Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Morning Edition

Honduras's National Congress approved a resolution to help transport humanitarian donations to Venezuela after recent earthquakes, coordinating shipments of food, medicine, and other essential supplies.

Also reported by: Radio HRN, Congreso Nacional, Radio América Honduras, Radio Cadena Voces (X)

Honduras's Foreign Ministry warned Hondurans in the United States about fraudsters posing as mobile consulates in Las Vegas and charging for fake consular services, urging citizens to verify all transactions through official government channels only.

Deputy Prosecutor Marcio Cabañas Cadillo received a L54,600 raise in May 2026, lifting his monthly pay to L309,637, while lower-ranking prosecutors and detectives earn a fraction of that.

The Public Ministry rejected former Congress president Luis Rolando Redondo's appeal of a June 2 decision to keep his investigation secret—an inquiry into his role at the now-defunct Permanent Commission—finding the prosecutor properly withheld details to protect the case.

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

After an audit found redundant administrative jobs, Honduras's fire department let about 30 contracts lapse and opened 35 operational firefighter posts in San Pedro Sula, saying it needs more active responders to handle emergencies.

Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina said Honduras needs about $16 billion to fund irrigation projects that would modernize 500,000 acres of farmland.

More than 5,000 small and medium-sized businesses in San Pedro Sula will launch free e-commerce websites on July 4 using AI-powered tools, part of a national push to help Honduran companies reach digital markets and boost sales.

Honduras and the Dominican Republic extended the memorandum of understanding between their investment promotion agencies for another year, through July 2027, to attract foreign investment and strengthen bilateral economic ties.

Honduras is offering a tax amnesty for registered cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles, letting owners settle overdue payments quickly and with less red tape.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $86.5 million in a foreign-exchange sale on July 2, setting a weighted average exchange rate of 26.7397 lempiras per dollar for July 3.

Economist and former congressman Aníbal Cálix said public investment moved too slowly in the first half of 2026 and called for structural reforms at ENEE, the state power utility, to improve its finances and grid reliability.

Honduras's agriculture ministry and the national coffee institute signed a 100-million-lempira (about $4 million) cooperation agreement to boost coffee production through research, technical assistance, technology transfer, and better quality standards.

Honduras's national electricity company announced scheduled power cuts in Tegucigalpa on Saturday, July 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., affecting downtown commercial areas and nearby neighborhoods during maintenance at the Miraflores substation.

Tegucigalpa's water authority, UMAPS, is carrying out inspections and levying fines of 1,000 to 5,000 lempiras for misuse of drinking water during an emergency shortage, including bans on garden watering and other non-essential uses.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

The government launched Community Medical Care Units (UMAC) to bring diagnosis, consultations, and telemedicine to remote communities in Lempira and Francisco Morazán, reaching an estimated 40,446 people in Lempira and 21,328 in Francisco Morazán.

Also reported by: OPS/PAHO – Noticias

The Honduran Air Force airlifted a 4-year-old girl with severe burns from a fireworks explosion in Copán to Tegucigalpa for specialized hospital care under its 'Alas para la Salud' aeromedical program.

An Israeli medical brigade arrives in Tegucigalpa on Friday to perform free eye surgeries and train Honduran doctors at Hospital San Felipe over 10 days, easing a backlog of vision-impaired patients in public hospitals.

A 10-year-old boy became the third confirmed death from Wednesday's explosion at an informal fireworks workshop in Nueva Arcadia, Copán, where a woman and an 8-year-old girl also died; a 4-year-old with severe burns was airlifted to Tegucigalpa.

A 20-year-old suspected member of the 18th Street Gang (Pandilla 18) was arrested in the Planeta neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, where authorities seized about 7,928 lempiras (roughly $318), cocaine, and a mototaxi.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Radio HRN, Policía Nacional de Honduras

A man accused of sexually abusing his young daughter was ordered held in pretrial detention, while the child's aunt is being prosecuted for failing to report the abuse.

Cinthia Melissa Hernández Cruz, 18, who disappeared on June 25, was found buried in the yard of a house in Tegucigalpa's La Sosa neighborhood after residents reported a foul odor; authorities are investigating the death.

Also reported by: HCH, Once Noticias, Radio HRN, Infobae – Honduras

The Honduran Armed Forces and the Public Ministry dismantled ten coca plantations, a marijuana crop, and three drug-processing labs in Botaderos National Park in Tocoa, Colón, seizing more than 125,500 coca bushes and chemical precursors used to make narcotics.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras