Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Congress President Tomás Zambrano introduced a bill to repeal a budget provision that caps labor settlements with the State at 80% of benefits paid over three years, arguing the terms should be left to voluntary negotiation between the parties.

Honduras's consumer-protection law and Constitution bar store staff from singling out customers for surveillance based on appearance, skin color, or social class, and those who face such discrimination can file a complaint with the consumer protection office or call 115.

A congressman has proposed raising prison terms to 2–5 years for impaired drivers of light vehicles and 5–10 years for heavy vehicles, aiming to cut traffic deaths tied to alcohol and drug use.

Honduras's judiciary has begun reviewing 1,811 case files at Morocelí Prison in El Paraíso to verify inmates' legal status and identify pending sentence reductions and other penitentiary benefits.

Honduras rose to 51st from 67th among 145 economies in the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Gender Gap Index, with an even sharper jump of 27 places in economic participation and opportunity.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $90.1 million in its October 12 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.9020 per dollar for October 13.

Honduras's Central Bank forecasts year-over-year inflation of 5.0% by December 2026, easing through September 2028 to settle within its target range of 4.0% ± 1.0 percentage point.

A congressman from Yoro has called on Honduras's Forest Conservation Institute to take drastic steps to halt the spread of the destructive bark beetle, which threatens forests nationwide.

Congress set aside funds for a new building at Instituto Juan Manuel Gálvez in Tomalá, Lempira, where 185 students have studied in borrowed spaces for three years because of deteriorating facilities with damaged roofs, plumbing, and wiring.

Honduras's disaster agency issued a 48-hour Green Alert for vulnerable regions, including the Central District and Lake Yojoa, citing heavy rainfall, landslide risk, and flash flooding driven by Caribbean moisture.

Rising water at Lake Yojoa is flooding homes, farmland, and roads in Santa Bárbara and Cortés, displacing hundreds of families and destroying crops as the lake's behavior—tied to hydroelectric dam operations and heavy rains—raises questions about water management.

Real España beat Estrella Roja 1–0 on Sunday to reclaim first place in Honduras's Apertura tournament after nine rounds, with Olimpia close behind in second.

Honduras's naval forces seized a fishing vessel near Cayo Savanna in Gracias a Dios and confiscated 1,200 pounds of lobster and 1,000 pounds of conch caught during the closed season, after crew members allegedly tried to bribe authorities with 80,000 lempiras (about $3,200).

Military police in Naco, Cortés, arrested a 42-year-old man allegedly tied to MS-13 and seized 244 packets of suspected crack and powder cocaine during a patrol.

Also reported by: El Heraldo