Sunday, October 18, 2026

Olancho congressman Rafael Sarmiento formally launched his bid for the presidential nomination of the Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) on Saturday in Juticalpa, casting himself as an alternative to the current government.

Farmers blocked the Quebrada Seca bridge in El Progreso, Yoro, on October 16 to demand government action on fuel and electricity prices, the repeal of agro-industrial policy, and relief for the rural economy, prompting police to fire tear gas to clear the road.

Honduras's money supply grew 10.0% in the year through October 1, down sharply from 18.2% a year earlier, a sign of the central bank's push to manage liquidity and ease inflation.

The Central Bank auctioned $96.6 million in its October 16 foreign-exchange offering, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.8862 per dollar for October 17–19.

The national power utility ENEE announced outages of up to eight hours on October 18 in three coastal regions to carry out grid maintenance, tree trimming, and the replacement of corroded insulators.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Tegucigalpa's municipal water authority (UMAPS) released its distribution schedule for Sunday, October 18, with neighborhoods receiving service at different times in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government announced a temporary closure of a stretch of El Dorado Avenue at its intersection with Fuerzas Armadas Boulevard, disrupting traffic in the capital.

Health authorities are ramping up prevention in Cortés after more than 600 dengue cases were reported in a single week, urging residents to clear mosquito breeding sites and seek immediate care for warning signs.

The Honduran Hemophilia Society has asked the government to add innovative treatments such as emicizumab to the essential-medicines list, saying they would reduce bleeding complications for the country's 371 registered patients with hemophilia and related clotting disorders.

The government has begun three-month renovations of Fundación Abrigo facilities in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, which offer free lodging to patients and families from rural areas seeking treatment at public hospitals, and donated wheelchairs, crutches, and equipment to the centers.

Honduras's agricultural health agency has stepped up its fight against the screwworm parasite, training 49,000 farmers and inspecting more than 950,000 animals, as the pest has caused nearly 8,000 cases and three deaths since 2024.

José Osman Fajardo Ardón was found guilty of unlawfully building a two-story, 146-square-meter home in the El Merendón protected zone, damaging water sources and wildlife habitat, with sentencing to follow.

Honduras's National Vocational Training Institute (Infop) is offering a free, one-month course in hair washing, cutting, and styling at its La Pradera center starting October 26, open to anyone 15 and older.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Honduras's bank regulator CNBS launched a financial- and digital-literacy program for market vendors in the Distrito Central, starting with a needs assessment to tailor training to participants' real financial habits.

Honduras will convene its Child Congress in Tegucigalpa in late October, gathering 128 student representatives from all 18 departments to debate education, inclusion, and children's rights.

The government and municipalities are drafting a strategy to promote domestic tourism over Christmas, hoping to repeat the economic success of October's Morazán Week holiday, which drew 1.6 million travelers and generated an estimated 769 million lempiras in spending.

Honduras named its roster for the FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan (October 22–), leaving out players from the country's four biggest clubs—Olimpia, Motagua, Marathón, and Real España—in favor of prospects from smaller clubs and FIFA's national talent-identification centers.

Honduras will send 2,000 workers to Spain in early 2027 for temporary jobs harvesting red berries in Huelva, part of a circular-migration deal that officials say could generate around 20 million euros in remittances.

Residents of the Los Andes neighborhood in San Pedro Sula report a surge in vehicle break-ins and parts theft day and night, and are demanding more police patrols and a coordinated security response.

Authorities have charged 45 people—23 linked to MS-13, 19 to Barrio 18, and three to Cartel del Diablo—with membership in terrorist organizations following raids between September 21 and October 16; 25 have been formally indicted and 20 await hearings.