Tuesday, June 23, 2026 — Evening Edition

President Asfura and Ukrainian President Zelenski signed a joint declaration and created an intergovernmental commission to expand bilateral trade, draw investment in agriculture and technology, and strengthen food security through fertilizer access and more diverse markets.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), HCH, Presidencia de Honduras

For a third day, investigators from the Public Ministry's Criminal Investigation Agency seized documents at the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, seeking records on hospital construction projects in Olancho, Ocotepeque, and Santa Bárbara launched under the previous administration.

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

Congress says it has the 65 votes needed to pass electricity-sector reforms meant to modernize the system and stem ENEE's mounting losses—about 1.5 billion lempiras a month—while denying opposition claims that the measures would privatize the state utility.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Residents, business leaders, and professionals have launched a campaign to bring international flights back to Tegucigalpa's Toncontín Airport, shuttered four years ago when service moved to Palmerola; backers say the closure has hurt the capital's competitiveness and economy.

Taiwan's vice minister of foreign affairs said his government is willing to resume diplomatic relations and joint development projects with Honduras, noting that President Asfura made the promise during his campaign.

Congresswoman Iroshka Elvir of the Liberal Party criticized the government's pause on eight hospital projects begun under former president Xiomara Castro, arguing the freeze favors private health care over public services.

A government decree approving a national anti-corruption strategy confirms that the Asfura administration has rejected setting up CICIH as an independent international anti-corruption mission, replacing it with a technical-assistance plan that critics say lacks the investigative powers and judicial independence citizens have demanded since 2015.

Former Supreme Court magistrate Jacobo Cálix urged broad public debate on a proposed Judicial Council law before Congress passes it, warning that if lawmakers appoint council members, political influence could erode judicial independence and merit-based selection of judges.

A new CESPAD report on Honduras's 2025 territorial conflicts maps 77 disputes across 13 departments, examining the economic interests behind them, the legal frameworks at play, the criminalization of land defenders, and the toll on human rights and communities.

Work to rebuild the Juan Manuel Gálvez bridge on the Valle de Ángeles exit, which collapsed 18 months ago, is on track to reopen in 60 days, with a L14 million (about $560,000) investment also funding a third lane and an overpass to ease traffic in the capital.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

A delegation from Honduras's electricity regulator, CREE, arrived on Roatán to meet with the local utility and residents over recent tariff increases that have drawn complaints from families and businesses across the island.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Radio HRN

Local officials and small and midsize businesses in western Honduras called for passage of electricity-sector reforms, saying constant blackouts cost them as much as 100 million lempiras (about $4 million) a month.

The Infrastructure Ministry installed protective mesh on a steep stretch of the CA-5 Sur highway in Francisco Morazán to prevent rockslides and reduce hazards for travelers and nearby residents.

Honduras's Medical Association rejected claims by Vice President–designate María Antonieta Mejía linking doctors to corruption and medicine shortages in public hospitals, demanding she provide evidence within 72 hours or issue a public apology.

The Public Ministry's environmental crimes unit is investigating the construction of a house and viewing platforms in the village of Las Peñitas, within the El Merendón protected reserve near San Pedro Sula.

Fundación Terra launched its peer-tutoring scholarship program in Intibucá, reaching 120 students at three schools through a model in which top-performing students tutor younger peers in core subjects to close learning gaps and keep students in school.

Police in Olanchito, Yoro, arrested two laborers, aged 32 and 24, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 31-year-old man in his home Saturday night and threatening him to keep him from reporting the crime.

Also reported by: HCH, Radio HRN, Policía Nacional de Honduras

Honduras's new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (DAET) arrested 29 people tied to criminal groups in its first 25 days—10 on warrants and 19 caught in the act, most of them suspected MS-13 members.

Also reported by: Policía Nacional de Honduras

A specialized tribunal sentenced five people—two former Social Security Institute executives and three construction contractors—to prison and fines for a scheme to embezzle nearly 158 million lempiras (about $6.3 million) through irregular infrastructure contracts awarded between 2010 and 2013.

Also reported by: Ministerio Público (X)

A Choloma woman died over the weekend at a local gym in circumstances authorities are investigating, and forensic pathologists are performing an autopsy to determine the cause of death and whether a preexisting medical condition played a role.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

At least three women were killed in recent days in Tegucigalpa, Comayagüela, and Olanchito; the Violence Observatory at the National Autonomous University of Honduras reports more than 130 women murdered so far this year, citing impunity as a major barrier to justice in femicide cases.

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