Thursday, October 15, 2026 — Evening Edition

A new law taking effect authorizes the government to budget and pay settlement claims from workers who served in social programs including Vida Mejor, Mejores Familias, and Guías de Familia, with payments spread monthly over as long as 18 months.

The National Congress extended amnesty programs for tax, municipal, vehicle, Social Security, water, and electricity debts through December 31, 2026, giving Hondurans more time to clear their arrears amid economic hardship.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's Judicial School is holding a national training session for court inspectors, led by UN human rights experts and the European Union, focused on judicial independence, workplace discipline, and gender-inclusive investigation practices.

A regional study finds that extreme heat and rainfall push up inflation across Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic for four to six months after the weather event, prolonging price pressures well beyond the immediate crisis.

Also reported by: Radio América, Radio América Honduras

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler convened talks among the transportation authority, the land-transport institute, and taxi representatives to settle fare disputes before drivers follow through on a threatened shutdown next week that would strand commuters.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

The state utility ENEE will cut power in parts of Colón, Lepaterique, and the capital district on October 16 for scheduled maintenance, leaving customers without service for about 8 hours through the morning and early afternoon.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Televicentro

The municipal government of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela launched a WhatsApp channel for residents to report vehicles left on streets and sidewalks, with owners facing fines of up to L4,000 (about $160) plus L100 (about $4) in daily storage fees.

Santiago Herrera of COHEP, Honduras's business federation, says recurring storms and floods drain billions in public funds meant for development and is calling for infrastructure built to withstand climate risks, especially in the productive Sula Valley.

Work on footpaths is advancing in the Cerro Grande settlement (Sector 3), with the municipal government supplying materials and residents contributing labor to improve local access.

A $29 million project will add six advanced operating rooms to Honduras's main public hospital, aiming to clear the surgical backlog and cut wait times for patients needing complex procedures.

The teaching hospital will hold free evaluations on October 18 for children and adults with hand injuries, birth defects, or limited movement, with plastic surgeons assessing candidates for reconstructive surgery.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras has confirmed five deaths from severe dengue in 2026 and is investigating another possible fatality, health authorities said.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Environmental prosecutors are investigating the unauthorized clearing of a road through a protected water-source buffer zone in Morazán, Yoro, where inspectors found illegal logging done to open vehicle access.

Honduras's Congressional Environment Commission said it will meet Thursday with the director of the Forest Conservation Institute to plan action against the pine bark beetle, which has already damaged pine forests in four departments.

Also reported by: Congreso Nacional, Radio América Honduras

An Education Ministry audit of the Instituto Técnico Alemán in San Pedro Sula found a shortfall of more than 7 million lempiras (about $280,000) and six years of unreported fund management, prompting legal action against the school's director.

Tegucigalpa's municipal risk-management authority is tightening surveillance in flood- and landslide-prone neighborhoods north of the capital as soil saturation rises and the Laureles dam threatens to overflow, with officials urging residents on unstable ground to evacuate.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

US Embassy consular staff visited Roatán to process passports, birth and marriage certificates, and other documents for American residents and tourists, part of a mobile-brigade program that brings services beyond Tegucigalpa.

Atlanta Braves utility player Mauricio Dubón has been named a finalist for the 2026 Gold Glove Award after making six above-average defensive plays at shortstop this season, as he chases his third career Gold Glove.

Also reported by: Infobae – Honduras

The Honduran consulate in McAllen provided assistance to 21 unaccompanied Honduran children staying in shelters in Brownsville and Harlingen, Texas, through interviews and individual case follow-up.

Some 20,745 Hondurans acquired Spanish nationality in 2025, according to Spain's INE, placing Honduras among the top ten countries of origin for new Spanish citizens that year.

Honduras's Foreign Ministry made a consular visit to Delaney Hall, a major immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, where staff provided one-on-one support to 46 detained Honduran citizens.

Benjamín Milla Paz, 51, was arrested Wednesday evening, accused of killing two men and a woman in La Labor, Ocotepeque after they stepped in to stop him from abducting a 14-year-old girl, who was later rescued unharmed.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Infobae – Honduras

Glenda Jiménez, a prosecutor with the Common Crimes unit in San Pedro Sula, was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on charges of accepting payments of between 500 and 20,000 lempiras from a complainant in exchange for promising to drop a case against them.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras