Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's Constitutional Court accepted a constitutional appeal filed on behalf of Scherly Arriaga against prosecutors' refusal to give her access to investigative files in the Permanent Commission case.

Honduran Undersecretary of State Pamela Handal Rivera and El Salvador's Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Mira signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two countries' diplomatic institutes.

Former congressman Denis Castro Bobadilla says Honduras has no coherent foreign policy on migration and blames the government for failing to pursue measures that could extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans in the United States.

Honduras's appellate court upheld a ruling ordering the seizure of $4.2 million tied to a pandemic-era mobile-hospital purchase, funds now held in U.S. bank accounts that the government will seek to recover through international legal assistance once the sentence is final.

Also reported by: Radio HRN, Poder Judicial Honduras, Ministerio Público (X)

Eder Mejía, a member of the Congressional Energy Commission, said the government's electricity-sector reforms—which would forgive debts for users who consume under 200 kWh a month, freeze rates for six months, and regularize illegal connections—are expected to appear in the official gazette next week.

Congressman Carlos Umaña has proposed legislation to keep gamblers and their families from losing property and savings to unchecked betting at casinos and gaming halls, including a voluntary self-exclusion option.

Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero and Seychelles Foreign Minister Barry Faure signed a joint communiqué formally establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations.

A proposal by Liberal congressman Marlon Lara would tighten oversight of the chemical precursors used to make synthetic drugs such as fentanyl, pairing education, monitoring, and penalties to protect young people and national security.

Honduras's traffic authority is weighing whether to outsource the production and printing of driver's licenses to a private company starting in 2027 to ease chronic shortages of plastic, though the DNVT commissioner has not said whether the change would raise fees.

Honduras's campaign-finance authority (UFTF) fined former Liberal presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla L146.4 million (about $5.9 million) for failing to report 21 private donations totaling L73.2 million; Nasralla calls it political persecution, and party leaders deny any role in his campaign finances.

Honduras's maquila exports fell 8.0% year over year through July 2026 to $2.91 billion, dragged down by a $221.3 million drop in textile and apparel sales to the U.S. and fewer electrical-harness shipments, with industry leaders warning of a global trade realignment.

Private-sector credit in Honduras keeps growing, driven mainly by more lending to businesses as the financial system gains liquidity.

Honduras's banking regulator launched a financial-inclusion program for Lenca women in La Paz and Intibucá departments, blending financial education, household budgeting, entrepreneurship, and care-economy training to build economic independence and recognize unpaid care work as central to economic opportunity.

Fosdeh researcher Jorge Henríquez warns that persistent inflation is forcing Honduran families to eat less and worse, switch to cheaper staples, and borrow to cover basic monthly expenses.

Infrastructure officials and local leaders broke ground on about 18 kilometers of new paving toward Salamá in northern Olancho, along with a companion 18.3-kilometer Limones–Puente Quebrada Ulúa stretch that started the same day.

A medical brigade held Friday at Marco Aurelio Soto School in the Oakridge community of Roatán treated about 4,000 patients.

Tegucigalpa's two main reservoirs are projected to recover to 60% capacity at Los Laureles and 40% at La Concepción by the end of the rainy season, but officials warn that rationing will continue through April 2027 to secure supply during the dry months.

Military environmental patrols found about two manzanas of illegally cleared forest near a river in La Masica, Atlántida, and opened an investigation to determine who was responsible.

A bill in the National Congress would introduce Bible reading and moral-values instruction in Honduran public schools through pamphlets stressing respect, service, and family principles, with parental consent required.

Firefighters responded to numerous emergencies across Tegucigalpa on September 24 after intense rainfall, pulling a man from a storm drain, clearing a landslide that blocked the road to Valle de Ángeles, and tackling a sinkhole that threatens about ten homes.

The village of Coyolito in Francisco Morazán has seen a steady exodus of women who moved to Spain for domestic work and elder care, leaving men to run households and raise children while remittances reshape the community's housing and economy.

Keynner Eduardo Santos Meza, a suspect with alleged gang ties, was arrested on September 26 over the March 2026 murder of Darwin Sady Aguilar Centeno, a 31-year-old member of Honduras's LGBTQ+ community, based on security-camera footage.

Edwin Salguero, 35, was shot multiple times by two armed men on motorcycles outside a fast-food restaurant in San Pedro Sula on Saturday; the attackers reportedly fled with about 200,000 lempiras (roughly $8,000) and remain at large.

Also reported by: HCH