Honduras Daily by Location

Argentine coach Silvio Rudman, recently departed from Boca Juniors, has been named manager of Honduran first-division club Marathón in San Pedro Sula following the team's loss in the recent Clausura final.

Congress began debate on sweeping reforms to Honduras's electric utility ENEE, aiming to reshape its corporate structure and finances to address the state company's L50 million daily fiscal deficit before lawmakers begin mid-year recess.

Copeco warned that Honduras will face heavy rainfall and electrical storms from June 15–21 as a trough and tropical wave move across the country, with the southern and western departments expected to see the most intense precipitation.

The state utility's financial manager said ENEE has a strategy to meet near-term obligations and restructure its debt, and that pending energy reforms will boost confidence among lenders and potential investors.

The Liberal Party declared support for reforming the national electricity utility ENEE but demanded that strategic state assets, including the El Cajón hydroelectric dam, be protected from any privatization as part of the overhaul.

Suyapa Zamora died after being attacked with a club by her partner at their home in Arenas, Sonaguera, Colón; police launched an investigation into the killing.

Argentinian coach Silvio Rudman, who recently left Boca Juniors, has been hired to lead Marathón of San Pedro Sula after the club's loss in the Clausura final.

A congressman has proposed a national student employment program offering tax incentives to companies hiring students aged 16–30 for part-time or flexible work compatible with their education, with full labor protections.

A man already accused of violence against his wife and child is suspected of killing his brother's wife in the Las Conchas community of Marcovia, Choluteca; police arrived to gather evidence as the investigation continues.

Congress passed first reading of a transparency bill requiring companies and trusts to disclose their beneficial owners, aiming to meet international anti-money-laundering standards and keep Honduras off the Financial Action Task Force's gray list.

The European Union's ambassador to Honduras endorsed proposed reforms to the country's electric industry law, saying the model mirrors European approaches and would improve service while lowering tariffs through renewable-energy incentives.

Telecommunications Commission member Saraí Espinal announced that cable and telecom operators will have 60 days—once Congress approves the measure—to remove unused cables and wiring from utility poles nationwide, with CONATEL overseeing compliance.

Honduras's Public Ministry seized 104 illicit assets—including 40 vehicles, 38 financial products, 19 real-estate properties, and seven businesses—linked to a fugitive with ties to the criminal organization Los Pinto, after detecting an unexplained gap of 418 million lempiras (about $16.7 million) in his financial movements.

Congress and the Oabi (seized-property office) signed an agreement to establish Congress's first regional office in San Pedro Sula, where lawmakers representing the north and Atlantic coast can meet constituents, with a second property in Tegucigalpa for a regional legislative forum.

María Teresa Hernández García, 22 and pregnant, died at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa hours after being rushed from Copán with severe burns sustained in a home accident; her family is seeking financial help to transport her body for burial in San Nicolás.

A judge ordered Daniel Antonio Meraz Cáceres held in pretrial detention on a charge of aggravated femicide in the death of nurse Elvia Mercedes Gómez López, who was killed June 3 in San Manuel, Cortés; a preliminary hearing is set for July 15.

Honduras's Supreme Court rejected journalist José Carlo Panameño's appeal and upheld his conviction for assaulting neighbor Edson Euclides Gutiérrez Lagos over a parking dispute on May 24, 2023, with the victim now breaking years of silence about the incident.

Pedro Alexis Matamoros Sánchez, the fourth person charged in the 2019 killing of Tegucigalpa's former mayor Óscar Acosta, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after accepting guilt in the crime.

The World Bank, IDB, CAF, and BCIE have endorsed the government's plan to split the state electricity company into three entities for generation, transmission, and distribution, but critics warn it masks privatization and demand broader public consultation.

Honduras's atmospheric agency confirmed the onset of an extreme El Niño phase, potentially bringing prolonged drought, high temperatures, and water scarcity that could affect agriculture, livestock, hydroelectric power, and drinking water for millions of Hondurans over the next year.

The capital's water utility has announced a rotating supply schedule for June 16–21 with outages of three to six days per neighborhood due to drought-depleted reservoirs now at less than 50% capacity.

The central bank's currency auction on June 15 allocated $78.9 million and established a weighted average exchange rate of L26.6920 per dollar for June 16.

ENEE announced planned power cuts on June 16 across multiple zones for scheduled maintenance and infrastructure work.

The National Risk and Contingencies office issued a 48-hour green alert for the Gulf of Fonseca coast due to strong waves (3–4 feet), extended wave periods, and spring tides heightened by the new moon and lunar perigee, posing risks to fishers, small boats, and coastal communities.

The National Congress's Telecommunications Commission is advancing reforms to combat inmates' use of mobile phones and communications equipment to conduct extortion, including proposed penalties for satellite companies and prison officials who allow contraband devices into facilities.

A judge ordered pretrial detention for the second suspect in the death of a child in Belén, Lempira, following a prosecution request by the Public Ministry.

A fourth defendant has pleaded guilty in the killing of former San Pedro Sula mayor Oscar Roberto Acosta, the Public Ministry announced.

The ENEE's financial manager said new transmission infrastructure projects will be funded through private investment drawn by sector openness, not public debt alone, to accelerate Honduras's energy development.

A Congressional committee held a second consultation with civil-rights organizations and government agencies on proposed reforms to strengthen prevention, early detection, and prosecution of sexual abuse against children and adolescents in Honduras.

Police arrested a man accused of killing his cousin during an argument over money.