Friday, October 2, 2026 — Evening Edition

Congress President Tomás Zambrano announced that Honduras will host the 2028 Ibero-American Parliamentary Forum, a gathering of regional lawmakers expected to take up security, organized crime, and climate change.

Honduras's audit tribunal found that Fundaniquem (the Burn Foundation) hired staff without following proper procedures in 2019–2020, among them relatives of director Omar Elías Mejía Zúniga, who confirmed that his daughter, a niece, and another relative now work there as medical staff.

Also reported by: HCH

The San Pedro Sula municipal government approved a reallocation of L25.3 million (about $1 million) to clear overdue payments to construction contractors and service providers, with L17.7 million set aside for contractor accounts and L7.6 million for short-term commercial bills.

Honduras wrapped up a three-day GAFILAT regional meeting in Roatán with representatives from 18 member countries, advancing cooperation on preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and weapons proliferation.

Darwin Ponce, president of the consumer advocacy group Artículo 19, says Honduras lacks adequate fuel-storage capacity, forcing weekly purchases at current prices instead of bulk buying when prices drop.

The Public Prosecutor's Office is running 12 enforcement operations nationwide during Morazán Week to check for fair pricing, senior-citizen discounts, sanitary conditions in stores and transit, and compliance with rules protecting consumer rights and health.

The Central Bank allocated $85.6 million in its October 1 currency auction, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.8925 per dollar for October 2.

Congressional committees on mining and transport met with government agencies and the private sector to weigh the impact of rising fuel costs and find ways to ease the burden on Hondurans, with fuel subsidies having cost the government more than L1.3 billion so far in 2026.

A meeting between the government and transport leaders over fuel costs ended without agreement; transporters proposed suspending fuel taxes through year-end and revising the pricing formula, but the Finance Ministry said any relief would require finding offsetting revenue.

The head of Honduras's fuel distributors association says the country has no national energy policy and reacts to crises rather than planning ahead, warning that fuel strategy is critical to economic stability.

Coffee exports in the 2025–26 harvest year, which ended September 30, earned Honduras $2.285 billion, according to the head of the Honduran Coffee Institute.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's 721 active production cooperatives created more than 16,200 jobs and reported sales topping L1.46 billion (about $59 million) in the first half of 2026.

Honduras's national electricity company opened a three-month grace period for users with illegal or irregular connections to formalize their service without facing administrative or criminal penalties for electricity theft.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

The Bay Islands Chamber of Commerce urged authorities to act quickly on deteriorating conditions at La Ceiba's coastal shipping port, citing shallow-water access problems and infrastructure damage that threaten maritime links and island businesses after a Safeway Maritime vessel partially sank at the dock.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras, Once Noticias

The national electricity company announced an eight-hour outage on October 3 across multiple communities in Comayagua department for routine maintenance on a distribution circuit.

Engineer Miguel Arriaga warns that Honduras's state power company is under severe financial strain from high generation costs, reduced hydroelectric output amid drought, and years-long delays in signing new capacity contracts, leaving ENEE unable to recover more than L6 billion (about $240 million) in costs over six months.

Health authorities told a PAHO governing council in Washington that Honduras has upgraded 256 clinics with AI-assisted video colposcopy and "See and Treat" training to speed care for women.

Honduras's physicians are holding assemblies nationwide despite government claims of progress on back pay, citing database errors and unclear employment categories that complicate resolving their salaries.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

A report by the International Organization for Migration finds that 68% of children and teenagers who have returned to Honduras are eager to continue their education, as the country weighs the challenges and institutional support needed for lasting reintegration.

Honduras's National Autonomous University placed 181–190 in QS's 2027 Latin America and Caribbean rankings, up from 201–250 a year earlier and now the country's top-ranked institution with a score of 33.7 points.

CONCACAF upheld Honduras's appeal and annulled forward Dereck Moncada's red card from the Jamaica match, clearing him to play Friday's Nations League game against Martinique.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Wilson Noel Quintero Guzmán, a former Honduran Army officer, escaped after being lured to Russia by a fake Facebook job ad promising security work and then forced into combat; he is now telling his story to warn other Hondurans about such recruitment schemes.

A couple, Erik Daniel Bonilla and Paola Orellana, were killed by gunmen on motorcycles in Zamora, Tocoa; the motive is unknown and police are investigating.