Saturday, September 26, 2026

Congress opened its first regional office in San Pedro Sula, where representatives from all four political parties in Cortés will serve constituents and municipal officials without requiring a trip to Tegucigalpa.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano proposed a reform that would let funds seized from organized crime pay for police, prosecutors, courts, and the military even before a final conviction, rather than tying up the money during ongoing trials.

Honduras's campaign-finance watchdog (UFTF) defended a 146.4-million-lempira fine against former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla, saying its month-long investigation found 73.2 million lempiras in undisclosed private donations that were never properly reported.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Radio América Honduras

Attorney General Pablo Emilio Reyes is asking for a budget increase to L2.9 billion (about $116 million) and roughly two to three times the current 796 prosecutors to bolster the Public Ministry's ability to investigate organized crime and pursue serious offenses.

A technical reform panel handed Honduras's electoral authority (UFTF) proposals to tighten campaign-finance regulation, including an independent budget, autonomy from the electoral council (CNE), merit-based appointments, and a public registry of private donors.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

COHEP, Honduras's business council, met with Congress's labor committee to review the Part-Time Employment Law, pressing for technical dialogue to strengthen legal frameworks that encourage investment and formal job creation.

At the UN General Assembly, Honduras and the Global Partnership for Education announced roughly $70 million for 'Toward a More Inclusive Education: Transforming Rural Schools,' a program to widen and improve access to rural schools.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $92.9 million in foreign exchange on September 24, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L26.8931 per dollar for September 25.

The third Honduran Coffee Expo 2026 runs through September 26 in Comayagua, focused on connecting producers, roasters, and retailers through tastings, masterclasses, a business forum, and a competitive filtering championship.

Liberal congressman Jhosy Toscano introduced a proposal to improve drinking-water service in several Cantarranas neighborhoods, which would benefit about 23,000 residents.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler inspected ongoing paving and modernization work on several roads in Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, including a southern bypass meant to ease congestion and keep heavy traffic out of the city center.

Dr. Mario Javier García Martínez, former director of Forensic Medicine and a specialist in legal and forensic medicine who taught at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, died of a heart attack.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

A walkout by the Honduran Medical Association has canceled roughly 30,000 outpatient consultations at public hospitals in recent weeks, with physicians holding further assemblies on September 25 to press demands over salaries, contracts, and working conditions.

The government announced a renovation and expansion of Siguatepeque's public clinic at a cost of more than 42 million lempiras (about $1.7 million), to be finished in eleven months, with upgrades to emergency, obstetrics, pharmacy, and physical therapy services.

Sargassum coverage in the western Caribbean near Honduras totaled roughly 1.7 million metric tons in August, down from July's peaks but still above historical norms, and the University of South Florida expects it to keep declining in the coming months.

Rains since September 19 have killed three people in Siguatepeque and set off floods, landslides, and sinkholes across Honduras; firefighters are still searching for a driver swept away by the Vallecillo River in Comayagua, while a five-meter sinkhole in Tegucigalpa threatens 14 homes.

A sinkhole up to four meters deep has damaged 12 homes in Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood, and authorities are weighing a precautionary evacuation of about 55 residents — including elderly people and an infant — pending a technical assessment, with an emergency shelter already prepared.

A caravan of about 300 migrants, mostly from Honduras, crossed into Mexico from Guatemala on September 25, hoping to reach the United States or settle in Mexico and citing economic hardship as their reason for leaving.

Franklin Núñez Palacios, a Honduran content creator known as 'La Tafloo,' was arrested in Houston, Texas, on September 25 and faces a preliminary charge of domestic assault against a family member, with questions about his immigration status and possible deportation.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

A study backed by Spanish development agencies found that forced internal displacement among indigenous and Afro-Honduran populations in Gracias a Dios, Atlántida, Cortés, and Yoro has many causes, including violence, land conflicts, territorial control by criminal groups, and human-rights violations.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

Jymme Omar Gómez Cruz, an active member of Honduras's National Special Forces directorate, died of natural causes early Friday in Tegucigalpa; colleagues and friends remembered him as a devoted officer, skilled footballer, and valued friend.