Sunday, August 16, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's Liquidation Commission says it is finishing the shutdown of nine public bodies—among them the Planning Ministry, the Cinematography Directorate and the Institute of Historical Memory—with asset transfers, severance payments and creditor settlements nearly complete by August.

Garífuna leaders extended their open-ended encampment outside Honduras's Supreme Court after the court's president declined to meet a full delegation, pressing for enforcement of four Inter-American Court rulings on ancestral land rights and repeal of the Agroindustrial Law.

Also reported by: El Libertador

Authorities in Pennsylvania have asked Honduras's Supreme Court to extradite a Honduran citizen accused of homicide, and a judge has been assigned and an arrest warrant will follow, though officials are withholding the suspect's identity until he is captured.

The Association for a Just Society says the government has failed to deliver key commitments in its National Anti-Corruption Strategy, including naming a Presidential Commissioner for Transparency, even as it announces plans for new anti-corruption legislation.

The Property Institute and the government unveiled a plan to strengthen municipal cadastral centers nationwide, aiming to improve land management and make property registration and related services easier to reach for Hondurans everywhere.

Basic-food prices at Roatán's Farmers Market held largely steady this week, with beans and eggs firm, some vegetables cheaper and beef edging up as merchants passed along broader market pressures.

ENEE will cut power to parts of San Pedro Sula from 9 a.m. to noon and to much of Choluteca from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 16 for scheduled network maintenance.

UMAPS released a detailed water-distribution schedule for dozens of Tegucigalpa neighborhoods from August 15 to 23, with service times varying by zone, adding that delivery depends on location and water pressure.

José Levis Reyes Canales, 13, drowned in the pool at the Patria Marathón sports complex in San Pedro Sula after becoming trapped on the pool stairs; the municipal sports authority said he had entered the area without authorization during a Special Olympics activity.

Also reported by: HCH, Once Noticias

Edgar Haziel Nolasco Fiallos, a student at Instituto Técnico Federico C. Canales in Jesús de Otoro, Intibucá, collapsed during a school exercise class on August 12 and died at a hospital in Siguatepeque, with preliminary reports pointing to cardiac arrest.

Roatán's civic committee is organizing September 15 independence parades featuring students, traditional dress, folkloric dance and local entrepreneurs to mark Honduras's national holiday.

José Daniel Echeverri, 12, won his third consecutive national U12 championship at the fourth National G1 tournament in Tegucigalpa, where Valentina Escobar and Christofer Núñez also took national titles in their categories.

Jesús Renán Guardado, 39, a miner who had worked for a company in El Mochito for 17 years, was shot and killed on a road near Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, on the morning of August 15; his father said the family was involved in no disputes.

A joint operation by the Dirección Policial de Investigaciones and the public prosecutor's office freed a person held captive for four months by the 18th Street gang in Tegucigalpa, where the victim was tortured and sexually exploited before receiving medical and psychological care.

Honduras's telecommunications authority says Israeli-made signal-blocking technology installed at 21 prisons has cut outgoing calls by 99%, though inmates keep getting around the restrictions by smuggling in mobile devices and using Wi-Fi messaging apps.

Also reported by: La Prensa