Friday, July 10, 2026

Congresswoman Marixa Julín (PINU-SD) said Honduras's power crisis demands reform, noting that companies owe the state utility nearly 20 billion lempiras ($800 million) and that outdated contracts dating to the 1990s energy crisis must be renegotiated to protect consumers and cut losses.

A Data Veritas survey finds 69% of Hondurans support shrinking Congress, 67% favor eliminating the three presidential designates in favor of a single vice presidency, and 52% back a runoff election system.

President Nasry Asfura signed an agreement with the Spanish firm Dominion to build a new hospital in Puerto Cortés, part of an effort to expand medical care in northern Honduras.

Also reported by: Presidencia de Honduras

Honduras's avocado growers are gearing up to export to Europe and Asia through training, technical support, and partnerships with international backers, building on annual production of more than 15 million pounds.

Honduras's transportation authority, the DNVT, is rationing physical driver's licenses in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa because of heavy demand and a single printing machine, giving priority to travelers, commercial drivers, and the first 100 applicants each day while it awaits new equipment next month.

A woman died Monday from a snakebite, and several other people have reported being bitten, according to Radio HRN, which also spotlighted the region's most venomous species.

More than 1,000 adolescent girls become pregnant each year in Honduras, according to women's rights advocate Cristina Alvarado, who called it a persistent public-health challenge.

Honduras has confirmed six measles cases, including four in a family that traveled to Copán, and health authorities are tracing seven contacts and urging parents to complete vaccinations as coverage lags at 70% of the 95% target.

A teacher in Yoro was filmed slapping a student inside a school, and video of the incident spread on social media.

Honduras has handed out 10 million textbooks, launched daily meals for 1.2 million children, begun connecting 8,000 rural schools to satellite internet, and granted teachers a 3.2 billion lempira (about $128 million) raise to keep 1.8 million enrolled students.

Fenagh, the national farm federation, warns that erratic rainfall and the looming mid-July dry season could cut farm output by up to 30 percent, with losses already at 20 percent.

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

The Honduran Football Federation has brought Kirian Manzano, a Spain-based player born in 2010, into its youth development program; his father, Moisés Manzano, played for Honduras's Under-17 national team.

Also reported by: Diez

Honduras stayed sixth among Concacaf nations in the latest FIFA rankings after the 2026 World Cup, with 1,378.97 points and a one-point drop, while Mexico climbed into the global top 10 at 1,754.30 points.

US authorities deported Isaías José Rodríguez Manzanares, identified as an MS-13 member with ties to Mexico's Cártel del Noreste, after he pleaded guilty to a reduced drug possession charge and served a two-year sentence in Texas.

María Nery Méndez, a 55-year-old farmer, was fatally attacked by two men wielding machetes as she walked home in rural Intibucá on the evening of July 9; a third person allegedly tipped them off to her whereabouts.

A Villanueva court ordered Selvin Edgardo Meza Alemán held in pretrial detention on suspicion of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor, with a preliminary hearing set for August 7.

Urban and intercity bus operators halted service across Tegucigalpa on July 9 to demand government action on security, a day after conductor Juan Carlos Flores was shot dead on the Mateo-Tapias-Mercado route and amid months of killings and extortion targeting the sector.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Pedro Alexander Díaz Franco, a 15-year-old Honduran TikTok creator, was kidnapped on July 5 in Choloma and later found dead in plastic bags along a highway, drawing international media coverage and outrage online.

A judge held an initial hearing for Wilmer Alexander Mejía Medina on charges of extorting a protected witness, with a preliminary hearing set for July 21.

Honduras's audit tribunal, the TSC, has opened an investigation into the Agriculture Ministry's Productive Technology Bonus program after complaints of irregularities in how funds were managed, beneficiaries chosen, and equipment handed out.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (X)

The El Progreso municipal council reversed a roughly 300% vehicle-tax hike after four days of protests by transporters, businesses, and residents, restoring the old rates and offering tax credits to those who had already paid the higher amount.

