Thursday, July 30, 2026 — Evening Edition

Lawmakers approved transferring 30 manzanas (about 75 acres) from the National Agricultural University to the municipality of Trojes, El Paraíso, for public infrastructure such as a slaughterhouse, cemetery, hospital, or fire station.

Honduras will send a congressional delegation to Washington on August 5 to defend its impeachment process before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which has raised concerns about due-process protections and judicial independence.

Congress approved reforms to the elder-care law adding free annual medical checkups, home care, active-aging programs, a non-contributory pension for impoverished seniors, and tax incentives for employers who hire workers over 60.

A Data Veritas poll finds corruption (21%), rising cost of living (19.6%), and unemployment (14.8%) rank as Honduras's most pressing problems, while public approval of the Asfura government remains mostly negative.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

The Supreme Court put off reviewing a constitutional challenge filed by Romeo Vásquez Velásquez, the former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leaving his arrest warrant in force as he remains a fugitive pending trial over his alleged role in a death during the 2009 political crisis.

Julissa Villanueva, the former security undersecretary, is outside Honduras and did not appear at the offices of the anti-corruption unit ATIC; her lawyers asked to have her testify by Zoom.

ASJ economist Obed García warned that rising energy costs and imported inflation could push Honduras's consumer price index up by 1.4% to 3.7%, citing CEPAL projections, and urged the government to increase public and productive investment to cushion household incomes.

An economist at the governance think tank ASJ warns that Honduras is using new loans to service about 40% of its existing public debt, a practice that keeps the debt growing and undermines long-term fiscal sustainability.

The national power utility will cut electricity across parts of Yoro and Cortés departments on July 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled transmission-line maintenance.

A child hospitalized with severe burns from an explosion at an artisanal firecracker factory in Copán has been discharged after 26 days of treatment and several surgeries, and will continue recovering as an outpatient.

Former Health Minister José Manuel Matheu criticized the suspension of three hospitals under investigation for cost overruns, saying the projects should continue while authorities probe why costs allegedly ballooned from $79 million to $280 million.

Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas in San Pedro Sula has cut its surgical waiting list by 30% and reports 80% of medications in stock, though 655 patients still await surgery, mostly in urology, vascular and general surgery, and orthopedics.

Honduras is updating its strategy through 2035 to prevent and control dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and other vector-borne diseases, with support from the Pan American Health Organization, to strengthen surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, clinical care, vector management, and community response.

Honduras ranks third in the world for climate vulnerability according to 2026 international indicators, prompting COHEP to call for concrete adaptation measures and sustainable-development policies to strengthen community resilience.

Fermín Alberto García Isaza, a Colombian wanted by Colombia since 2010 for drug trafficking and tied to a 211-kilogram cocaine seizure in Honduras in 2015, was arrested in Puerto Lempira and will face extradition proceedings.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

José Sabillón, a shop owner in central Honduras, was shot and killed at a restaurant in Siguatepeque on Tuesday morning; police said they are investigating the motive.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

A lawyer in his 50s was found dead at his home in Cofradía, Cortés, on Wednesday morning; relatives said he had been struggling emotionally for about a month.

The dismembered remains of Olvin Ariel Aguilera, who had been reported missing by his family, were found in El Zapote, San Antonio de Flores, Choluteca.