Saturday, August 8, 2026

Constitutional Court Justice Sonia Dubón criticized what she called selective justice in the Supreme Court's handling of former President Juan Orlando Hernández's Pandora II case, after a judge decided on August 3 to swap his pretrial detention for alternative measures.

Journalist Rodrigo Wong Arévalo responded to charges against former military commander Roosevelt Hernández over alleged attacks on press freedom and election officials, arguing that press criticism is protected speech and that Hernández defied constitutional mandates.

A lawyer for three journalists in the case against retired general Roosevelt Hernández challenged the court's rescheduling of a pretrial hearing, saying the judiciary's communications office announced the change to the media before formally notifying the parties.

Honduras's state television channel spent more than two hours on August 5 promoting Próspera, a special economic zone (ZEDE) that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in September 2024 and that Garífuna leaders say threatens their ancestral lands.

Honduras's banking regulator (CNBS) announced an August review of state agricultural bank Banadesa to examine its loan portfolio, use of public funds, and operational controls, citing suspected irregularities in credits approved under previous administrations.

A carton of 30 eggs rose by 6 lempiras (about $0.24) at Tegucigalpa's farmers' market, deepening consumer worries over repeated price hikes on basic food staples.

The Central Bank set Friday's official exchange rate at 26.8141 lempiras per dollar for buying and 26.9482 for selling, a slight uptick that directly affects import costs, consumer prices, and the value of remittances Honduran families receive.

Congress approved two loans worth $225 million from the World Bank's International Development Association and the Inter-American Development Bank to shore up public finances and the national budget, at low interest rates and with long repayment periods.

Honduras's shrimp producers face mounting losses from drought-driven higher salinity in ponds, production costs up 15–18%, and depressed international prices made worse by Ecuadorian oversupply, threatening jobs in the southern region.

Tegucigalpa's San José Reservoir, a key water-supply project for the capital's Kennedy neighborhood and surrounding areas serving roughly 350,000 residents, is 46% built and set for completion in the first quarter of 2028, officials said.

A Honduran man hospitalized in Mexico with second- and third-degree burns from an apartment fire is asking the public for financial help to cover specialized treatment and ongoing care.

Honduras's Cacao Ecotourism Route (RETCACAOH) links family-run cacao farms, nature reserves, and tourism parks nationwide where visitors can learn chocolate-making from harvest to finished product, as the government and farmers seek to diversify rural incomes through sustainable agritourism.

Honduran winger Cristian Sacaza is reportedly set to join Juticalpa FC for the 2026 Apertura season, with the deal agreed in principle pending an official announcement, after leaving Marathon amid a contract dispute over an unauthorized absence from training.

Honduras's Liga Nacional continues its Apertura 2026–27 tournament on August 8–9 with six matches, including Jornada 1 winners Motagua, Real España, Olimpia, Génesis, Marathón, and Olancho FC all back in action.

Rodrigo de Olivera's goal gave Motagua a 1–0 win over El Salvador's FAS in the second group stage of the Central American Cup, lifting the Honduran club to the top of its group with six points.

A man was fatally attacked with a blade and set on fire on the CA-11 highway near Belén, Lempira; authorities recovered the charred body and sent it for forensic identification.

A medical examiner testified on the third day of a retrial that nursing student Keyla Martínez, who died in police custody in 2021, died of mechanical asphyxiation, contradicting the accused officer's claim that she took her own life.

Authorities rescued a 12-year-old girl from a billiards hall in Tepanguare, La Paz, after she was forced to work there and allegedly abused by customers and a family associate with her grandparents' knowledge; both grandparents were arrested.