Sunday, June 14, 2026 — Evening Edition

A judge granted a provisional dismissal to Steve Fajardo, identified as the son-in-law of Roberto Contreras.

Central Bank President Roberto Lagos said the IMF agreement does not make approval of Honduras's electricity-sector reforms a condition, describing the Fund as supporting the government's own policy vision.

Egg prices in Honduras rose this weekend to 95 lempiras for large cartons, 90 for medium, and 80 for small, driven by higher feed and labor costs.

The Central Bank of Honduras is running a nationwide economic survey through June 2026 to update the country's production structures and better measure economic activity.

Congressman Marco Midence, a former finance minister, warned that rising oil prices fueled by Middle East conflict will push inflation higher in Honduras, and urged the government to adopt energy-efficiency measures and stabilize food prices through state programs.

The president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Expoproducción and a business roundtable set for next month are expected to generate at least 26 million lempiras (about $1 million) in deals, bringing together entrepreneurs, producers, and investors.

Tela's mayor laid out plans to rebuild the city's coastal cargo dock and build a road linking Tela to the Yoro and Colón departments, projects he says will boost the area's economy, tourism, and regional connectivity.

The CAMO Foundation, a regional university center, and Hospital de Occidente launched a road-safety campaign built around a motorcycle-crash survivor's testimony to cut traffic accidents and encourage riders to use protective gear.

Honduras has logged 3,800 suspected dengue cases nationwide so far, a 49% drop from the same period last year, according to the Health Ministry's surveillance chief.

Hundreds of residents from nine villages in Concepción de María, Choluteca, received free medical consultations, eye exams, glasses, vaccines, and medication during a health brigade in Cofradía, along with food aid for families with limited access to health care.

A 66-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were electrocuted Saturday in the Mololoa neighborhood of Tegucigalpa while trimming tree branches near power lines.

A sentencing court in San Pedro Sula acquitted Jorge Rigoberto Vásquez Corea of aggravated illegal extraction of natural resources, citing insufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of innocence.

Tegucigalpa's municipal emergency committee responded to 101 incidents during a green weather alert, including flooding, fallen trees, drain cleaning, and water deliveries to vulnerable neighborhoods.

The director of UNAH's Violence Observatory told Radio HRN that Honduras averages six homicides a day, with the Francisco Morazán, Cortés, Olancho, Yoro, Atlántida, and Copán departments recording the highest rates.

Police arrested a man in Catacamas on suspicion of drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm.