Monday, June 29, 2026 — Morning Edition

Honduras's new Agro-Industrial Strengthening and Protection Law grants registered farmland, livestock, energy, and tourism properties legal protection against invasion or occupation, while exempting indigenous territories unless prior free-consent consultation is completed.

Scrapping Temporary Protected Status leaves thousands of Honduran migrants in the United States with few ways to regularize their status, says former migration director Wilson Paz.

Jessica Gabriela Irías, a Honduran in Texas who is under immigration supervision and wears an electronic monitor, fears an upcoming ICE appointment could separate her from her three children, including one with autism, after her husband's recent deportation.

The Public Ministry has opened an investigation into former Attorney General Johel Zelaya, accusing him of signing illegal contracts and taking unconstitutional actions that led to his removal in a political trial, and authorities are seeking his phone data.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Attorney Leonel Núñez said the investigation into former Congress President Luis Redondo and Permanent Commission members over the January events is a preliminary step to determine whether any crimes occurred, not an accusation, and warned that prosecutors must back any charges with evidence while respecting due process.

Fourteen Honduran students, most of them from Caracas, were evacuated to the Honduran embassy after earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela, killing dozens and injuring hundreds across the country.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Radio Cadena Voces (X)

The cost of Honduras's basic food basket has climbed more than 700 lempiras (about $28) since January, academic economists say.

Honduras recorded a current-account surplus of $763.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong family remittances and rising exports, particularly coffee.

Architect Jacobo Bertrand warned that roughly 200 areas of Tegucigalpa are unfit for construction, urging authorities and residents to take precautions after a recent building collapse south of the capital.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler said Tegucigalpa's Toncontín Airport needs urgent repairs to operate safely and did not rule out a temporary closure as authorities work with the concessionaire and civil aviation officials to fix deteriorating runway conditions exposed by recent aircraft incidents.

The Honduran Road Transport Institute (IHTT) has begun nationwide enforcement targeting heavy trucks, including mechanical inspections, cargo checks, and traffic-law monitoring, to cut down on road accidents.

From late March through early May 2026, Honduras paid private clinics an average of L65,000 (about $2,600) per operation to clear a backlog of more than 13,700 patients awaiting surgery in public hospitals, spending nearly L10 million in the first eight weeks.

A pregnant 15-year-old died at Hospital del Sur in Choluteca on June 26 after complications from delivering a stillborn child; hospital staff suspect she arrived too late to be saved.

The new Regional Hospital of the South in Choluteca, being built by the Chinese firm SFECO Group for $61.2 million, is among the most advanced of eight hospital projects promised under the previous administration, with completion set for August 2026.

City and disaster officials have opened a technical investigation into a hillside collapse on the Tegucigalpa ring road that killed three workers and damaged warehouses, seeking to determine the cause and prevent a repeat.

Danilo Flores and Aracely Ramírez were shot dead Sunday afternoon in the El Cablote sector of Lajas, Comayagua, after armed assailants intercepted them on an isolated road, fired repeatedly, and fled.

Keylin Gómez, 19, died on June 27 after a motorcycle crash in Arenales, Lepaera, in the department of Lempira; authorities are investigating the cause.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

A woman died early Sunday when her car hit an electrical pole on the Peripheral Ring road near Tegucigalpa's Quezada neighborhood; authorities suspect speeding caused the crash, which left another person injured.