Friday, November 13, 2026

Rosa Brocato, who owns three restaurants in Omoa and heads the local tourism chamber, says environmental prosecutors inspected her businesses to punish her for publicly opposing a planned port she argues threatens the bay's ecosystem.

Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president who won a full pardon from Donald Trump in December 2025 and returned to Honduras in July 2026, can now leave the country after the Supreme Court suspended the migration alert that had restricted him since his 2022 extradition.

Also reported by: La Prensa

The Public Prosecutor's Office will administer a knowledge exam Friday at 8:00 a.m. in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula for candidates competing for assistant prosecutor posts.

Honduras endorsed a CELAC petition urging that the next UN Secretary-General come from Latin America or the Caribbean.

Cossette López's lawyers will appeal a court's dismissal of her defamation and breach-of-confidentiality complaint against former National Electoral Council adviser Marlon Ochoa, arguing the case should not have been closed for inactivity.

The Central Bank of Honduras allotted $83 million in its daily currency auction on November 12, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L26.9390 per dollar for November 13.

Honduras's poultry producers say a carton of eggs will cost between 110 and 130 lempiras (about $4.40–$5.20) through the end of 2026, with no relief likely until 2027, citing avian flu losses and rising global feed costs.

Honduras's fuel price index jumped 46.24% from a year earlier in October 2026, the largest annual increase in recent history, according to the Central Bank.

Cortés Chamber of Commerce president Karim Qubain told Congress that the Sula Valley produces about 60% of Honduras's GDP and urged lawmakers to protect investors legally, simplify administrative procedures, and balance the budget between infrastructure and social services such as health and education.

Honduras's state power utility will intensify enforcement against illegal electrical connections and tampered meters starting December 29, once a deadline for users to regularize their accounts expires, and can seek retroactive charges for up to 24 months of stolen electricity.

Lawmakers approved a motion calling on the Puerto Cortés and Choloma municipalities and the transport ministry to clear heavy trucks from a 14-kilometer highway linking the two cities, where informal parking causes daily congestion and accidents.

The national power utility ENEE announced planned outages in several regions on November 13 for maintenance on substations and transmission lines, lasting six to eight hours in affected areas.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

A Chilean architect and public-private partnership specialist presented Chile's nearly 30 years of infrastructure financing—covering roads, hospitals, and water management—as a possible model for Honduras, stressing that the country must first define its long-term needs before choosing how to finance them.

Congress approved a motion by Liberal Party congresswoman Thirsa López to bring together transport authorities and the road concessionaire to assess pedestrian bridges and crossings on the CA-5 highway through Villanueva, San Pedro Sula, and San Manuel, where she says accidents and deaths occur monthly.

A 12-year-old boy treated at Honduras's burn center for hand injuries from handling firecrackers is the second child admitted this holiday season, as officials warn that explosives keep circulating and reaching children despite yearly safety warnings.

The fourth Luis Kafie Pediatric Urology Brigade treated 54 children at Hospital María in October, with Spanish and Honduran specialists performing 36 high-complexity surgeries and sharing expertise to build local surgical capacity.

Honduras's environmental prosecutor's office inspected four restaurants and two hotels in Omoa, Cortés, after receiving complaints, reviewing permits and collecting wastewater samples to check compliance with environmental rules and protect coastal water quality.

CEUTEC and Fundación Teletón have launched Honduras's first university-level technical program in orthotics and prosthetics, a two-year course in which 59% of the credits are clinical practice, with classes starting January 18, 2027.

Honduras's National Football League is weighing possible 2027 changes to its Football Video Support system, including sanctions for interference during reviews and more reviewable play types, league secretary Roque Pascua said.

Samuel García, president of Olancho FC, publicly accused bettors of wagering up to 1.5 million lempiras (about $60,000) that Juticalpa would lose by five or more goals in Olimpia's 8-0 win, pointing to corruption in Honduran football.

Germán Enmanuel Lobo, a Honduran musician and the son of a former National Electoral Council adviser, remains in ICE custody in Utah after overstaying a work visa, as his family seeks legal options to avoid deportation.

A Honduran court sentenced Karen Melissa Valdiviezo Valdez, Luis Alonso Peña, and Jafet Adonis López Valdiviezo to four and a half years in prison each and 50,000 lempiras (about $2,000) in fines for organizing the irregular transport of migrants from San Pedro Sula to the United States.

