Wednesday, July 29, 2026 — Morning Edition

Congress started briefing all five party caucuses and mayors' associations on a proposed investment law that would attract capital for hospitals, ports, infrastructure, and other projects by guaranteeing legal certainty and property rights.

A San Pedro Sula court set a November 30–December 3 retrial for former mayor Oscar Eduardo Kilgore López on charges of illicit enrichment.

Próspera BioHUB signed a partnership with Merck Life Science as researchers from Stanford, Harvard, Navarra, and UNAH gathered for Honduras's First International Medical Encounter.

Honduras's net international reserves hit $1.165 billion as of July 24, up from January 27, with import coverage holding steady at 6.6 months.

Cheetah Research AI, an artificial-intelligence research tool built by the Honduran firm Marketing Total, was chosen by Greenbook to showcase at its 2026 Insights Tech Summit, a nod to Honduras-based innovation competing at international standards.

Honduras's banking regulator has ordered banks to equip affiliated merchants with mobile point-of-sale terminals so they can accept credit and debit card payments in person.

Congress approved a decree drawing on the 2027 budget to pave a one-kilometer concrete road linking the El Zapotal and Ciudad Jaraguá boulevards in San Pedro Sula, along with supporting infrastructure for durability and safety.

President Asfura laid out infrastructure priorities for the Atlantic region, including a rehabilitation of the CA-13 highway (backed by $180 million from the World Bank and Spain), an expansion of the La Barca–Tela route, and an upgrade of Guillermo Anderson Airport to improve connectivity and draw investment.

Honduras's Health Ministry announced a major investment to upgrade Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa and Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in San Pedro Sula, adding operating rooms, medical equipment, and specialized facilities for kidney transplants and other advanced procedures.

A congressman introduced legislation to reforest the Choluteca River basin, declare it a single system in need of coordinated conservation, and ban new logging and land-conversion permits in riverside and protected areas, aiming to ease the drought and flooding that hit southern Honduras.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck off Central America's Pacific coast at a depth of 37 kilometers on the night of July 28, with Honduras's emergency agency COPECO tracking the seismic activity.

Exon Arzú, a 22-year-old right winger from Real España, has signed a three-year deal with Venezuelan league champion Carabobo FC and will play in the 2027 Copa Libertadores.

Honduras lost 2–1 to Jamaica in its opening match of the Concacaf Under-20 World Cup qualifier, with Víctor Salazar scoring for the Mini H before Jamaica's quick attacks decided it late.

Police arrested a woman suspected of negligent homicide and negligent injury after a traffic accident in Taulabé.

Police arrested a 20-year-old suspected MS-13 member accused of selling cocaine, marijuana, and crack in El Progreso, Yoro, seizing drugs and a cellphone.

Prosecutors asked for a seven-year prison sentence for Luis Francisco Núñez Santos, convicted of transporting drugs, at a sentencing hearing in San Pedro Sula.