Saturday, August 29, 2026

The National Congress approved a motion by Liberal lawmaker Yury Sabas calling for regulators including the Central Bank, CNBS, and the Financial Crimes Unit to meet with congressional committees to analyze monthly interest rates of up to 5–10% charged by informal lenders and propose protective measures.

The banking regulator CNBS is offering a free webinar on August 31 about household financial communication, savings strategies, and shared money goals for families.

The National Congress Health Commission and the Ministry of Health's Non-Communicable Diseases Program are jointly drafting a transplant law to establish legal standards for organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Honduras.

A proposal by National Congress member Carlos Cano would create a pilot program to protect Olancho's forests and water resources while generating up to 345 forestry jobs through fire prevention, forest management, and restoration work, funded by a planned L168 million (about $6.7 million) budget from multiple sources.

The Education Commission met with representatives of Honduras's 10 bilingual teacher-training Normal Schools to hear concerns about facilities, staffing, and operations, with lawmakers clarifying that the schools' properties remain under the Education Ministry's control.

A judge ordered seven men accused of drug trafficking, criminal association, and illegal weapons possession arrested in Villanueva, Cortés, held in pretrial detention at Morocelí prison pending an initial hearing on September 2.

A San Pedro Sula court sentenced Héctor Danilo Gonzáles Lemus to four years in prison after he admitted to robbing a vehicle using violence or intimidation against two victims.

A judge ordered nine suspects held in pretrial detention on charges of trafficking cocaine and marijuana as part of an organized distribution network spanning Colón, Francisco Morazán, and Choluteca departments.

A former National Electoral Council representative says Argentine strategist Fernando Cerimedo ran Asfura's data operation and coordinated foreign support, alleging unprecedented outside interference in Honduras's 2026 election.

Congress approved a 50% cut in annual vehicle registration fees for people over 60, retirees, and pensioners, but the decree has yet to appear in the official gazette and is not yet in force.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government is reminding property owners that the August 31 deadline to pay the annual property tax (IBI) without penalty is approaching, and that those behind on payments can arrange installment plans at city offices.

The Agricultural Ministry is rushing to georeference more than 50% of Honduras's coffee farms by year's end to meet European traceability rules and keep market access, safeguarding income for 120,000 farming families as the current harvest nears 7.3 million quintals (about 330,000 metric tons).

The Energy Ministry set new fuel prices taking effect August 31, with gasoline easing slightly in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa while diesel rises, cushioned by a temporary government subsidy of L1.86–L1.95 per gallon.

Freight-transport leaders say they will protest unless authorities address rising diesel costs, citing operating losses and government silence on their requests for a 12-cent-per-gallon fuel subsidy and enforcement of an April price adjustment.

COHEP confirmed that September 15, 2026, will be a fixed national holiday for Honduras's Independence Day, and that Morazán Week will run October 7–9 for public employees and October 7–10 for private-sector workers, with half-days at the start and end, differences that reflect each sector's labor rules.

Specialists at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital in San Pedro Sula carried out Honduras's first procedure to treat a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, using a minimally invasive technique with a Woven EndoBridge device.

Two owls—a barred owl raised from a chick and a horned owl rescued after an injury—have been released into the Carias Bermúdez protected forest in Comayagua after months of veterinary care and rehabilitation by the military's ecosystem unit and the Forest Conservation Institute.

Honduras's risk management agency expects rain to reach the country starting September 5, after weeks of severe drought hitting more than 230 municipalities, as moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean moves in.

Marathón staged a second-half comeback to beat Génesis 2-1 in a Liga Nacional match at Roberto Suazo Córdova Stadium in La Paz, with goals from Damin Ramírez and Jonathan Bueso after Génesis led at halftime.

Costa Rican coach Jeaustin Campos resigned from Real España along with his assistant, Hugo Viegas, citing four months of unpaid wages owed to the technical staff as the main reason.

The National Human Rights Commission reported that 117 children under 18 died violently through August 2026—roughly one every 43 hours—with eight in ten victims aged 15 to 18, prompting officials to call the situation a national emergency that demands stronger prevention and protection.

Two people were killed Saturday afternoon when unknown assailants opened fire on their vehicle in El Pino, Atlántida, alarming the community.

Two young men riding a motorcycle were shot and killed in the La Pita sector of San Luis, Santa Bárbara; authorities have yet to identify the victims or name any suspects.

Also reported by: HCH

Border police arrested two men at the Ceibita checkpoint in Quimistán, Santa Bárbara, during an overnight operation and seized $19,600 in cash from them.