Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Evening Edition

Ten civil-society groups have sent 87 electoral reform proposals to Honduras's National Electoral Council, whose president is pressing for a full overhaul that reaches beyond the high-profile fights over the runoff and polling stations.

Honduras's monthly inflation rate reached 0.91%, with higher transport and food prices together accounting for 84.6% of the increase, the central bank said.

Honduras's budget has grown about 60%, from 293 billion lempiras in 2020 to 444 billion in 2026, yet poverty rose a percentage point in 2026 alone, pushing roughly 77,000 more households below the line, according to analysis by Consulting HNL.

In October 2026, 66.9% of the 405 goods and services in Honduras's consumer price index cost more than the month before, while 21.2% fell.

Congress approved 65 infrastructure projects across Cortés municipalities worth 8.6 billion lempiras (about $344 million) for 2027-2028, including major bypasses, interchanges, bridge rebuilding, and flood-protection work in the Sula Valley.

Also reported by: La Prensa

The national power utility announced planned outages on November 11 in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Comayagua, Omoa, and other areas for routine circuit and transformer maintenance, with cuts lasting several hours in each one.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Radio HRN

Congress has authorized 53.5 million lempiras (about $2.1 million) for 23 electrification and street-lighting projects across 11 municipalities in El Paraíso, expected to benefit 1,770 households.

The national union of SANAA workers announced protests beginning Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. over continued layoffs and management's failure to respond.

Honduras and Japan's international cooperation agency are developing a master flood-control plan for the Sula Valley that will identify and schedule infrastructure projects to protect communities and cut risks in one of the country's most vulnerable regions.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Honduras's DNVT is 200,000 licenses behind because of a materials shortage, with new supplies expected in early December 2026.

The Inter-American Development Bank approved $101.68 million to repair and upgrade roads and rural farm routes in northwestern Honduras, connecting farming areas to national markets and the port of Cortés and benefiting more than 95,000 people through lower transport costs.

Three physicians charged with negligent homicide in the 2024 death of hairstylist Katia Mendoza after surgery were barred from leaving the country and ordered to check in with the court every 15 days, with a hearing set for November 20.

Also reported by: Poder Judicial Honduras

The Honduran Medical Association says about 400 doctors remain unpaid despite a government pledge to clear the arrears by October 31, while the government says only 69 cases are still pending and blames incomplete paperwork.

The government will spend 1.5 billion lempiras (about $60 million) from 2027 to 2029 to conserve and restore the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, after declaring a three-year environmental emergency.

Copeco said the Río de Las Lajas in Comayagua has returned to its pre-spill condition after a red substance was dumped into it, clearing the river for normal use following lab tests of water and sediment samples.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

Eduard Orlando Arriaza Salmerón, a student from Catacamas, Olancho, won gold with the top score at Honduras's National Mathematics Olympiad and will represent the country at an international mathematics olympiad in Jamaica.

Honduran utility player Mauricio Dubón earned his third Gold Glove as the best utility fielder in Major League Baseball, the only player to win three in the category since it was created in 2022, after playing for the Atlanta Braves in 2026.

Giancarlo Sacaza, a 22-year-old central defender for Motagua, is close to signing with Major League Soccer's Austin FC in 2027, joining fellow Honduran Joseph Rosales on the roster.

Karen Carolina Gómez Flores has been ordered held in pretrial detention on charges of aggravated human trafficking tied to exploitation in southern Yoro, after a court found enough evidence to send the case to trial.

Also reported by: Poder Judicial Honduras

Prosecutors charged seven people in San Pedro Sula with smuggling cigarettes into Honduras in an operation carried out with customs and national investigative authorities.