Monday, August 31, 2026

The president of Congress said lawmakers will resume debate Tuesday on reforms to Honduras's electricity sector, with party caucuses still negotiating their differences ahead of a planned third and final vote.

Honduras's seized-assets office (OABI) is accepting bids through September 3 for 2,400 quintals (about 108 metric tons) of confiscated coffee stored in Santa Rosa de Copán, made up of 2,200 quintals of premium-grade beans and 200 of lower-grade stock.

The municipality of Lepaterique received heavy machinery that Mayor Henry Mejía says will save L10–20 million a year (about $400,000–$800,000) in road-repair costs, freeing funds for education, health, and water infrastructure across its 130 communities.

The University of North America, based in Virginia, is offering 50 to 100 scholarships covering up to 50% of tuition for Honduran professionals pursuing master's degrees in business, IT, cybersecurity, finance, and related fields.

Hondurans who earned undergraduate or graduate degrees abroad can have them officially recognized by submitting documents to the National Autonomous University's Higher Education Directorate, including the original diploma, transcripts, course syllabi, and proof that the foreign institution is legally accredited.

Honduran striker Dereck Moncada headed in a third-minute goal as FC Lugano beat Sion 2–1 away in the Swiss Super League, bringing his total to five goals in 289 minutes across league, cup, and UEFA play.

Honduran midfielder Bryan Acosta, on as a substitute in the 86th minute, scored a spectacular goal in the 90th as Nashville SC routed FC Cincinnati 4-0 in MLS play, stretching its lead atop the Eastern Conference.

A San Pedro Sula lawyer accused of revealing a protected witness's identity was released on condition of checking in with authorities twice a month, pending trial on charges of obstructing justice.

A woman identified as Winiker Elena Galeas Alvarado was shot dead on the La Vega highway in Tegucigalpa on August 28, when unknown assailants shot her multiple times and left flowers at the scene.

Also reported by: HCH, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Radio HRN

Maikel García curled in a spectacular free kick in first-half stoppage time to hand newly promoted Estrella Roja a 1–0 lead over league leader Olimpia in the fifth round of the 2026 Apertura.

Honduran forward Luis Palma came off the bench and scored his first goal of the Polish league season in stoppage time to give Lech Poznan a 3–2 win away at Widzew Łódz.

A National Police inspector was killed in a firefight with suspected members of Gang 18 in the Rivera Hernández neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, and police said they arrested several suspects in the operation.

Jeremías López Hernández, 27, was chased down on a motorcycle and shot dead in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Juticalpa on August 29, and police investigating the killing have yet to establish a motive.

Mario Roberto Flores Mejía, a Honduran fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list since 2007 with a $250,000 reward, was handed over to US authorities after a Honduran judge approved his extradition to face charges in Philadelphia over the 2000 kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of a five-year-old girl.