Tuesday, October 13, 2026 — Evening Edition

Congress approved reforms that let the CNE and Electoral Court keep operating under temporary leadership while vacancies left by impeachments remain unfilled.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Liberal Party leader Luis Zelaya proposed 12 electoral reforms, including runoff presidential elections, fewer lawmakers, and depoliticized electoral bodies, arguing that restoring democratic credibility demands structural change to Honduras's political system.

Human-rights lawyers warn that Honduras's new anti-terrorism law gives the National Defense and Security Council broad power to intervene in territories and suspend constitutional guarantees without proper congressional oversight.

Congress president Tomás Zambrano ordered the national power utility to roll out a debt-forgiveness program for roughly 80,000 to 100,000 low-consumption households (under 250 kilowatts), requiring only verification of existing debt, as mandated by the Energy Justice Law passed in August.

Honduras's international reserves reached $1.24 billion through September 24, strengthening the country's external position and covering 6.6 months of imports.

Tegucigalpa's city government will meet to examine operating permits for Chinese-owned shops amid public pushback, following complaints from local merchants that the stores undercut prices and hurt sales and jobs.

Honduras's taxi drivers union is threatening a work stoppage next week after failing to reach a deal with transport authorities on fare increases, citing rising fuel prices that are eating into driver incomes.

Honduras's business-confidence index (ICAE) reached 56.7 points in September 2026, its highest for that month in four years, and stayed in expansion territory (above 50.0) for a ninth straight month.

The Private Sector Council is backing the Fourth National Women's ALMA Meeting on October 14 in Tegucigalpa, featuring business networking, an expo, and panels on technology and inclusive economic growth.

Honduras's October 2–11 Morazán holiday drew 1.6 million travelers nationwide and generated L769 million (about $31 million) in economic activity, with overnight stays at tourist destinations up 43 percent, Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler reported.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Radio América Honduras

ENEE will carry out maintenance and infrastructure work on Wednesday, October 14, causing outages of up to eight hours in several departments, including Francisco Morazán, El Paraíso, Atlántida, Cortés, Santa Bárbara, Valle, and Choluteca.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Radio América Honduras

The government will temporarily absorb a 33.5% increase in Utila's average electricity rate, which rose from L 11.20 to L 14.95 per kilowatt-hour, to keep the hike from reaching residents and businesses.

The Public Ministry has received a complaint from a patient who says he was denied care at a Tegucigalpa hospital during doctors' informational assemblies, with spokeswoman Yulissa Gómez saying the case is under review to determine whether any crime was committed before it can go to the appropriate unit.

Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa is offering free mammograms with no medical referral required to promote early detection of breast cancer.

Honduras's health system has had no permanent Health Secretary for more than 10 months, leaving emergency decrees unaccountable and the hospital network without stable management, according to a CESPAD analysis.

Honduras is deploying 350 technical teams to map coffee farms and issue the non-deforestation certificates required by the European Union's deforestation regulation, which affects roughly half the country's coffee exports to Europe.

Honduras's under-17 national team arrived in Spain to play friendlies against the reserve squads of Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with European-based players joining on-site.

Motagua's leading scorer filed a complaint with FIFA's football tribunal alleging that Olancho FC unlawfully ended his contract in August after questioning his injury recovery.

Congress approved a special law to help Honduran migrants return and bring back their household goods, but it remains stalled pending technical regulations from the Finance Ministry and Customs authorities, a congresswoman said.

Honduras's Foreign Ministry issued an urgent appeal to locate five Honduran migrants and urged their families to contact the migration protection directorate, though authorities did not say why the five are being sought.

More than 50,000 Hondurans have been deported and returned home, but the government has yet to hand out the 2,500 lempiras (about $100) per person it promised returnees, according to the Mennonite Social Action Commission.

Honduran attorney Disney Thompson, based in the United States, warned that fraud targeting asylum seekers is rising, with scammers falsely promising political asylum and residency while only arranging work permits, and some lawyers failing to represent clients at immigration hearings.

Mario Roberto Escobar, 48, died after his brother attacked him with a machete during a family argument in the San Isidro neighborhood of Puerto Cortés; the circumstances remain under investigation.

A man known as 'El Abuelo' is suspected of shooting three people—two men and a woman—in the village of Las Vegas in Ocotepeque's La Labor municipality after they tried to stop him from forcibly taking a young woman.