Thursday, June 18, 2026 — Evening Edition

Electricity-sector reforms pending in Congress guarantee that ENEE employees will keep their union membership and benefits even after the state utility is split into separate generation, distribution, and transmission companies, and explicitly rule out privatization.

Honduran consular offices across the United States will close on Friday, June 19, for the U.S. Juneteenth holiday and reopen Monday, June 22.

Ninfa Flores Castellanos, who led the National Institute for Juvenile Offenders from 2023 to 2024, appeared in court on charges of fraud and abuse of authority; a judge set an initial hearing for July 20 to decide whether there is enough evidence to go to trial.

Also reported by: Radio América

The National Congress's Gender Equity Commission met with UN Women, civil society groups, and regulators to review a National Financial Inclusion Strategy meant to expand formal financial services for women and other excluded groups.

A Libre congresswoman contends that two Supreme Court advisers, Ana Paola Hall and Cossette López, violated Article 55 of the Constitution by taking leaves of absence to hold paid jobs outside health and education, which she calls political favoritism.

An analysis of Honduras's migrant reintegration program found 581 beneficiaries and more than L1.5 million (about $60,000) in payments listed in the detailed records but missing from official summaries, raising questions about accountability in the L104.3 million fund handed out since January 2025.

Congress passed Decree 78-2026, extending amnesty deadlines for unpaid taxes, social-security contributions, municipal fees, and water and sanitation bills so businesses and citizens can settle what they owe.

Members of the Libre party blocked an entrance to Congress and protested proposed energy reforms set for a first debate, with the party's congressional leader, Ronald Panchame, saying they oppose privatizing the state utility ENEE.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's business confidence index (ICAE) reached 63.8 points in May 2026, its highest level for that month in six years, extending a climb that has run through the first half of the year.

Demand for the Central Bank's short-term reverse-repurchase operations (RVG) keeps falling as banks enjoy greater liquidity and face higher relative costs, while interbank trading (MED) is growing as an alternative source of funding.

The director of the National Roads and Transport Authority said Honduras is overhauling its traffic law to add new driver-licensing rules, speed limits, and breathalyzer standards, and will also train teachers nationwide in road-safety education.

At least six vehicles, including a municipal water tanker and a cement mixer, collided on the city's ring road near San Miguel, causing heavy congestion; no injuries have been reported so far.

Cancer patients at the Honduran Social Security Institute report a three-month shortage of carboplatin, an essential chemotherapy drug, forcing them to buy vials costing more than L3,000 (about $120) out of pocket or go without full treatment.

CESPAD will present its 2025 report on social, territorial, and environmental conflicts in Honduras on June 23 in Tegucigalpa, covering the key territories, actors, and economic forces driving conflict nationwide.

Argentine coach Silvio Rudman, who recently left Boca Juniors, has been named manager of Honduran first-division club Marathón in San Pedro Sula after the team lost the recent Clausura final.

Yorbic Adony Vallecillo, a National Police officer with eight months on the force, was among seven police killed in a crash on Highway CA-5; a native of El Porvenir, he had recently promised his father he would buy a bass guitar to play in his church.

Also reported by: Policía Nacional de Honduras

Honduras's Security Ministry updated its list of the ten most-wanted fugitives after the U.S. announced larger rewards for information leading to the capture of two senior MS-13 leaders operating in the region.