Monday, September 21, 2026

Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the US citizenship a Honduran man obtained in 2008, alleging he concealed a 1999 deportation order issued under a different name and hid his prior immigration history when he naturalized.

A Libre lawmaker endorsed a localized state of emergency in high-violence municipalities, saying past use cut homicides and calling for human-rights oversight and temporary rather than permanent deployment.

The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa is hiring a mail-room assistant at L294,594 a year (about $11,800), requiring a high-school diploma, one year of customer-service or office experience, fluency in English and Spanish, and a valid driver's license; applications close September 24.

The Central Bank of Honduras raised its policy interest rate to 6%, a decision that now falls to President Roberto Lagos, who as an outside critic in 2024 had warned that similar increases by the previous government risked raising loan costs across the financial system.

Fuel prices have pushed up operating costs for Honduran companies by 15%, especially in transport and distribution, while pricier goods and services erode household purchasing power and force businesses to look for ways to cut costs.

Frustrated by stalled government water projects, residents of Cerro Colorado in Lempira are pooling their own money and materials to drill a well for their basic water needs.

Health authorities are tracking a 2026 surge in dengue (8,825 confirmed cases through August), measles (14 confirmed cases after a 29-year absence), whooping cough, and botfly myiasis, with vaccination coverage at just 60% nationwide.

The Honduran Medical College has summoned physicians nationwide to an emergency briefing on Sunday at 7 a.m.

A thick mass of sargassum seaweed blanketed Omoa's beach in Cortés on Friday morning, forcing fishermen to stop work and trapping fish that had to be rescued.

The rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras says the school has secured funding to keep offering free campus transportation to about 20,000 students during the third academic period.

Heavy rain Saturday night in Tegucigalpa caused 10 floods, a sinkhole, a landslide, a cave-in, a downed tree, and a damaged pedestrian bridge across several neighborhoods, with an overflowing stream flooding workshops and homes in Hato de Enmedio.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

The Atlantic basin has produced five tropical storms but no hurricanes through mid-September 2026—well below the typical four by this date—as strengthening El Niño conditions in the Pacific suppress Atlantic storm development.

Climate expert César Quintanilla expects Honduras's 2026 rainy season to end by late October, with little to no rain in November, when cold fronts typically arrive, aside from scattered showers on the north coast.

Honduras plans to invest about L163 million (roughly $6.5 million) to restore the National Newspaper Archive and Houses of Culture in Valle de Ángeles, Choluteca, Santa Rosa de Copán, and Intibucá, prioritizing preservation over reconstruction.

Prosecutors have charged 11 current and former Central Bank of Honduras employees with negligent embezzlement for letting ex-prosecutor Francia Medina remove L88.8 million (about $3.5 million) in seized evidence from bank vaults without proper authorization.

Employees of the fraudulent clinic Nueva Med say its Colombian management faked medical credentials, silenced workers with confidentiality contracts, and used call centers with Honduran databases to recruit patients for costly sham treatments.

Authorities arrested Orbin Enrique Velásquez Mendoza, alias Torba, a 29-year-old suspected member of the Berna criminal organization, on a warrant tied to the June 2024 kidnapping and disappearance of José Octavio Sosa Méndez and 11 others near Puerto Cortés.

Also reported by: El Heraldo

Dozens of Honduran men, women and families left San Pedro Sula on September 20 for the Corinto border crossing with Guatemala, in what appears to be the first such caravan of 2026.

Lawyers for engineer Salvador Nasralla have asked Honduras's Electoral Court to overturn and void a clean-politics ruling against him.

Honduras's new Energy Justice Law, passed by Congress on August 31 with 78 votes, has yet to appear in the official gazette and cannot take effect until the President signs or vetoes it; business groups say quick implementation is critical to the country's electricity crisis.

Congress reconvenes Monday, September 21, after a recess for Children's Day and Independence Day, moving to a four-day work week through the end of the month to clear 14 stalled bills from a priority package and to take up electoral reforms, criminal-justice changes and the 2027 budget.

Prices across Honduras's basic food basket are climbing on higher fuel costs and weather damage, putting traditional December holiday meals out of reach for many families, a food-security researcher at UNAH warns.

Honduras's taxi association has ruled out raising fares despite higher fuel costs, instead pressing the government for compensatory bonuses and vehicle-gas subsidies to cover operating expenses as it competes with ride-hailing apps and illegal services.

UMAPS will deliver water to dozens of neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela on September 22, with service times varying by sector under a rotation schedule running through October 31.

The national utility ENEE will cut power to neighborhoods across Honduras on September 22 for planned grid maintenance, with outages lasting one to six hours depending on location.

Honduras's capital is under a red alert for water shortages even as heavy rains this week threaten flooding, with the mayor warning that about 90% of drainage and stream blockages stem from trash and abandoned vehicles.

Tegucigalpa's city government has suspended the Capital Fest festival planned for this weekend, citing a red drought alert and yellow rain alert over the capital and putting public safety first.

A pickup carrying a family was swept away by a swollen river between Nueva Suyapa and Agua Fría in Comayagua on September 20; all three occupants—Darwin Montoya Suazo, 36; Rosario Montoya Suazo, 42; and Lester Velásquez Montoya, 6—were found dead.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

About 400 farmers in Valle Department received 400,000 pounds of sorghum and corn silage from the Agriculture Ministry to feed livestock during the drought, part of a 1.2 million-lempira (about $48,000) program spanning nine municipalities.

Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina said Honduras is ready to launch cloud-seeding operations across 1.8 to 2 million hectares, mainly in the drought-stricken Dry Corridor, once suitable clouds form and the remaining equipment arrives.

The Honduran Institute of Land Transport will issue a temporary special permit costing 2,800 lempiras (about $112) to unlicensed tour operators in Roatán, letting them keep working while they complete the steps to legalize their vehicles.

The Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort & Spa in West Bay has won a Michelin Key, a prestigious international honor for exceptional hotels and another global nod to Honduras's luxury hospitality sector.

Concacaf has confirmed the four semifinalists for the 2026 Central American Cup, with Honduran clubs Olimpia and Motagua advancing; the semifinals and a play-in round run October 20–29 to fill two more spots in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.

The Houston Astros honored Honduran utility player Mauricio Dubón with a three-minute video at Minute Maid Park as he returned with the Atlanta Braves, marking his role in the 2022 World Series title and his standing as Honduras's first World Series winner and Gold Glove recipient in the majors.

Three men described as members of the Devil's Cartel were arrested in connection with a mass killing in Las Cañas, Sulaco, that left five people dead and a woman shot in the shoulder; authorities plan to charge them with murder, criminal association and terrorism.

Also reported by: HCH