, and death threats meant to discredit them, yet most countries lack adequate legal safeguards against digital violence.

Environmental prosecutors inspected the protected zone of the Río Oloma in El Negrito, Yoro, after a report of illegal cutting of mahogany, hormigo, and sangre trees.

Tropical Depression Cristina weakened from a tropical storm on Wednesday, but officials warn it could strengthen again as it keeps drenching Central America with heavy rain.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Radio HRN, Radio Cadena Voces (X)

Residents of northern El Progreso say the earthen levees along the Ulúa River lack proper reinforcement and solid barriers to withstand heavy rains, raising fears of flooding in vulnerable communities as the wet season intensifies.

Liverpool FC said it will offer a new contract to 19-year-old Honduran forward Keyrol Figueroa after he scored 11 goals in 14 Premier League 2 matches this season and made his international debut for Honduras.

Juan Guardado Portillo, 49, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle in Choloma on June 10; police suspect gang members demanding extortion, in an attack that also wounded a teenage passenger.

Financial crimes and customs authorities are inspecting La Ceiba's coastal port after complaints of alleged irregularities in rental contracts.

Security Ministry data show 4,542 women were killed violently between 2014 and April 2026—roughly one a day—with intimate-partner violence, personal disputes, and organized crime among the leading causes.

An elderly woman in El Triunfo, Choluteca, reported her grandson to police after he allegedly threatened to kill her and set fire to her bed and belongings inside her home.