Tuesday, September 8, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's Appellate Criminal Court ruled inadmissible an amparo (constitutional protection) appeal by retired general Roosevelt Hernández, who faces charges of inciting discrimination and violating fundamental rights over military social-media posts targeting journalists; the case now moves to the Constitutional Court, with a preliminary hearing set for September 14.

Also reported by: El Heraldo

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its public-charge inadmissibility rule, effective September 18, 2026, which will affect Honduran and other migrants seeking to adjust status and obtain permanent residency by weighing their financial self-sufficiency and potential reliance on government benefits.

Miskitu community members have occupied the Gracias a Dios regional education office for ten days, demanding the reinstatement of director Robinson Álvarez Martínez and vowing to keep protesting until authorities respond.

Honduras's Attorney General's Office (PGR) has appealed a judge's decision to dismiss money-laundering and fraud charges against former president Juan Orlando Hernández, arguing the judge improperly excluded 58% of the prosecution's evidence and wrongly demanded direct rather than circumstantial proof in an organized-crime case.

The Central Bank of Honduras sold $93.1 million in its daily currency auction on September 7, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.8743 per dollar for September 8.

Honduras's National Congress and the World Food Programme signed a technical cooperation agreement to tackle severe drought across more than 100 municipalities, targeting immediate food aid along with longer-term irrigation and agricultural infrastructure.

Honduras's net international reserves reached $11.6 billion on September 4, up $1.3 billion since January and enough to cover 6.7 months of imports.

Employers not yet enrolled can register with Honduras's private pension system (RAP) through September 28 without penalties, back payments, or fees, a push to widen coverage and give workers access to housing loans and retirement benefits.

Roatán opened a new sanitary landfill on Monday, a more than L80 million (roughly $3.2 million) project that replaces a decades-old dump and includes tracking systems for waste trucks; officials plan to eventually turn the old site into a public park.

Agents from Honduras's criminal investigation agency and health regulator raided the Medisan clinic in San Pedro Sula on September 7, a week after a La Prensa investigation exposed a scheme of luring patients with free consultations and then pressuring them into costly treatments based on dubious diagnostic devices.

The Bay Islands municipality of José Santos Guardiola has begun rolling out a 2026 plan to teach basic literacy and help young adults and children finish primary school, adding STEM subjects alongside reading and writing.

Tegucigalpa will celebrate its 448th anniversary from September 19–27 with a free carnival headlined by reggaeton artist Ozuna, a children's show, and a multi-day fair at the Olympic Village offering rides, food, and live music.

President Nasry Asfura announced an electronic card system to modernize visitor access at Copán Ruins, part of a broader effort to boost tourism at the 1,600-year-old archaeological site.

Honduran midfielder Kervin Arriaga is set to make his UEFA Champions League debut on Tuesday as AEK Athens faces Austrian side LASK in the competition's league-phase opener.

Marathón's Argentine forward Nicolás Messiniti leads the Apertura 2026 scoring chart with five goals after a two-goal outing on Matchday 6, ahead of Estrella Roja's Edilson Gómez with four.

Jorge Benjamín Martínez Ramos, 27, a Salvadoran who had lived in Yarula, La Paz, for six months, was identified after being found bagged in a Marcala sewer on August 27; authorities are investigating how he died.

Honduras's Naval Forces seized 800 gallons of smuggled fuel, three boats, and satellite communications equipment in a raid on clandestine supply points north of Caratasca in Gracias a Dios, disrupting a transnational crime network's Caribbean logistics.

Federal court documents show the Valle Valle organization used couriers to smuggle cocaine through US airports between 2005 and 2014, with proceeds funneled back to Honduras.