Monday, November 9, 2026

The Foundation September 15 warns that a ring of con artists posing as immigration lawyers and judges is defrauding Honduran migrants in the United States, with one victim losing nearly $40,000 after being promised bogus immigration papers.

Congressman Alex Berríos has proposed amending Honduras's Penal Code to swap fines for prison terms—two to five years for private drivers and five to ten years for commercial operators—after financial penalties failed to curb traffic deaths.

Honduran workers are owed a thirteenth-month bonus (aguinaldo) by December 20, 2026, figured as the average of their ordinary monthly wages for the year, though employers and workers may agree on an earlier date.

Honduras is preparing to roll out a law letting Honduran migrants who return home bring in vehicles, household goods, and work tools without paying import taxes, with the regulation awaiting the president's signature and publication.

Honduras's Ministry of Economic Development struck voluntary price-stabilization deals with egg producers to keep medium and large cartons at 114 and 120 lempiras through mid-to-late January 2027, along with similar agreements on rice and corn flour to rein in holiday price spikes.

Honduras's tax authority reminds taxpayers that the deadline to file and pay the ISV sales tax is Tuesday, November 10, and urges them to use its online virtual office.

Edwin Molina, president of Honduras's main market, has called for dialogue to halt egg-price increases and keep the cost of basic goods from climbing further.

The state utility ENEE has scheduled maintenance outages on November 9 in parts of Cortés, Santa Bárbara, and Lempira, lasting more than six hours and starting at 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. depending on the zone.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $101.7 million to improve 48 kilometers of the RN-20 highway and rural roads between Pito Solo and Santa Bárbara, a project Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler says will cut transport costs and drive economic development in the region.

The Health Ministry is running mobile clinics from November 9–13 in Taulabé, Arizona, Santa Rita, and Concepción de María, offering medical consultations, lab tests, and mammograms.

A new hemodialysis unit in Santa Rosa de Copán will let kidney patients in the city and nearby areas get treatment locally, sparing them costly trips to distant medical centers.

More than ten people under 30 have been diagnosed with HIV in the Bay Islands in 2026, including teenagers as young as 15, prompting health authorities to press for prevention and safe-sex practices.

Drought in San Juan Guarita, Lempira destroyed about 70% of this year's bean crop and damaged corn yields, leaving hundreds of farming families unable to recoup their investment and threatening food security in a municipality where 90% depend on farming.

Also reported by: Diario Roatán

Honduras's disaster agency will finish distributing food aid to vulnerable families in 103 municipalities under red alert from El Niño-driven drought by December 5, while also supplying seeds, fertilizer, and health support.

Eight teams have reached the quarterfinals of Honduras's Second Division Apertura 2026–27 tournament—Victoria, Vida, Pumas FC, FAS, Arsenal SAO, Hondupino, Palestino FC, and Parrillas One—vying for four semifinal spots, with first-leg matches on November 14–15.

Marathón beat Choloma 2–0 in Liga Nacional play on November 8, with forward Alberth Elis scoring twice in his return from injury to lift the team to 28 points and third place in the Apertura 2026 standings.

A man and woman were shot and killed as they sat in a vehicle outside the General Cemetery in Choluteca's El Hospital neighborhood; a child who witnessed the attack was taken into police custody, and the victims have not been identified.

The National Police and transportation authority stepped up raids on illegal motorcycle street races (piques) in San Pedro Sula, seizing 10–15 motorcycles and targeting hotspots including 33rd Street and major roads used for nighttime speed contests.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano said lawmakers plan to approve the 2027 general budget between December 14 and 19 after reaching consensus with party caucuses, so the government can begin using it on January 1.

Juan Ramón Molina, former director of Honduras's Security Tax office, could face criminal charges at home over alleged irregularities in the purchase of driver's license cards once he finishes a US prison sentence, and the Public Ministry has opened an investigation.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano called for investigations to reach the former officials who authorized or enabled the Koriun scheme, which defrauded thousands of Honduran families, saying those responsible must answer for it regardless of their former rank.

Former president Manuel Zelaya, who spent more than a month in Mexico being treated for fluid buildup around his heart, has returned to his native Olancho region.

Five Garífuna land defenders in San Juan, Tela, arrested during an eviction under Honduras's new agroindustrial-sector law, are now without legal representation after their lawyers were suspended, which advocates call a judicial move to weaken their defense.

Honduran poultry consumption climbs as much as 30% during the December holidays, and the industry expects to meet the higher household demand while holding prices steady; the sector generates roughly $500 million a year and employs 16,000 people directly and 200,000 indirectly.

Enrique Santos, a former consumer-protection director, says staple foods including eggs have grown far more expensive under President Asfura's government than under his predecessor, Xiomara Castro.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

The Labor Ministry's deputy secretary estimates Honduras will create at least 50,000 temporary jobs over the year-end holidays, with wages expected to range from L7,000 to L12,000 a month (about $280 to $480), and has urged employers to respect labor rights and the minimum wage.

Honduras's Property Institute is waiving penalties on overdue vehicle registration fees from 2024 and earlier through December 31, with payment available as a lump sum or in installments of up to 12 months.

Congressman and physician Carlos Umaña said roughly 600 doctors remain unpaid and that a government technical committee formed to resolve the problem has made no progress.

Honduras has recorded 345 cases of leishmaniasis in 2026 with no deaths or visceral variants, prompting the Health Ministry to step up surveillance and send medical personnel to affected departments including Valle, Olancho, and Francisco Morazán.

Forty-four percent of Hondurans identify as evangelical and 38% as Catholic, according to the 2025–2026 Latinobarómetro survey, a 38-point drop in Catholic affiliation since 1995 and the highest evangelical share in Latin America.

Cendela López Kilton, a prominent Miskita indigenous leader who founded MIMAT to expand Miskita women's role in Honduran civic life and served as a municipal councilor in Puerto Lempira, died on November 7.

Referee Armando Castro's official report on the suspended Olimpia-Olancho match says Olancho players refused to return after their video-review request for a throw-in was denied under tournament protocol, ending the game at 1-1.

Roberto Osorto, a 20-year-old Real España midfielder, received a late call-up to the Honduras national team for friendlies against the United Arab Emirates on November 13 and Kuwait on November 17 in the Middle East.

Honduras's National Police, under director Rigoberto Oseguera Mass, have begun seizing mototaxis tied to criminal organizations and terrorist groups, targeting vehicles used in drug trafficking, extortion, and gang communications.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, Once Noticias, Infobae – Honduras, Policía Nacional de Honduras

Four pitbulls attacked an elderly resident in the Jardines de Toncontín neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, leaving him with bite wounds to his leg and renewing concern about dangerous dogs running loose in the capital.