Monday, September 28, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's human-rights commission is urging Congress to pass a Missing Persons Law that would unify state search efforts, make enforced disappearance a crime against humanity, and protect families' property rights.

A caravan of about 300 Hondurans and other Central Americans, dubbed 'Fe y Esperanza,' reached Tapachula, Mexico, after leaving San Pedro Sula and crossing Guatemala, with members hoping to push north — some bound for the United States, others willing to stay in Mexico if they can regularize their status.

Libre party congresswoman Dunia Jiménez has introduced a bill to permanently halve the Siglo XXI municipal vehicle tax in San Pedro Sula, arguing that rising living costs and multi-vehicle households — where families can pay up to L15,000 (about $600) a year — have stretched working-class budgets too thin.

Honduras's Attorney General and Supreme Court presented the country's anti-trafficking progress at the UN's 15th Crime Prevention Congress in Abu Dhabi, spotlighting plans for specialized prosecutors and reformed criminal legislation.

Social organizations and civil-society groups warn that a new law targeting terrorist organizations, gangs, and maras, passed by Congress, relies on vague concepts that could criminalize legitimate protest, land defense, journalism, and civic advocacy.

A cybersecurity investigation found that Chinese-linked hackers used malware called SparroWocky to spy on and remotely control government systems in eight Latin American countries, including Honduras, between mid-2025 and 2026.

CGT labor leader Daniel Durón called on the government, Congress, and businesses to take steps to blunt the impact of rising fuel costs on Honduran households, citing particular concern over how diesel drives up transport, energy, and consumer prices.

Economist Amparo Canales says just 10 of Honduras's 105 budget institutions control more than 70% of resources, and she urges officials to review 2026 spending — only 60% executed by late September — before setting the 2027 allocations.

The state utility ENEE will cut power on September 29 to neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Olancho, and Valle for scheduled maintenance, equipment installation, and construction, with outages running from early morning through evening.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

Nelson Márquez announced plans to drill 250 wells in Honduran communities that face serious water shortages without them.

A viral TikTok video shows relatives of patients at Honduras's main public hospital, the Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, sleeping on cardboard and floors as they wait for news of loved ones, underscoring the lack of basic shelter and resources for companions who come from distant municipalities.

An 11-year-old girl in San Pedro Sula's Lomas del San Juan neighborhood was severely injured, losing her ear, when a pitbull attacked her on her way home from school; her mother is seeking medical help and the animal's removal from the area.

NASA and Mexican university satellites offer near-daily tracking of sargassum drifting across the Caribbean toward Honduras's northern coast, and public tools like UNAM's Sargassum Viewer let beachgoers watch the patches and gauge how far they are from shore.

Honduras completed its first cloud-seeding operation on September 26, releasing silver iodide from an aircraft over moisture-laden clouds to coax rain over drought-hit areas, with about 20 more flights planned over the next two to three months.

Also reported by: La Prensa, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Once Noticias, Radio América Honduras

Moisture converging from the Caribbean and Pacific, along with a surface trough, will bring light to moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with lightning across Honduras.

Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler said visitor arrivals rose more than 18% in the first half of 2026 and forecast year-end tourism revenue of $820 million to $840 million, up from $780 million in 2025, with the sector supporting more than 300,000 direct jobs.

Honduras is sending a delegation to the XII Central American Student Sports Games for Students with Disabilities, set for October 25–31 in Retalhuleu, Guatemala, with national disability and sports commissions coordinating the effort.

Honduran utility player Mauricio Dubón hit his 12th home run of the 2026 season with the Atlanta Braves, a career high for a single MLB season.

Honduras's armed forces destroyed illegal coca and marijuana plantations in Olancho and Colón, seizing about 22,000 coca plants across four acres in Dulce Nombre de Culmí and 7,000 marijuana plants on two acres near Tocoa as part of nationwide anti-drug operations.

Also reported by: Ministerio Público (X), Radio América Honduras