Saturday, November 7, 2026 — Evening Edition

A bill before Congress would amend the Property Law to create cadastral delegates—private individuals accredited by the Property Institute to conduct land surveys and issue cadastral certificates—in a bid to accelerate land titling and property security in municipalities including the capital, Villanueva, and Choluteca.

Congress approved legislation routing funds seized from organized crime through the central treasury, with fixed shares going to defense, security, justice, and intelligence agencies and direct purchases of vehicles, weapons, and supplies allowed without competitive bidding.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, Congreso Nacional, Radio América Honduras

Juan Carlos Hernández, president of Honduras's College of Economists, says rising fuel prices strike the economy twice—driving up the cost of goods and services while stoking inflation—with cumulative inflation through September at 5.29% and the year-over-year rate at 6.28%.

Honduras met 14 of 22 eligibility indicators for U.S. Millennium Challenge funding but fell short on corruption and government effectiveness, with a final decision on access to the funds expected in December.

Also reported by: Radio HRN, Cancillería / SRECI (X), Radio América Honduras

Businessman Rubén Darío Sorto told central bank officials that Honduras faces a sovereign bond maturity in February 2027, and he also flagged the government's energy-reform law and the bid for a Millennium Challenge Account compact as economic priorities.

The tax authority (SAR) reminds businesses that the Monthly Purchase Declaration (DMC) is due Monday, November 9, through its online portal.

The Municipal Water and Sanitation Unit released water-supply schedules for neighborhoods across Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela on Sunday, November 8, with delivery times varying by sector.

ENEE will shut off power from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, in neighborhoods including Suyapa, Camagüey, Travesía, and Barra de Chamelecón for maintenance on the Sulzer thermal substation's TSZ-L224 circuit.

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $101.68 million (more than L2.7 billion) to rehabilitate 48 kilometers of highway between Pito Solo and Santa Bárbara in western Honduras, improving market access for more than 95,000 farmers, truckers, and families.

Also reported by: SIT — Secretaría de Infraestructura y Transporte (X)

A new outpatient dialysis clinic with 12 machines opened Saturday at the Hospital de Occidente in Santa Rosa de Copán, serving roughly 100 to 120 kidney patients in Copán, Lempira, and Ocotepeque who had been traveling hours for treatment.

FUNDANIQUEM, Honduras's specialized burn hospital, is treating 12 children injured mainly by hot liquids, with cases arriving from Copán, Comayagua, and elsewhere, and officials are urging parents to tighten home safety as the holidays approach.

An 8-year-old from La Mosquitia with burns over 40% of his body was flown to Tegucigalpa by the Honduran Air Force for treatment after his 11-year-old brother allegedly doused him with gasoline and set him on fire.

UJCV and the Honduran Chamber of Consulting Firms signed an agreement to place civil engineering students in supervised internships at member companies, aiming to bring their training closer to the needs of the sector.

Heavy rain from a Pacific weather system Saturday and Sunday threatens flooding across Cortés, Atlántida, Colón, Islas de la Bahía, and the mountains of Yoro and Olancho, with authorities warning of swollen rivers and urban flooding in vulnerable areas.

Cenaos forecasts light to moderate rain, occasionally heavy, across Honduras's south, southeast, central, and southwest on Saturday from a trough and low-pressure system near the Gulf of Fonseca, with temperatures reaching 32°C (90°F) in Choluteca and Valle.

Tegucigalpa has opened a Convention Bureau to draw congresses, trade fairs, and conventions, working with hotels, event venues, and service providers to position the capital as a meetings destination and spur economic activity.

A new exhibition at Tegucigalpa's Spanish Cultural Center gathers thirteen artists from across Latin America who present water not as a mere resource but as a living thing scarred by industrial exploitation, examining humanity's relationship with rivers and watersheds.

Óscar Samuel Mejía Fúnez, considered one of Honduras's top drug traffickers and tied to Mexico's Jalisco Cartel, was arrested in La Ceiba on cocaine-trafficking charges and is being held for extradition to the United States.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Once Noticias, Radio América

Fernanda Banegas Mejía, daughter of Libre Party congressman Bayron Banegas, and his ex-partner Gisel Mejía Campos were shot in La Paz, where the congressman said a man fired six rounds at both women, leaving his daughter out of danger after hospital treatment.