Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Evening Edition

Honduras's judicial notary office began a nationwide biometric verification and data-update process for notaries in San Pedro Sula, including fingerprint validation against the national registry, with sessions continuing through Thursday.

Congressman Flavio Nájera said there is broad legislative consensus to pass substantive electoral reforms, including a domestic vote-tallying system to avoid payments to foreign firms and increased funding for the electoral council, as well as reviewing proposals such as runoff elections.

Former Energy Minister Erick Tejada said the International Monetary Fund identified inflation and a 36% loss rate at the state power utility ENEE (costing about 1 billion lempiras) as the economy's chief dangers, warning that failure to fix the budget crisis by 2027 will saddle the next government with mounting debt.

Rice producers in Comayagua and Jesús de Otoro lost roughly 3,500 manzanas (about 6,100 acres) of crops after BANADESA failed to release promised financing, while farmers in Atlántida and Colón also face uncertainty having begun work in September without receiving the expected credit support.

The municipal water and sanitation authority replaced an outdated concrete sewer connection on San Juan Bosco boulevard with new PVC piping to improve drainage efficiency and strengthen infrastructure in the capital.

The Infrastructure Ministry is inviting prequalified construction firms to bid on installing a Bailey bridge and complementary infrastructure in Jutiapa, Atlántida.

National Police arrested a suspect known as "El Colocho" on suspicion of drug trafficking in Comayagua department.

Police in San Pedro Sula recovered a stolen black Hummer H3T pickup in the Medina neighborhood and found a magazine with 21 rounds of 9mm ammunition, suspected marijuana, and a blade during a technical inspection.