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.

The Public Ministry said it will investigate claims that the judge overseeing the case against former military chief Roosevelt Hernández has faced interference and threats, acting on complaints from journalists' and human rights groups.

Also reported by: La Prensa, HCH, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Gabriela Castellanos, director of Honduras's National Anti-Corruption Council, said tolerating the intimidation of public officials threatens the rule of law, pointing to the Attorney General's complaint that former president Juan Orlando Hernández confronted prosecutors during a court hearing.

Liberal and National Party lawmakers said they are close to agreement on energy reforms to modernize the electric grid and rescue the troubled state utility ENEE, with key protections for public assets including hydroelectric dams.

Christian Duarte, a former Finance Ministry official, tied budget cuts by the Asfura administration to a food crisis affecting 1.8 million Hondurans, citing reductions in agricultural programs, forestry protection, farm credit, and water infrastructure.

The first shipment of heavy machinery, including Caterpillar soil compactors, arrived at Puerto Henecán as part of a $244 million government program to distribute 2,100 pieces of equipment across all 298 municipalities for road and infrastructure work.

Liberal Party congressman Carlos Umaña questioned whether the Asfura government negotiated the lower surgical prices required by an emergency health decree, alleging that 145 procedures totaling over L10.3 million (about $412,000) were overpriced compared with private-market rates.

Health specialists warn that Honduras faces rising dengue and influenza outbreaks, with some 700 dengue cases concentrated in northern municipalities, and are urging vaccination and vector control.

The Choluteca River is flowing at dry-season levels even though Honduras is in its rainy season, a sign of insufficient rainfall in the mountains where its tributaries begin.

The capital's municipal risk office says Tegucigalpa could escalate to red-alert status for drought by late August if rainfall stays low, as the main reservoirs serving the city fall to critical levels.

Honduras is seeing its second annual passage of the sun directly overhead—the zenith—between August 7 and 16, when objects briefly cast minimal shadows as sunlight strikes vertically; each city reaches the moment at a different time.

After months of drought linked to El Niño, Honduras's national weather center forecasts significantly heavier rainfall starting in early September, bringing relief to drought-stricken farming regions and food-insecure families.

Isaac Ruiz, a 14-year-old striker with a Honduran mother, moved from Girona's youth system to Atlético Madrid's academy after scoring 44 goals in 48 matches over two seasons with the Spanish club.

Trainers and athletes say the Olympic Complex in Tegucigalpa, built nearly 40 years ago, has reached capacity as daily attendance climbs to around 20,000 people, leaving overcrowded pools, deteriorating facilities, and too little space for new sports and teams.

Jeremy Rodríguez, a 16-year-old forward for Olimpia, tops the Liga Nacional's Apertura scoring table with three goals in two matches, outpacing veteran strikers early in the tournament.

Inmates at Honduras's largest prison say L8 million ($320,000) is trapped in prepaid commissary cards that authorities suspended without allowing redemption, cutting families off from their money as the National Penitentiary Institute plans a new digital wallet.

Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Luis Fernando Baquedano, 35, and Elmer Alexander Sánchez Cruz, 33, in Apacilagua on Sunday night, killing both; Baquedano had prior drug-trafficking arrests and played for a local sports club.

Police arrested a man at El Dandy Market in San Pedro Sula after seizing suspected marijuana, cocaine, and crack cocaine, along with 1,100 lempiras in cash.

Authorities say a fight between criminal groups over territory and a 700-kilogram cocaine shipment set off a shootout in remote Belén, Gracias a Dios, in August 2013, leaving 14 to 17 dead and more than a dozen missing, though the exact toll and circumstances remain unclear.