Sunday, November 1, 2026 — Evening Edition

The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa says criminal organizations are still using social media to plan migrant caravans, in which participants often face inhumane treatment along the way.

A congressional delegation toured the Dominican Republic's National Cybersecurity Center to study governance and best practices Honduras hopes to adopt as it shores up its own digital defenses and drafts new cybercrime legislation.

A Consulting HNL analysis found that Honduras spent 30 days processing 3.7 million votes in the 2025 general election, far longer than the United States, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Costa Rica, which each counted millions of votes in under two hours; analysts blame political influence over electoral bodies.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano said Friday that extending the deadline for prosecutors to file charges from 24 to 48 hours will give authorities more time to investigate organized-crime cases and build solid evidence.

Agriculture Minister Moisés Molina said President Nasry Asfura has ordered the speedy payment of roughly $1.85 million the state agricultural marketing institute owes farmers who delivered bean harvests, as the government weighs reforms to streamline grain sales and inventory.

The cost of Honduras's basic food basket has climbed more than 2,300 lempiras (about $92) since 2025 to over 16,800 lempiras, far outstripping the minimum wage and forcing low-income families to spend everything they earn just to get by.

Agricultural groups presented the Agriculture Ministry with plans to restore shrimp output to 120 million pounds a year by 2027 through technology and new financing, while corn and bean farmers seek funding to recover from drought damage.

Honduras announced a phased rise in egg prices—five lempiras per carton each month through December, then ten lempiras in January—leading small producers to question whether costs justify the increases and the government to warn retailers against speculation.

After more than three years without metal license plates, Honduras will start handing them out on November 4, giving priority to drivers who have waited since mid-2023, with more than one million vehicles now on the road under temporary paper permits.

The Central District municipality filled potholes and repaved the access roads to three cemeteries ahead of All Saints' Day on November 2, when Hondurans traditionally visit graves.

Honduras and the European Union are running technical audits of timber operators across five departments to confirm that wood is legally sourced and that companies comply with forestry rules on land rights, labor, Indigenous rights, and international trade.

Nearly three months into Honduras's first census in 13 years, only 3.2 million of an estimated 10 million people have been counted, with experts citing public resistance—some of it allegedly encouraged by opposition Libre politicians—and warning the count may run into December to hit the required 95% coverage.

Seven computer-science students at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) are building a psychological horror videogame called Expediente VS, drawing on Honduran legends and campus settings, with a free demo planned.

For the third year running, artists from the Gato de Monte collective laid colorful alfombras (decorative carpets) at the General Cemetery in Tegucigalpa to honor the dead on November 1, with designs rooted in Mesoamerican traditions and local history.

A new air route between San Pedro Sula and Copán Ruinas begins December 4, flown by CM Airlines into Río Amarillo airport, offering an alternative to a long overland trip and easing access to the Maya archaeological site for domestic and foreign tourists alike.

Dereck Moncada came off in the 22nd minute of Lugano's Swiss league match against Basel with a physical complaint, raising concern ahead of Honduras's friendlies in the Middle East on November 13 and 17.

Mauricio Dubón, the Honduran utility player who hit .276 with 12 home runs for Atlanta in 2026, has entered free agency and is drawing interest from Toronto as a bench option to replace depth lost to injuries.

A judge ordered two suspected Mara Salvatrucha members arrested in Choloma held in pretrial detention after police seized two AR-15 rifles, a grenade launcher, ammunition, and drugs in an October 25 raid.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

A man identified as Manfredo Alvarado, about 25 to 30 years old, was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in the village of La Trinidad, Yoro, the second homicide in the department within 24 hours.