Thursday, August 13, 2026 — Morning Edition

An appeals court threw out the charges and permanently dismissed the case against former Nationalist Party congresswoman Gladis Aurora López, who was accused of misappropriating public funds from an electrification project in La Paz.

Also reported by: La Prensa, HCH

A Liberal Party congresswoman has introduced an electoral-reform bill that would hold presidential elections separately from congressional and municipal ones.

Congress will convene a food security summit on August 18 to confront a severe drought hitting 75 municipalities and to craft long-term legal and financial solutions to the crisis.

Honduras paid more than 73 million lempiras ($2.87 million) to repair and upgrade one of its aging Embraer Tucano fighter jets, part of an effort to sustain a combat fleet worn down by tight budgets and opaque contracting.

A 30-egg carton now sells for L110 to L117 (about $4.40 to $4.68) in San Pedro Sula markets, up from L95 at the start of the year—the third increase in 2026 and a fresh strain on household food budgets.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated an estimated L400 million (roughly $16 million) in economic activity in Honduras, driven by spending on tickets, apparel, restaurants, bars, and air travel to match venues.

The agricultural marketing institute says Honduras holds 120,000 quintals (about 5,400 metric tons) of beans and 76,000 quintals (about 3,400 metric tons) of corn in strategic reserves, with new harvests due in 20 days and a 25% discount on basic grains coming to state-run stores.

The Health Ministry is requiring sanitary licenses for used-clothing retailers, barbershops, and beauty salons nationwide after complaints of allergic reactions, giving business owners just three days to comply.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemic alert as measles cases across the Americas reached 47,459 in the first 28 weeks of 2026—more than eight times the 5,123 recorded in the same period of 2025—with Honduras confirming 13 cases, mostly in Cortés and the Bay Islands.

Honduras has recorded 7,151 dengue cases through epidemiological week 31, along with three women dead from the disease—two in Choluteca and one in Olancho.

The documentary "He Calls Me His Daughter" reaches Honduran theaters on August 15 with women's testimonies about strength, identity, and transformation, accompanied by forums and discussions nationwide.

Congress has approved 54 contracts to build and upgrade synthetic soccer fields across Honduras, including projects in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods and towns in Comayagua, Colón, Santa Bárbara, and Choluteca.

Also reported by: Congreso Nacional

Motagua leads Group D with six points in the Copa Centroamericana and can lock up a quarterfinal berth by beating Costa Rica's Cartaginés on Wednesday; Marathón faces Antigua on Thursday hoping to advance, while Olimpia rests.

Authorities have lost track of 13 Chinese nationals who entered Honduras between 2022 and 2025, raising concern about immigration oversight and the migrants' whereabouts.

Security analyst José Ponce Alvarado blames 11 massacres and 59 deaths in Yoro, Atlántida, and Colón in 2026 on longstanding drug-trafficking routes, gang activity, and weak police control in departments where criminal networks operate with relative impunity.

A judge ordered pretrial detention for Iliana Vanessa Ilovares, a nurse accused of shooting her husband, Onix Kimberly Barahona, during a confrontation at a Tegucigalpa car wash in September 2025; a preliminary hearing is set for September 1.