Monday, September 14, 2026

Javier Talavera, a lawyer who served as director of the National Agrarian Institute (INA), died Sunday morning in a Tegucigalpa hospital after his condition worsened overnight, drawing condolences from colleagues and campesino organizations tied to the INA.

The Central Bank forecasts annual inflation of 4.98% by December 2026, within its target range of 4.0% plus or minus one percentage point, and expects it to fall further.

Honduras's electricity regulator warns that power-sector reforms passed by Congress remain unsigned and unpublished, holding up their rollout even as daily blackouts persist for lack of generating capacity.

Merchandise imports rose 11.3% year-over-year in the first seven months of 2026, driven mainly by higher purchases of fuel and transport equipment, particularly commercial vehicles.

Honduras raised its temporary fuel subsidy from 50% to 65% to shield households from rising global oil prices, with new prices taking effect September 14 in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.

Neighborhoods across Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela will receive potable water on staggered schedules from September 14 to 18, with start and end times varying by sector.

A new electrical control center with 79 automated devices, built with $13.5 million in South Korean aid, has begun operating in central-southern Honduras to detect faults and restore power faster across the region.

UMAPS shut the Miraflores water-filling station on September 9 during a water emergency in Tegucigalpa, consolidating tank-truck service at two other depots with restricted hours (6 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, starting September 16).

Tegucigalpa's mayor said the Mateo sector overpass will likely open in December, once related road work is finished.

Honduras's Medical Association called a nationwide assembly for September 14 to present 16 demands, including an immediate halt to physician layoffs, salaries adjusted for inflation, and a pledge to devote 12% of the national budget to public health.

The Health Ministry is deploying mobile medical units (UMAC) to rural communities in Olancho, Atlántida, Intibucá, and El Paraíso from September 14–18 and 21–25, offering free consultations, lab work, dental care, X-rays, ultrasound, and mammography.

The National Pedagogical University (UPNFM) is hiring an auditor in Tegucigalpa and a secretary in La Ceiba, each paying L18,444.80 (about $740) a month; applications for the Tegucigalpa post close September 16.

The government plans to install 10,000 Starlink antennas across 8,000 schools nationwide, reaching more than 640,000 students, and will train over 60,000 teachers in artificial intelligence through a partnership with Google for Education.

Cenaos forecasts rain in parts of Honduras on September 15, the country's Independence Day, though conditions will stay mostly dry with temperatures of 30–40°C (86–104°F) beforehand.

The Interior Ministry said public employees will have September 14 and 15 off for Honduras's independence holidays.

Tela is gearing up to welcome roughly 200,000 tourists during Morazán Week (October 7–10), one of the year's busiest tourism stretches, with about 60% of visitors coming from central Honduras departments.

The head of Honduras's national tourism chamber said the part-time employment law, which requires a minimum 18-hour work week, is a poor fit for tourism, and the industry is pushing for hourly employment instead.

Atlético Independiente of Siguatepeque came from a goal down to beat Juticalpa FC 2-1 on Sunday in Matchday 7 of the Apertura 2026 Liga Nacional, deepening the home side's rocky start to the season.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Henry Figueroa headed home the only goal as Marathón beat Olimpia 1–0 in Matchday 7 of the Apertura 2026, handing Olimpia their first loss of the season and lifting Marathón to the top of the table.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Police in Tegucigalpa arrested a woman from Olancho who confessed to faking her own abduction along with her two infants and demanding 300,000 lempiras (about $12,000) from her partner, whom she accused of financial neglect and abuse.

A fire tore through a third-floor clothing warehouse in the Medina neighborhood of San Pedro Sula on September 13, as firefighters battled the blaze and employees tried to salvage inventory.