The Central Bank sold $82.7 million in its daily currency auction on July 9, setting the official exchange rate at L26.7528 per dollar for July 10.

Roberto Lagos, president of the Central Bank of Honduras, said July data should show inflation easing, and that the bank will review its monetary-policy tools to soak up excess money supply without choking off credit growth, which rose 6.7% in the first seven months of 2026.

Honduras will cut prices for gasoline, diesel, and kerosene on July 13 while holding domestic cooking-gas prices steady under a government subsidy, the Energy Ministry said.

The Central Bank of Honduras sold $92.1 million in its July 8 foreign-exchange auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.7494 per dollar for July 9.

A Fosdeh economist says a recent rise in remittances to Honduras stems partly from Hondurans in the United States sending money home over deportation fears, while others keep migrating and supporting their families from abroad.

Roberto Díaz del Valle, a leading hotel operator, says rising electricity rates are squeezing operating costs and eating into hotel revenues, and he warns that reforming the energy law alone will not fix ENEE's crisis.

A year-long drought has cut farm output and driven up prices for everyday produce, with the basic food basket up 6.16% (about 800 lempiras / $30) since June 2025 and the food-security observatory warning that 2.8 million Hondurans could face food insecurity by year's end.

The Central District municipality plans to link 90 to 120 intersections in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela to a central control center to coordinate traffic and improve road safety.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

The national power company will cut electricity on July 11 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. across numerous neighborhoods and commercial zones in Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas for preventive maintenance at two major substations.

Civil aviation authorities and the Public-Private Partnerships Superintendency are demanding an explanation from the Palmerola airport concessionaire about damage to the Toncontín runway and the company's handling of assigned funds.

The state electricity company has scheduled power cuts across five departments on July 10 for grid maintenance, with outages lasting two to eight hours depending on the region.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Radio HRN, Radio América Honduras

The Infrastructure Ministry is carrying out emergency pothole repairs along a 380-kilometer stretch linking Comayagua, La Paz, Intibucá, Gracias, and Santa Rosa de Copán, aiming to ease farm transport and boost tourism in the western region.

President Nasry Asfura launched the Talent Up scholarship program with Google Cloud and development agencies to train 10,000 Hondurans in emerging technologies and close the gap between classroom training and what employers need.

Also reported by: Presidencia de Honduras

Honduras's Education Ministry is weighing whether to temporarily suspend in-person classes in Cofradía, Cortés, after 12 confirmed measles cases in the northern region, pending recommendations from health officials.

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

Honduras's Education Ministry has dismissed roughly 2,500 public school employees nationwide since early July, citing overstaffing; schools have closed, suspended classes, and lost security and maintenance staff, while unions and parents demand the workers be rehired.

Students and parents are protesting at multiple schools after the Education Ministry laid off cleaning and security staff, demanding the workers be rehired to restore building upkeep and campus safety.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Infobae – Honduras

Honduras faces several days of steady rain as a tropical wave moves in Saturday and Sunday, with Cenaos forecasting moderate accumulations that could help ease water shortages at Tegucigalpa's reservoirs over the next four to five days.

Honduras's Comic Con 2026 brought together comic artists, illustrators, cosplayers, and entrepreneurs in San Pedro Sula to showcase local creative talent, with vendors selling Marvel and DC titles and cosplayers showing off handmade costumes of popular characters.

Juan Carlos Flores, shot by gunmen on a motorcycle on July 7 in Comayagüela, died of his wounds at Hospital Escuela; video of his final moments kneeling in the street went viral and sparked national outcry.

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

Police rescued a man who staged his own kidnapping after his family deposited 20,000 lempiras (about $800) of the 50,000 he demanded, finding him unharmed with the withdrawal receipt and 19,800 lempiras in cash.

The National Police have stepped up operations against public marijuana use in Roatán, arresting 38 people in 72 hours and warning that anyone caught using the drug in public will be detained and investigated.