Monday, August 10, 2026 — Evening Edition

OFRANEH, a Garífuna rights group, has set up a permanent encampment at Honduras's Supreme Court to demand that criminal charges be dropped against five San Juan residents accused of occupying land, citing a favorable Inter-American Court ruling and alleging a conflict of interest involving the court's president and a wealthy family that claims the same land.

Agricultural leaders are urging authorities to rotate Honduras's 120,000-quintal (about 5,400 metric tons) strategic bean reserve at IHMA to prevent spoilage and keep prices stable as 600,000 quintals from the new harvest arrive in the coming weeks.

The government is switching from steep fines to warnings and guidance for small businesses, has run more than 1,500 compliance trainings, and expects to announce a manufacturing expansion that will create more than 1,600 jobs, Economic Development Minister Eddy Ordóñez said.

ENEE announced rolling blackouts on the island of Guanaja from August 7 to 20 to manage a 450 kW shortfall caused by failed generators and solar-system problems affecting more than 2,000 users, as the utility arranges an additional generator to restore supply.

Honduras is deploying psychiatric teams in its prisons to identify, diagnose, and treat inmates with mental-health disorders, the first such initiative jointly run by the Health Ministry and the penitentiary system.

La Libertad municipality declared a red alert after severe drought destroyed the first-season harvest, ruining about 25,000 quintals (roughly 1,100 metric tons) of corn and beans and killing 300 head of cattle, leaving more than 1,000 farmers and about 1,500 families facing food insecurity.

Ricardo Gabriel Rischmagui won a bronze medal for Honduras at the Central American and Caribbean Chemistry Olympiad in Panama City, with President Asfura funding the delegation's travel.

Roatán's municipal government and the Juan Brooks school's parent association have formed a technical committee to oversee rebuilding the school on its current site, with work set to begin in September or October 2026.

A mass of Saharan dust will hang over Honduras through next week, with moderate particle levels expected to irritate airways and worsen asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory conditions, prompting health officials to advise limiting time outdoors and wearing masks.

The former National Library building in Tegucigalpa, abandoned since the library moved to new quarters in May 2025, is deteriorating fast, with shrubs growing through its walls, moisture seeping through cracks, and promised restoration stalled since 2023.

Business leaders in Copán Ruinas submitted a five-year tourism plan to the government on August 5 that lays out infrastructure, workforce training, and border-crossing improvements to boost the region's competitiveness and economic activity around the Maya archaeological park.

Real España and Olimpia top the Apertura 2026 standings with 6 points each after the second round, while Motagua slipped to fifth after its first loss, to Estrella Roja.

Tegucigalpa has been confirmed as host of the 2029 Central American Games, in an announcement at the closing ceremony of the 2026 games in Santo Domingo.

Daniel Ramos, 15, from the hamlet of Locomapa, was identified as the boy whose body was found in Subirana, Yoro, on Saturday; authorities are investigating how he died.

Honduras's National Police denied reports that a bus carrying Salvadoran tourists was pelted with stones on August 6, saying the vehicle traveled under police escort in the southern region with no incidents reported.

Germán Alonzo Torres, 64, and his son Jerson Uriel Alonzo Juárez, 33, were killed in an armed attack at their home in Piedras Amarillas, Campamento; a woman was also wounded and hospitalized.