Monday, November 2, 2026 — Evening Edition

The Honduran business council endorsed President Asfura's recent cabinet dismissals but conditioned its support on concrete institutional improvements, calling for merit-based hiring and a long-term national development strategy independent of political cycles.

José Chacón, executive director of Honduras's national farm federation, says recent debt-refinancing measures help drought-affected producers but calls for broader financial-system access to meet the agricultural sector's financing needs.

The Health Ministry's Health Caravans will provide medical consultations, lab tests, and mammograms in Siguatepeque, San Francisco, El Progreso, and Choluteca from November 2–6.

The Health Ministry and Medical College of Honduras are reviewing 104 physician cases in a fourth work session, finding that 25 doctors' payments are current through October 2026 while 79 received partial payments, with officials pledging to determine remaining balances and complete the first round of documented cases.

As of November 1, Tegucigalpa's two main reservoirs show high overall water stress: Los Laureles is at 92.84% capacity while Concepción sits at 43.33%, with a transfer of 512 liters per second between the two.

Honduran baseball player Mauricio Dubón earned his third Gold Glove Award as the best utility player in Major League Baseball during the 2026 season with the Atlanta Braves.

Police arrested a 24-year-old woman in San Pedro Sula with 71 packets of marijuana, cocaine, and crack prepared for distribution during a motorized unit operation.

Also reported by: Policía Nacional de Honduras

Carlos Hernández Cálix, a penitentiary officer assigned to Támara prison, was killed in a violent attack on November 1 in El Resumidero, Comayagua, during his weekend off; authorities are investigating possible links to two other homicides in the same area that day.

New maximum-security prison modules at three Honduran facilities can hold up to 1,774 people accused of terrorist association, with 24-hour surveillance, no electricity access, and 69 inmates already held under strict conditions including 30 minutes of daily exercise and weekly attorney visits via video monitoring.

Also reported by: El Heraldo