Saturday, August 29, 2026 — Morning Edition

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.