Saturday, October 24, 2026 — Evening Edition

A Florida federal judge ordered Honduran national Kenia Vásquez Dubón to pay $668,391 after she ignored a 2022 deportation order, racking up $998 in fines a day.

Honduran workers picking strawberries in Spain's Huelva region can earn roughly 62 euros (L1,865) a day for six-and-a-half-hour shifts from January to June, with employers covering the flight to Spain and providing free housing but no meals, though workers must pay for their own return flights.

Congressman Flavio Nájera opposes lowering the age of criminal responsibility, proposing instead to raise sentences for convicted minors to 15 years or more.

A Supreme Court judge confirmed that the criminal case against former members of the Congressional Permanent Commission will proceed under seal at the prosecution's request, with 12 defendants due for initial testimony hearings next week as authorities seek to protect evidence.

The government froze electricity rates to head off a 20% jump tied to power contracts signed by the previous administration, shielding household budgets and the economy as recent rainfall boosts hydroelectric output.

Economist Fredy Tejada cautioned that Honduras faces obstacles in the sixth review of its IMF agreement, citing high current spending, budget execution below 50%, unmet pledges to cut the public payroll, stubborn inflation, and continuing losses at the state electricity company.

Consumer Protection Director Daniel Lou warned that inspectors will penalize merchants who charge more than 8 lempiras (about $0.32) above the previous price per carton of eggs, after authorities caught some sellers topping the cap agreed with producers who represent 80% of the market.

The Infrastructure Ministry opened bids to build and oversee two projects in San Pedro Sula: the El Barón Bridge and nearby roads, and paving work in El Calán, which officials say will lift the local economy.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Three vulnerable Tegucigalpa neighborhoods—La Cabaña, El Edén, and areas on the slopes of El Picacho—now have early-warning systems that use sensors to detect ground movement and alert residents to landslide risks during the rainy season.

Dredging and cleanup have begun in the Los Fuertes neighborhood of Roatán to ease flooding during the rainy season, a chronic worry for residents who are also awaiting a health center expansion and a cemetery fence.

The Santa Lucía municipality in Francisco Morazán used machinery from the Infrastructure Ministry to clear a blocked road to El Pacón, a move officials say has already helped more than 10 communities and hamlets through round-the-clock maintenance.

The state power utility ENEE announced an emergency outage in three Balfate neighborhoods in Colón on Saturday, October 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Roatán municipality is nearing completion of the 54-kilometer PO-35 road across the island, with only about 2.1 kilometers of paving left; it financed the national road entirely with its own tax revenue, a sign of the island's economic strength and fiscal autonomy.

At least ten people were hospitalized Friday after a minibus and a pickup collided head-on on Highway CA-5 in Carrizal, Taulabé, Comayagua, leaving both vehicles badly damaged.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Radio América Honduras

Honduras's Medical College has called a Saturday assembly over a 47-day pay dispute affecting about 727 doctors, and warns it will escalate protests Monday unless the government opens talks with Health and Finance officials to review pending cases.

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

Health authorities confirmed eight chikungunya cases in Honduras this year, including community transmission in Alauca, El Paraíso, near the Nicaragua border, after an infected Honduran returned from Nicaragua.

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

Honduran health authorities are investigating the death of a 21-year-old in Choluteca who showed dengue symptoms, as the country reports eight confirmed chikungunya cases, mostly in the Central District and traced to travel to Nicaragua.

A national food-security researcher warns that rising prices for staples are pushing poor Hondurans to swap nutritious foods for cheaper options, raising the risk of malnutrition, especially among children under five, pregnant women, and the elderly.

The National Congress opened its 29th Children's Congress with 128 child representatives from all 18 departments, who will spend four days building leadership skills, sharing ideas about Honduras, and learning about civic participation.

China's embassy in Honduras held an awards ceremony at the National Autonomous University, honoring Honduran writers for short stories celebrating friendship between the two nations, with Rafael Eduardo Medina Zepeda taking first place.

Jonathan Rubio and Deiby Flores started for Petro de Luanda as the Angolan club beat Zimbabwe's Scottland FC 3–0 to overturn a 2–0 first-leg deficit and reach the CAF Champions League group stage.

An appeals court upheld charges against ten former executives of Honduras's teacher pension institute (INPREMA) for allegedly embezzling L34.4 million (about $1.4 million) in public funds through irregular contracts for a professional association's headquarters.

Police arrested a suspect in the death of Wilmer Enmanuel Cruz Corea, 21, in Piraera, Lempira, after investigators say the man attacked him with a wooden object while drunk.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Policía Nacional de Honduras