Monday, September 14, 2026 — Evening Edition

President Nasry Asfura said his government is weighing whether to reinstate a state of exception—which suspends ordinary law in targeted municipalities or departments—to bolster security in the most violent zones, though he has not said which areas would be affected.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $72.8 million on September 11, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.8833 per dollar for September 12–14.

The Commercial Registry for Francisco Morazán will close Monday, September 14, and Tuesday, September 15, and reopen for normal hours Wednesday, September 16.

The Pope Francis Bridge in Tegucigalpa, undergoing structural reinforcement with prestressed cables and carbon fiber, will not reopen until December, later than an earlier target date.

The national utility ENEE says no outages are scheduled for September 15, Honduras's Independence Day, though planned maintenance will resume September 16 after the two-day holiday.

Tegucigalpa's mayor announced the activation of 15 municipal wells, at a cost of 600,000 to 1.5 million lempiras ($24,000–$60,000) each, to relieve pressure on the capital's reservoirs and extend water to thousands of households amid severe scarcity.

The Los Laureles and La Concepción reservoirs that supply Tegucigalpa stand at 26.74% and 25.33% capacity, just above the 25% critical threshold, and rationing could stretch from 9 to 12 days if levels keep falling.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

Residents of Tegucigalpa's Alameda neighborhood say a sidewalk near the Childhood Cancer Foundation has collapsed from moisture off a nearby stream, creating a hazard for pedestrians and the elderly.

Honduras's Health Ministry says most health facilities will stay open on September 15, with hospitals offering emergency care only, while primary-care centers and emergency clinics run normally during the holiday.

An Oxfam report on the dry corridor across El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras warns that El Niño-linked drought has slashed grain harvests, killed livestock, cut water access, and forced families to buy costly food, hitting rural women and children hardest and raising the risk of malnutrition.

Thirty-two schools will parade through San Pedro Sula on September 15 starting at 7 a.m. and ending at Plaza Las Banderas, part of Honduras's 205th independence-day celebrations.

The San Pedro Sula Philharmonic Orchestra gave a gala concert at Roatán's Pristine Bay Beach Club on September 13, pairing classical music with environmental videomapping of the Bay Islands to raise funds for its November 30 debut at New York's Carnegie Hall, where it will become the first Central American orchestra to perform.

Honduras's Tourism Ministry is launching a campaign for the October 7–10 Morazánica holiday, projecting more than 500,000 travelers and encouraging domestic tourism to keep spending at home, while promoting lesser-known destinations alongside traditional coastal and archaeological sites.

The boat Reel Secret took the Billfish category at the Roatán International Fishing Tournament, claiming a historic first-place prize of nearly 2 million lempiras in what organizers call Central America's largest sportfishing purse.

Honduran Mauricio Dubón notched three hits and a stolen base and made a spectacular diving catch, helping the Atlanta Braves win the series against Philadelphia 2–1 despite a 9–4 loss in the finale.

The Foreign Ministry has repatriated the bodies of 264 Hondurans who died abroad—mostly in the United States—in 2026, up 44% from 183 in the same period last year, with 173 more requests still pending.

Authorities arrested two men said to be Pandilla 18 members during an operation on Tegucigalpa's peripheral ring road; police say they face drug-trafficking charges and had been sought for months.

Also reported by: HCH

Police in Puerto Cortés arrested a mason who had eluded authorities for 17 years on an outstanding warrant for vehicle thefts in the Sula Valley, issued by a San Pedro Sula court in September 2009.