Saturday, September 12, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's Supreme Court declared September 14 a judicial holiday for Independence Day but ordered all scheduled hearings and essential court operations to go ahead as usual.

A coalition of civil-society groups is pressing Congress to urgently pass a comprehensive law shielding children from sexual abuse, pointing to alarming figures: 57 girls suffer sexual violence every day in Honduras, yet authorities log only one report every 3.2 hours, and seven in ten cases occur within the family.

Tegucigalpa's city government has banned the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol on September 15 along Boulevard Suyapa and at the National Stadium during Independence Day celebrations, with fines of 5,000 to 15,000 lempiras for violators.

Trash has piled up in San Pedro Sula's streets, markets, and waterways since April, with the city's waste contractor, Sulambiente, covering only 80% of its collection routes despite municipal fines and resident complaints about health and drainage risks.

Honduras's grid faces a 40-megawatt shortfall between 6 and 10 p.m., when peak demand reaches 2,130 MW against a maximum supply of 2,050 MW, a gap worsened by solar shutdowns at dusk and canceled regional imports.

Utila's municipal government held talks with South Korean companies on cooperation in renewable energy, water, sanitation, and environmental protection, including a feasibility study for a solar power system on the island.

Honduras's social-security institute, the IHSS, will operate only its emergency and hemodialysis units on September 15, Independence Day, with all other services closed for the national holiday.

Health authorities in the Bay Islands reported 269 suspected dengue cases as of September 9, 252 without warning signs and 17 with alarm signs; no deaths have been confirmed, though seven people were hospitalized.

Honduras's Education Ministry has set September 28 to October 2 as the Morazán Week break, a five-day closure for preschool through secondary students that is separate from the October 7–9 public holiday for workers.

Honduras's Education Ministry announced a four-day school closure from September 14 to 17 covering Independence Day on September 15 and Honduran Teachers' Day on September 17, with classes resuming September 18.

Millions of required textbooks remain undelivered across Honduras as the academic year nears its end, disrupting classroom instruction nationwide.

Honduran forward Dereck Moncada set up a goal in Lugano's 2–2 draw with Young Boys in the Swiss Super League on Saturday, his first assist in the top division.

Honduras's national blind football (football 5) team won the Central American championship, taking individual honors for the tournament's best goalkeeper and most valuable player.

FC Dallas has loaned striker Jaidyn Contreras, a Houston-born player eligible for Honduras, the United States, or Mexico, to Mexico's Tigres UANL through June 30, 2027 with a purchase option, after he helped the US U-20 team finish runners-up in the Concacaf championship.

Honduras placed fifth in the medal count at the 22nd Central American Student Sports Games, with young athletes competing across multiple sports in the regional championship.

Honduran naval and air forces, working with the Prosecutor's Office, seized 1,661 kilograms of cocaine packed in 55 bundles off Gracias a Dios and arrested four Hondurans in a Friday operation in the Caribbean.

A 61-year-old woman from Catacamas was detained at La Ceiba's Golosón Airport on Thursday after customs inspectors found she could not account for $11,629 in cash; prosecutors are investigating possible money laundering.

Also reported by: Radio América

A court wrapped up the evidence phase on September 10 in the trial of Jarol Rolando Perdomo Sarmiento, accused of killing nursing student Keyla Patricia Martínez, who died in police custody in Intibucá in February 2021; the judge will set closing arguments after a final site inspection.

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