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Prosecutors Charge Ex-Congress Chief Redondo and 11 Lawmakers
The Public Ministry filed pretrial charges on six counts against former Congress president Luis Redondo and 11 former members of the dissolved Permanent Commission.
Politics
Honduras to Auction Presidential Jet July 10
Honduras will auction off its Embraer Legacy 600 presidential jet at an international public sale on July 10, with proceeds going to health and education projects; bought in 2014 for more than $14.7 million, the plane is now expected to fetch $8 million to $10 million.
Also reported by: HCH
US Immigration Ruling Could Hurt Undocumented Hondurans
A community advocate said 55,000 documented Hondurans and countless undocumented ones could be harmed by a coming US court ruling on immigration, warning that families of mixed legal status face particular risk.
Radio América HondurasImmigrationLand Disputes, Not Security Threats, Drive Social Conflict
A new report on Honduras's territorial conflicts traces them to deep inequality in land access and resource control rather than security problems, rooted in unfinished agrarian reform and unresolved Indigenous land-rights disputes.
Also reported by: Radio América
Business
Avocado Growers Push to Expand Domestic Output
Honduras imports more than 40 million pounds of avocados a year at a cost of $12 million to $15 million in foreign exchange, and growers say building up domestic cultivation across the country's 1,200 farms could cut that dependence and bolster the farm economy.
Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)· enEconomyCentral Bank Auctions $93.8 Million in Foreign Exchange
The Central Bank auctioned $93.8 million in foreign currency on June 24, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7170 per dollar for June 25.
Men Lead Urban Banking, Women Stronger in Rural Areas
The CNBS Gender Gap Report 2025 finds men hold more bank accounts per capita in Honduras's high-activity economic regions, while women show greater financial participation in rural areas and the country's west.
San Pedro Sula to Host Regional Securities Forum
San Pedro Sula will host the seventh International Forum of Securities Market Issuers of the Americas on June 25-26, drawing more than 550 investors, executives, and regulators from Central America and the Caribbean to weigh capital-market alternatives to traditional bank financing.
La Prensa· enSan Pedro SulaJune 30 Deadline for First Tax Installment
Honduras's tax authority, the SAR, reminds taxpayers that June 30 is the deadline to pay the first installment of estimated quarterly taxes, which can be paid online to avoid penalties.
SAR HondurasEconomy
Infrastructure
Tegucigalpa's Reservoirs Fall Below Half Capacity
The two main reservoirs supplying Tegucigalpa, Los Laureles and La Concepción, have dropped to 41.3% and 39% capacity, respectively, prompting authorities to keep a high-risk water alert in place and urge residents to conserve.
Radio Cadena Voces (X)TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Starts Repairs on Road to El Hatillo
The capital's city government has begun rehabilitating the nine-kilometer road to El Hatillo using hot-asphalt recycling technology, a 90-million-lempira project expected to take 30 to 60 days and to improve safety and connectivity for the thousands who use it daily.
El Libertador· enTegucigalpaENEE Aims for 500 Rural Electrification Projects This Year
The director of ENEE's social development fund set a goal of 500 rural electrification projects nationwide in 2026, with more than 60 already mapped out for contracting to reach communities the official said have been neglected for years.
Engineers Call for Technical Probe of Anillo Periférico Collapse
Mario Matamoros, vice president of the Civil Engineers' College, said the collapse on Tegucigalpa's Anillo Periférico ring road needs a specialized investigation to determine the cause and check whether construction permits, soil studies, and environmental licenses were in place.
Radio Cadena Voces (X)TegucigalpaAlso reported by: Radio América Honduras
Guard Recounts Building Collapse in Tegucigalpa's Loarque
A security guard who saw a building collapse in the Loarque sector of Tegucigalpa, burying part of a business, described the harrowing moments of the incident.
La Prensa· enWeather · Tegucigalpa
Health
Bird Flu Detected; Poultry Sector Says Supply Is Secure
Honduras's national poultry association said chicken and egg production is enough to meet demand after authorities detected avian influenza at a farm in Santa Bárbara, and the sector is working with health officials to enforce biosecurity measures and stop the spread.
Diario Roatán· enSanta BárbaraAlso reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)
Man Dies After Bee Swarm Attack in La Lima
Alejandro Antonio Barahona, 65, died after being attacked by a swarm of bees that fell from a public sign when strong winds knocked down its hive in La Lima, Cortés; he reached the hospital without vital signs.
Radio HRN· enCortés
Culture
Honduras Marks 51 Years Since Los Horcones Massacre
Victims' families, peasant movement leaders, and Christian Democrats gathered for a mass at Tegucigalpa's cathedral to mark the 1975 Los Horcones massacre, in which 15 people—ten farmworkers and five Catholic priests—were killed during peasant-struggle unrest.
Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)· enTegucigalpa
Sports
Honduran Referee Said Martínez Picked for Portugal-Colombia World Cup Match
Honduran referee Said Martínez has been chosen to officiate Saturday's World Cup match between Portugal and Colombia, one of the tournament's most anticipated games, stirring pride in his hometown of Tocoa.
Diez· enColónAlso reported by: Radio América Honduras
Marathón Signs Colombian Concacaf Champions Cup Winner
Honduran club Marathón signed Colombian midfielder Yairo Moreno, a Concacaf Champions Cup winner and Mexican League champion with León, as its sixth signing for the 2026 season and the Copa Centroamericana.
Diez· enSan Pedro Sula
Crime
National Party Figure Under Investigation in Fatal Olancho Shooting
Doris Mayell Mendoza, a former National Party official and candidate for vice mayor of Tegucigalpa, turned herself in to police after shooting a man who allegedly broke into her home in Juticalpa to rob it; authorities say she acted in self-defense when he attacked her with a club.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)· enSecurity · JuticalpaAlso reported by: HCH
Two Men Arrested in 2018 Killing of Their Brother
Carlos Humberto Vivas, 49, and Juan Pablo Vivas, 44, were arrested in Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, on suspicion of killing their brother José Luis in April 2018 by striking him with an axe and strangling him with a rope, then dismembering his body and dumping it in a septic tank.
El Heraldo· enSecurity · Santa Bárbara2012: A Police Officer Killed Every Five Days
Honduras's national human-rights commission documented 65 police officers murdered in 2012, an average of one death every five days, with 85% of the cases still unsolved and most victims killed while off duty.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)· enSecurityPeasant Leader Shot Dead in Aguán Valley
Óscar Amilcar Alvarado Velásquez, secretary of a peasant cooperative in Colón, was shot dead on June 22 in the Aguán Valley, the latest killing of a rural leader amid state militarization and a new law that social groups say favors agribusiness over peasant land rights.
Criterio.hn· enSecurity · ColónAlso reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)