Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Honduras's Results Management Directorate (DIGER) and the Supreme Court of Accounts (TSC) signed a cooperation agreement setting rules and procedures for rolling out advanced digital signatures in government, part of a broader push to modernize how public funds are managed.

The Liberal Party caucus put forward a counterproposal to the government's energy-reform bill, saying its legal and structural safeguards would benefit Hondurans while heading off what lawmakers call the risk of privatizing state utility ENEE.

Honduras's Finance Ministry is advancing more than 1.1 billion lempiras (about $44 million) in municipal transfers to 75 drought-hit towns to fund emergency food supplies and aid for the families worst affected by the prolonged dry spell.

Also reported by: La Prensa, HCH

Honduras's part-time employment law, billed since March 2026 as a source of new opportunities, has produced just 206 contracts at 43 companies, even as restaurants and small businesses nationwide announce closures blamed in part on rising electricity costs.

Volcafe in Honduras recognized producers in seven quality categories and renewed purchase-guarantee agreements with thousands of coffee farmers, stressing the farm management and sustainability practices that lift profits and open markets in the US and Asia.

ENEE will cut power to several communities across Olancho department on August 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance, including relocating a transformer in Culmí and clearing vegetation near power lines.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Honduras's state electricity company is opening three public tenders to hire more than 400 work crews to curb energy theft, install meters, handle disconnections, and maintain the grid, after a three-year loss-reduction program ended short of its goals.

The mayor of San Buenaventura in Francisco Morazán has declared a food and water emergency, warning that about 2,000 residents face possible famine after roughly 700 farmers lost their crops to prolonged drought.

Lawmakers from the Libre party have proposed a new technical secondary track in sustainable tourism, to launch in 2027 in tourism-heavy regions, to train students in destination management, ecotourism, and visitor services.

Also reported by: La Prensa

Chattah Talk 2026, held at Camp Bay in Santos Guardiola, drew residents and officials to showcase the food, dress, music, and oral traditions of the Bay Islands' English-speaking Afro-descendant communities during Heritage Month.

Olimpia announced ticket prices for the Superclásico against Motagua on August 16 at the National Stadium: L150 (about $6) for the sun section, L300 (about $12) for shade, and L600 (about $24) for reserved seats.

Midfielder Jorge Álvarez, out since late June with an injury, has been medically cleared and is expected to make his season debut in Olimpia's matchday 3 clash against rival Motagua.

Mario Argenis Rodríguez Redondo, 36, was arrested by U.S. immigration agents on July 18 in Austin, Texas, while holding his autistic daughter; he was transferred to San Antonio and faces deportation.

Alejandro Daniel Castellanos, 46, an Olympic swimmer who competed at Sydney 2000, collapsed and died in front of an ATM on Boulevard Morazán in Tegucigalpa on August 10; early reports point to cardiac arrest, but forensic officials listed the cause as undetermined pending an autopsy.

An attempted armed robbery at a market in Olanchito, Yoro, on Monday killed a man and seriously wounded the store owner after an exchange of gunfire; police are investigating.

A mobile-phone shop in Ocotepeque shut down after two robberies in 35 days left it without inventory or cash, prompting merchants and residents to demand action as crime drives businesses to close.

An armed attack on a lobster-fishing boat in the Bay Islands reportedly left as many as six people dead, though authorities have yet to confirm any casualties; an anonymous source tied the attack to conflicts over dwindling lobster stocks in the area.