Tuesday, September 1, 2026 — Evening Edition

Congressman Godofredo Fajardo plans to introduce legislation raising pay for entry-level National Police officers and guaranteeing benefits, following meetings with Security Minister Gerson Velásquez.

Congressman Marco Tulio Rodríguez, of the Liberal Party, said electricity-sector reforms should include a law against energy theft and require public bidding rather than direct contracts, which he argued would spare Hondurans inflated costs and rigged deals.

Tegucigalpa's mayor and government agencies announced faster work on the San José reservoir, the delivery of more than 7 million gallons to affected neighborhoods, the repair of 15 groundwater wells, watershed protection, and price monitoring to ease the water shortage gripping the capital.

The national utility ENEE announced scheduled outages on September 1 in Choloma (8:45 a.m.–2:45 p.m.), Yoro and Santa Cruz de Yojoa (9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.), and Tegucigalpa (8:10 a.m.–4:10 p.m.) for grid maintenance and equipment installation.

In Honduras's dry corridor, a 57-year-old farmer in Intibucá is raising tilapia in a pond on his land, with training and support from World Vision, diversifying his family's food and income as prolonged droughts threaten traditional crops.

A severe drought in Guajiquiro, La Paz, has wiped out corn and bean crops for about 1,500 farming families across 44 communities, threatening food supplies and forcing residents to seek other income as the municipality requests 4.5 million lempiras a month, roughly $180,000, in government aid.

A severe drought battering southern Honduras has destroyed crops, and farmers are pleading for September rains to salvage the year's final harvest.

Honduran forward Keyrol Figueroa, son of defender Maynor Figueroa, has left Liverpool on loan this season to Port Vale in England's fourth division to win regular first-team minutes and keep developing.

Honduras national team coach José Francisco Molina says midfielder Kervin Arriaga's transfer to AEK Athens is a step forward, since the Greek club will play in the Champions League.

A law exempting returning Honduran migrants from import duties on household goods, tools, and vehicles remains unenforced because Customs has yet to issue the required regulations.

Firefighters battled a major blaze at a tire shop in Comayagüela's Zonal Belén sector on September 1, sending a towering column of black smoke over Tegucigalpa as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby businesses.

A man identified as Adán, who sold mobile phone credits, was found shot dead in the Lomas de Medina neighborhood of Puerto Cortés on August 31, his motorcycle left behind at the scene.

Josué Enríquez and Yair Vega, both 17, have been missing from Baracoa, Puerto Cortés, since Wednesday, and their families are asking the public for help finding them.

William Alexander Cáceres Castro, 27, a mototaxi driver from La Entrada, was killed Monday in Quebrada Seca after being chased by unknown assailants on a motorcycle; authorities are investigating the motive.