Monday, November 9, 2026 — Evening Edition

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.