Military police arrested eight people on suspicion of terrorist association, drug dealing, and trafficking large-caliber weapons across seven Tegucigalpa neighborhoods in operations meant to restore security.

Honduran President Nasry Asfura meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday to discuss regional security, transnational crime, investment, and migration in their second official meeting.

Also reported by: Once Noticias

Honduras's Supreme Court upheld an arrest warrant for Ebal Díaz, the former minister of the presidency, over alleged fraud exceeding L294 million (about $12 million) in a container-housing project meant to help families hit by the 2020 tropical storms.

Also reported by: El Heraldo, CNA (Consejo Nacional Anticorrupción)

Honduras's national passport offices will open Saturday, November 15, and Sunday, November 16, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at no extra charge, ahead of the November 23 launch of a new integrated migration system.

Honduras's civil-service pension fund, INJUPEMP, has invested 900 million lempiras (about $36 million) in preferred shares of Banco Ficohsa without a board seat, worrying economists and retirees about parking retirement reserves in a private bank with no say in its decisions.

Honduras saw an 18% rise in tourist arrivals and a 21% jump in cruise passengers in 2026, Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler said, pointing to growth driven by visitors from Guatemala, El Salvador, and the United States.

The national utility ENEE announced maintenance outages on November 14 across eastern areas including Olancho, with power cut from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in communities such as Santa María del Real, El Guayabito, and San Carlos.

Technicians in Guanaja are repairing generators 1 and 3 this week to end recent blackouts on the Bay Islands island, with generator 2 to be serviced the following week.

Tegucigalpa's municipal government has restarted a 30-million-lempira ($1.2 million) restoration of the 100-year-old Municipal Palace in the capital's historic center, aiming to turn it into a cultural center, library, and museum over two phases.

Tegucigalpa's Pope Francis Bridge will remain closed for six to eight more months as authorities tackle deepening structural cracks blamed on a design flaw; a Spanish bridge-safety firm will assess the damage before any repairs begin.

A public tender opened in Gracias, Lempira, to pave 44.60 kilometers of road using double surface treatment, improving mobility and connectivity in western Honduras by linking Route 78 from La Iguala to San Rafael.

The Bay Islands Health Region and the Roatán municipality will carry out three rounds of mosquito spraying across communities from November 10 to 27 to curb dengue, urging residents to clear breeding sites and take precautions during the operations.

A one-time allocation of 6.7 million lempiras (about $268,000) for new windows, electrical upgrades, and air conditioning at General Hospital San Felipe in Tegucigalpa has taken effect after publication in the official gazette, with the Health Secretariat tasked with carrying out the work.

Calixta Martínez and the women of the Mariposas Libres group in Tornabé, Tela, are resisting land loss and environmental damage from resort development while working to preserve Garífuna food traditions and livelihoods.

Environmental specialists and government officials say protecting Honduras's Río Plátano biosphere reserve demands urgent action against illegal land grabs, organized crime, and unsustainable farming and ranching, while safeguarding Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities.

A US Embassy official visited Zamorano University to expand cooperation on education and sustainable water management, with a new grant funding training and bilingual materials on American water-purification technology for students and community leaders.

Honduras took part in the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival in Texas, showcasing its diverse bird species and ecosystems to promote sustainable tourism and draw US visitors interested in wildlife.

Honduran producer Trooko won a Latin Grammy alongside Dominican rapper J Noa for the song "Antisistema," beating several other urban and hip-hop nominees in a landmark win for Honduran music on the international stage.

Honduras plays Kuwait on November 17 in Kuwait City, the second and final friendly of its Middle East tour, after falling 3–1 to the United Arab Emirates on November 13.

Also reported by: Televicentro

Rigoberto Munguía Cardona, 49, was shot several times by unknown attackers inside his home in the El Portillo sector of Jutiapa, Atlántida; authorities have not identified the assailants or a motive.

Also reported by: Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

A judge ordered 26 suspects tied to the Devil's Cartel held in pretrial detention after a two-day hearing on charges including murder, extortion, and terrorism, with six facing formal prosecution; the group is accused of violent crimes in Yoro that left four dead.

Also reported by: Once Noticias, Poder Judicial Honduras, Ministerio Público (X)