Saturday, June 13, 2026

US and Mexican authorities recorded a 67% drop in arrests of Central American migrants compared with 2025.

Congress passed reforms to the domestic-violence law that will bar anyone convicted of domestic violence from getting a driver's license, buying or owning firearms, or holding public office.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Infobae – Honduras, Radio América Honduras, Radio Cadena Voces (X)

Private-sector credit in Honduras is growing faster, fueled by falling interest rates and stronger lending to businesses, the Central Bank says.

Honduras and the World Bank will launch a program to provide technical training to roughly 200,000 small-scale coffee growers nationwide, aiming to lift productivity and competitiveness in a key sector of the economy.

Samuel Rodríguez, a renewable energy generator, said electricity rates are due for adjustment because high fuel prices driven by the US-Iran conflict are raising the cost of producing power.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $68.4 million in its June 12 currency sale, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L26.6855 per dollar for June 13–15.

Karim Qubain, president of the Honduran Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIC), warned that ongoing land invasions in rural and urban areas undermine legal security and discourage job-creating investment, and he called on the government to expand social programs and job opportunities.

Dante Mossi, former president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, criticized a proposed reform that would exclude bonuses from income-tax calculations, warning it could let employers reclassify wages as tax-free bonuses and erode government revenue.

Genesis Energías' liquefied natural gas plant in Puerto Cortés, contracted to supply power to Brassavola, faces its fourth straight delay and has yet to win congressional approval, with operations now pushed to July despite blowing past a two-year construction timeline that ended in 2024.

The Honduran Association of Electricity Producers warns that structural inefficiencies—including theft, non-payment, and infrastructure losses—are saddling citizens with rising costs, and it is urging competitive market reforms to improve service and lower prices.

Honduras's infrastructure ministry is taking bids for a L1.2 billion (about $48 million) project to maintain more than 3,100 kilometers of unpaved roads nationwide.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa has advised Americans traveling to or living in Honduras to keep their vaccinations current and carry proof of immunization, as regional measles cases have prompted stricter health screening and possible quarantine measures at borders.

The National Professional Training Institute (Infop) is opening enrollment for free online courses in Excel, project management, digital skills, and entrepreneurship, with classes starting June 15 and running on weekdays for two weeks.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government has temporarily moved nighttime pothole repairs to daytime because of heavy rain in the capital, hoping to keep up road maintenance while limiting traffic disruption.

Tropical Storm Cristina weakened to a tropical depression but still threatens Central America with heavy rain, high surf, and flooding; Costa Rica reported five people missing after two boats capsized off Guanacaste.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Two Canadian airlines will start flights to Roatán's international airport in November or December, Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler said, in a bid to draw more visitors from Canada.

Honduras's property-rights authority said it will fine restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that broadcast 2026 World Cup matches without authorization from licensed rights holders, and warned fans against sharing the content on social media or group platforms.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Aloísio Pires Alves, a former Barcelona captain and Porto legend who worked as an assistant under José Mourinho, will become a Liga Nacional head coach for the first time, bringing decades of European experience to Honduran club football.

Ángel Alexis Palma, 36, a San Pedro Sula native who owned a tire-repair shop in Tegucigalpa, died Thursday when his motorcycle plunged off a cliff into the Choluteca River near the IHSS building in the capital; the cause of the crash remains unclear.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

National Police arrested a suspect in the kidnapping of a VIP taxi driver who was rescued alive in Santa Bárbara.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras, Radio Cadena Voces (X)

Farmers found the headless, limbless body of an unidentified man in a ravine near Tegucigalpa on June 11; with no fingerprints available, authorities will rely on DNA to identify him.

A 49-year-old security guard in La Ceiba was ordered held pending trial on allegations he sexually abused his two nieces, ages 10 and 12, taking advantage of times when they were home alone.

Also reported by: El Heraldo

Ana Paola Hall and Cossette López, councillors on Honduras's National Electoral Council, have requested a one-year leave beginning July 1, leaving Congress to name temporary replacements from an earlier pool of vetted candidates.

The European Union is backing Honduras with a €6 million grant it will not have to repay, aimed at reducing investment risk, drawing in private capital, and folding the country into the bloc's Global Gateway infrastructure strategy, EU ambassador Gonzalo Fournier Conde said.

Honduras's Supreme Court voided Memorandum 02/2026 on gender identity, which had been issued earlier in 2026.

Honduras's manufacturing sector grew, driven by food production—coffee, meat, and fish processing—and construction materials including cement, concrete, and steel reinforcing bar, the Central Bank reported.

Customs Director Marco Tulio Abadíe said cigarette smuggling costs Honduras about L1 billion a year in lost tax revenue and broader economic harm, while only six companies operate under the authorized economic operator program meant to secure trade.

Honduras's agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector expanded on the back of higher coffee yields from improved farming practices and a rebound in banana, fruit, and African palm production.

Women now own the majority of deposit accounts in Honduras, a sign of their growing access to financial products, according to the banking regulator's 2025 gender-gap report.

Honduras's Property Institute reminded businesses and individuals that restaurants, hotels, and others cannot show 2026 World Cup matches without authorization from rights holders, and that private viewers cannot rebroadcast games on social media or video platforms, under threat of fines.

Patients returned to hospitals and clinics after physicians and the government reached a deal ending ten days of labor protests, though appointment backlogs, medicine shortages, and long waits persist.

The Marine Studies Center, a co-manager of a national marine park in the Bay Islands, is training fishers in responsible practices—including hook types, seasons, and minimum catch sizes—to protect fish stocks and safeguard long-term food security.

A joint investigation by Contracorriente and partners documents how companies in the EMCO mining group funded coordinated social-media campaigns branding Guapinol river defenders as "fake environmentalists"—a pattern tied to the killing of three activists and the exile of more than 400 others.

Honduras's social-development ministry launched an online application platform for its National Scholarship Program, which offers more than 8,000 monthly grants of 4,000 lempiras (about $160) to university students with a GPA above 80%.

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

Several vehicles were trapped in floodwaters on the streets of San Pedro Sula after heavy rains swamped the northern city.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras, Radio Cadena Voces (X), Infobae – Honduras

Seven Hondurans were identified among 39 migrants rescued from a truck that caught fire in Texas on June 4, and Honduras's Foreign Ministry says it is providing consular assistance to those involved.

Honduran police dressed as 2026 FIFA World Cup mascots for an undercover operation that ended in the arrest of a suspected drug trafficker.

A 14-year-old and a 20-year-old remain in critical condition at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital after a motorcycle hit a pickup truck near the Technological University of Honduras; one is in intensive care and the other on a ventilator after emergency brain surgery.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Prosecutors in the Atlantic Littoral region destroyed more than 20,000 coca bushes in operations in Olanchito, part of ongoing efforts to eradicate drug crops.