Friday, October 9, 2026 — Morning Edition

Eliseo Henríquez Joya, a 35-year-old Honduran living illegally in Houston, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for leading a ring that smuggled nearly 200 people into the United States in modified cargo trucks and refrigerated trailers with sealed, unventilated compartments.

The head of Consumer Protection said inspectors are testing fuel stations to confirm that pumps dispense the stated amount, that LPG cylinders hold the correct volume, and that the diesel tax cut is being applied across the country.

A Central Bank survey of Hondurans abroad found that the departments of Cortés and Francisco Morazán receive the most remittances, that mothers are the main recipients, and that household expenses account for half of all remittance spending.

Brazilian investors are weighing the feasibility of commercial soy farming and a biodiesel plant in Honduras, a move that could add an agricultural processing sector to the country's economy.

The Central Bank of Honduras sold $99.4 million at its October 6 currency auction, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L 26.89 per dollar for the week of October 7–12.

The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa announced two permanent, full-time positions in its public affairs section, paying about L45,134 a month (roughly $1,800) for a 40-hour week.

The World Bank projects Honduras will grow 3.4% this year, ranking it sixth among the Central American and Caribbean nations in the SICA bloc, behind the Dominican Republic (4.7%) and El Salvador (4.5%).

State power utility ENEE said no outages are scheduled for October 9, but warned that storms, vehicles striking poles, and equipment failures could still cause unexpected disruptions.

A woman in Santa Bárbara gave birth at the roadside during the Semana Morazánica holiday after firefighters answered her call for help; mother and newborn girl are both in good health.

The theft of a digital electroencephalograph worth L1.3 million (about $50,000) from the neonatal unit at Hospital Escuela has prompted the government to order a nationwide audit of medical equipment inventories and procurement at all hospitals.

The Ulúa River at El Progreso, Yoro, rose from 2 meters to 3.80 meters, sending water into low-lying areas and breaching a levee in the San José del Cayo and Miller sectors, where streets are now flooded.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez celebrated the life and priestly devotion of Monsignor Teodoro Gómez at a funeral mass in Choluteca Cathedral, honoring his decades of service to the Catholic Church in Honduras.

Tourism officials project that about 500,000 Hondurans will travel to destinations at home during Semana Morazánica (October 5–11), generating more than 300,000 direct and indirect jobs and an estimated 600 million lempiras (about $24 million) in economic activity.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

Residents of Ojo de Agua, Comayagua, are nearing completion of a new covered futsal court with synthetic turf, a project CONDEPOR revived after a long pause and is now inspecting before handing it over to the municipality.

Honduran shortstop Mauricio Dubón and the Atlanta Braves were knocked out of the Major League Baseball playoffs with a 4–1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of their divisional series.

Gerson David Roque Dubón, alias "Broxi," a suspected Gang 18 coordinator arrested October 5 in El Pedregal, was ordered held in pretrial detention on terrorism charges; police records show prior arrests for murder and drug trafficking.

A 28-year-old Honduran woman was detained at the airport in La Lima as she tried to board a flight to the United States with a fraudulent US visa that airline and immigration staff spotted during boarding.