Wednesday, August 5, 2026 — Morning Edition

The Public Ministry has charged former Libre congressman Bartolo Fuentes with assaulting Kathia Crivelli, now deputy minister of human rights, in a May 2025 incident in Congress; an initial hearing is set for August 14.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Prosecutors have opened a new investigation into Ninfa Suyapa Flores, former director of the National Institute for Juvenile Offenders, over alleged irregularities in food procurement at the agency, adding to charges of abuse of authority, fraud, and workplace harassment.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Congress president Tomás Zambrano said lawmakers have approved the Law for Protection of the Agroindustrial Sector and financing measures for palm producers, answering their calls for legal certainty and enforcement against land invasions.

A 14-member Honduran delegation of government and private-sector officials is in Israel to study water management, drip irrigation, and dairy-production technology to address El Niño drought impacts, following President Nasry Asfura's January visit to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $96.2 million in its August 3 currency sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.8003 per dollar for August 4.

The National Chamber of Tourism is pushing to reform Honduras's part-time employment law, which caps hours at 18 to 32 per week and limits hiring for seasonal peaks, when hotels and restaurants need the most flexibility.

Tegucigalpa's city government has opened a temporary right-turn lane for light vehicles between Florencia Norte and Boulevard Suyapa to ease traffic while excavation continues on the Florencia Tunnel, with restricted hours and a ban on heavy trucks.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

The municipality of Catacamas in Olancho has declared an emergency after logging more than 400 dengue cases over more than 20 weeks, with the local hospital overwhelmed and unable to handle other medical emergencies.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

The Health Ministry says it has performed more than 4,000 surgeries in six months and spent roughly 160 million lempiras (about $6.4 million) on medicines and supplies as part of efforts to clear surgical backlogs and improve hospital care nationwide.

The emergency agency Copeco has placed 75 municipalities under yellow alert and 48 under green alert as the dry season deepens the drought, with about one million people facing direct effects including crop losses and water shortages.

Honduras's 2026 school calendar sets student evaluations throughout August, with the first breaks coming in September for Independence Day (September 16) and Teachers' Day (September 17), followed by the Morazánica Week holiday starting September 28.

Olancho FC beat Estrella Roja 1-0 on August 2 in the opening match of the Apertura 2026 tournament, with Marlon Ramírez scoring the decisive goal to spoil the debut of the newly promoted Danlí club.

Panama beat Honduras 4-0 in the Concacaf pre-Olympic tournament in Puebla, Mexico, advancing to the quarterfinals.

Honduras's National Penitentiary Institute will pilot electronic wallets in prisons to replace cash in inmate canteens, following an alleged embezzlement of 8 million lempiras (about $320,000) at Támara prison.

Interpol has formally taken up the case of Genesis María Ortiz Ramírez, 11, who disappeared on July 22 from San Pedro Sula's Nuevos Horizontes neighborhood, extending the investigation beyond Honduras's borders.

Gloria Marina López Pineda, accused of fatally stabbing her newborn daughter in May 2025 in San Pedro Sula, will stand trial October 19-21; prosecutors presented 16 pieces of evidence, including DNA tests and an autopsy showing stab wounds.

Joseph David Vuelto, a 16-year-old fisherman, remains missing in the Caribbean Sea after disappearing during a fishing trip from Corozal toward Cayos Cochinos; family members, local fishermen, and volunteers are still searching the coast even though the official maritime rescue period has ended.