Tuesday, October 27, 2026 — Evening Edition

Former Electoral Court magistrate Mario Morazán has filed a criminal complaint accusing Congress Secretary Carlos Ledezma of falsifying the voting records for four impeachments in April 2026, saying the recorded votes fell short of the 86-vote majority needed to remove the officials.

Also reported by: Radio América

Honduras's 2026 Child Congress unanimously approved 18 motions urging the Education and Environment ministries to improve school meals, build accessible facilities for children with disabilities, promote Indigenous and Afro-Honduran inclusion, create safe sports spaces, and put environmental protections in place at schools.

Honduras's imports of general merchandise rose 11.7% year-over-year through August 2026, driven mainly by higher purchases of fuel, transport equipment, and industrial supplies.

Banhprovi is reviewing mortgage interest rates—now 4% for social housing and 7% for middle-income borrowers—while the government prepares housing subsidies of up to L200,000 for single-family homes and about L300,000 for apartments to cushion higher borrowing costs.

Fares on suburban routes serving Tegucigalpa and nearby municipalities rose by 2–3 lempiras on October 26, with operators blaming higher fuel and operating costs; the IHTT confirmed the increase after meetings on the fuel crisis.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Honduras imported 21 million barrels of fuel in the first eight months of 2026, up 8.3% from the same period last year, driven largely by higher bunker purchases for electricity generation.

Honduras's public-employee pension institute has opened a lending office at the Government Civic Center to speed up mortgages and other loans for 45 affiliated public institutions, projecting 10,000 loans and L400–500 million in lending in its first year.

International cacao prices have rebounded to $5,600–$6,000 per ton after falling to $3,400, but Honduras is struggling to raise output amid a lack of investment incentives and production costs that have risen more than 40 percent.

The government and Honduras's Medical College have set up a technical committee to review and accelerate overdue salary payments to physicians, starting with interim doctors owed between six and nine months in back pay.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Once Noticias, Infobae – Honduras

Informational assemblies held by the medical association have cost Honduras 400 million lempiras (about $16 million) in economic losses and unpaid healthcare services, according to hospital administrators.

Honduras will carry out seven more cloud-seeding flights, funded by over $250,000 in private investment, to spur rainfall and help drought-hit farmers, Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina said.

A WWF report finds that vertebrate populations in Latin America and the Caribbean fell 95% between 1970 and 2022, straining Honduras's forests, rivers, and water supplies.

Hondutel has installed more than 1,600 Starlink satellite antennas nationwide to bring free internet to public schools in remote areas, with recent rollouts in Comayagua (120-plus antennas), La Paz (59) and Siguatepeque (50-plus) under the ConectaH program.

A municipal ordinance in Santa Rosa de Copán banning Halloween-related activities in public spaces and businesses led the Balam Ku Mayan Club to cancel its planned Honduran folklore night, citing the risk of sanctions.

Honduras will play friendlies against the United Arab Emirates on November 13 in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait later that month, part of coach José Molina's plan to assess new players after a disappointing Concacaf Nations League campaign.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Radio HRN

Education authorities in El Corpus, Choluteca, are investigating the deaths of two 13-year-old classmates and a letter that mentions a possible ouija-board game, though no direct link has been confirmed; officials are meeting with school staff and students to gauge mental-health risks.

Police in Sulaco, Yoro, arrested three suspected members of the Cartel del Diablo on charges of aggravated kidnapping and criminal association, including a man accused of collecting ransom payments for the group.

Also reported by: Policía Nacional de Honduras

Police arrested 60 people accused of gang membership in the first week of Operation Shield Honduras, a 70-day nationwide security crackdown launched by President Nasry Asfura; MS-13 accounted for 30 of those detained, the 18th Street Gang for 26, and the Devil Cartel for four.

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