Friday, October 23, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's Supreme Court of Justice issued its formal opinion on three pending proposals — the Safe Home bill and reforms to the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code — giving Congress the judiciary's assessment to consider.

Former Attorney General Johel Zelaya called for any investigations against him to be made public, saying he is ready to face proceedings if authorities choose to pursue them.

The STENEE electrical workers' union says the International Monetary Fund's evaluation of Honduras should build on the recent power-sector reform law, which the union argues cleared legal obstacles to needed institutional investment and let ENEE set up internal oversight and a structured plan to cut losses.

Honduras is defending 12 cases before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) worth about $4.2 billion, the largest being Honduras Próspera's $1.6 billion suit over the government's cancellation of the special economic zone regime.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $87.2 million on October 22, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.8956 per dollar for October 23.

Honduras's commercial banks have left lending and deposit rates unchanged despite the Central Bank raising its policy rate, according to a BCH statement.

The head of Honduras's national business association says fuel subsidies do nothing to ease the country's exposure to swings in global oil prices and calls for structural steps — better public transit, revised work schedules, and a long-term energy strategy — to cut consumption and shield the economy.

Former Finance Minister Christian Duarte warned that the proposed 2027 budget cuts productive investment by 8 billion lempiras (about $320 million) while raising payroll spending, a shift he said risks damaging the economy for Hondurans.

The Florencia Tunnel beneath Tegucigalpa's Boulevard Suyapa is 72% complete, according to the municipal development authority (AMDC), as work continues on the traffic-relief project.

Tegucigalpa's water utility will install new meters in five Comayagüela neighborhoods to sharpen measurement, reduce water loss, and build consumer confidence in billing under a World Bank–backed program.

Roatán's municipal government is drilling a new water well to ease chronic shortages across several island communities, with officials estimating it could serve about 1,000 households hit by drought and depleted wells.

The Infrastructure Ministry opened a public tender to redesign and supervise a 22.4-kilometer road-paving project linking La Ceiba, San Ramón, Liure, and Orocuina across El Paraíso and Choluteca departments.

Samuel Santos, president of the Medical College of Honduras, testified before prosecutors on a complaint over suspended medical services during the ongoing physicians' strike over unpaid wages, a dispute that continues to shut down public health care.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Hospital María's Little Hearts program has performed heart surgery on more than 120 Honduran children with congenital heart defects in its first year and will run for a second, backed by international specialists and medical brigades that also train local doctors.

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

Sweden's development agency, SIDA, will provide about €270,000 (roughly $295,000) in humanitarian aid to Honduran communities hit by drought.

Honduras is using cloud seeding to fight a devastating drought in Central America's Dry Corridor, worsened by El Niño and climate change, as the region reaches for emergency measures to bring back rain and protect crops.

Motagua meets Costa Rican club Alajuelense on Thursday night at the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa in the first leg of the 2026 Copa Centroamericana semifinals, looking to seize home-field advantage.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's under-17 team lost 4–1 to Atlético Madrid's youth squad in Spain on October 21, its second match on a training tour meant to build international experience before the under-17 World Cup.

A Nicaraguan man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison and fined 102,651 lempiras (about $4,100) after admitting he laundered $10,210 in undeclared cash seized at the El Amatillo border crossing in August.

Antidrug and community-security police seized 131 pounds (about 59 kg) of suspected marijuana hidden in a vehicle in the La Bolsa neighborhood of Tocoa, Colón, as part of a national operation against drug-trafficking groups.

Also reported by: Radio América, Policía Nacional de Honduras, Radio América Honduras

The Public Ministry charged prosecutor Bayron Ibrán Valle Ardón with aggravated violence against a woman, extortion, and illegal entry for allegedly using his office to enter his ex-partner's home without a warrant in Catacamas on April 25, 2025, and demanding 6,000 lempiras to keep her from being arrested.