Honduras Daily by Location

The Cortés Chamber of Commerce president cited a sharp trade deficit with China—Honduras imports about $210 million monthly in Chinese goods while exporting far less—and called for equal competitive conditions and enforcement of tax and labor laws for all foreign investors.

Honduras's child-welfare agency (Senaf) documented 62 pregnancies among girls and adolescents so far in 2026, attributing them to sexual violence, and warned that many victims do not report abuse or seek institutional help.

Honduras confirmed its 13th measles case this year—a six-month-old infant in Cortés department—with six cases imported and seven acquired domestically, as health authorities urge complete vaccination coverage to prevent spread.

Honduras's Education Ministry is enforcing an existing prohibition on reggaeton and trap-corridos during September 15 independence celebrations, requiring student bands to perform only civic-themed music, a move that has divided school directors and community members in San Pedro Sula.

The national utility ENEE will cut power on August 4 across neighborhoods in Yoro, Cortés, Santa Bárbara, Copán, and Ocotepeque for scheduled maintenance work on electrical circuits, with outages lasting four to six hours depending on the zone.

A severe drought linked to El Niño has killed over 200 cattle, wiped out grain harvests, and significantly reduced milk and meat production in major farming regions, with grain losses estimated at 2–3 million quintals (about 90,000–135,000 metric tons) of corn and beans.

Police arrested two men, ages 45 and 21, allegedly linked to the criminal organization run by alias 'Juan el Malón,' a figure authorities accuse of orchestrating violence, forced displacement, and illegal logging in the Merendón reserve area.

Honduras's maquiladora sector lost roughly 40,000 jobs in 2025 as companies closed and relocated, even as the government announces a potential 4,000-job textile plant and says a US tariff on Honduran goods is straining competitiveness.

Santiago Motiño, mayor of La Lima, is pushing a bill in Congress to give his municipality 70% of customs revenues from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, citing noise pollution, property damage, and the airport's historical location in La Lima's jurisdiction.

Honduras's evening school enrollment fell 5,000 students over six years as insecurity and transport shortages push working-age learners toward weekend classes, which have grown 27,000 students in the same period.

A lawyer over 50 was found dead in his home in Cofradía, Cortés on Wednesday morning; family members said he had been struggling emotionally for about a month.

The national power utility will cut electricity across zones in Yoro and Cortés departments on July 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for scheduled transmission-line maintenance.

Congress approved a motion calling on the state power utility (Enee) to open dialogue with Lake Yojoa tourism operators about sustainable use of a 630-meter canal section, after the expiration of a prior agreement left hundreds of families dependent on the activity at risk.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization warns that 150,839 agricultural households—mostly in drought-stricken regions including Santa Bárbara, Choluteca, and Lempira, plus flood-prone Cortés—will need emergency aid this year due to droughts, floods, lost crops, and livestock disease.

María Gregoria Martínez, from Las Lajas in Comayagua, was struck and killed by a vehicle on July 27 in the Dos Caminos sector of Villanueva while visiting family; authorities have not yet determined the driver's responsibility.

Police in Cortés identified a suspect accused of filling vehicles with fuel and driving away without paying at multiple gas stations in San Pedro Sula and Villanueva, with security footage capturing the most recent incident.

National Police arrested a 26-year-old engineering student in San Manuel, Cortés, after a court-ordered raid on a home where officers seized 15 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000) and equipment used for packaging drugs for distribution across the Sula Valley.

The national utility announced planned power cuts on July 24 across Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Santa Bárbara, Ocotepeque, and Cortés for scheduled maintenance work, with outages in Tegucigalpa lasting 6–8 hours.

Qarim Qubain, president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says Congress needs more time to build consensus on controversial energy reforms, warning that prolonged electricity costs are driving away business investment.

A four-vehicle collision near Cofradía in Cortés left three people injured and hospitalized; the driver of one vehicle fled the scene.

A $120 million cruise and cargo terminal planned for Omoa, approved by Congress in 2021 and expected to create over 2,000 jobs, is sparking debate over its environmental and economic impact on the coastal municipality.

Police arrested a 22-year-old man in La Lima, Cortés, on an outstanding warrant for drug trafficking issued in July 2024.

The president of the Cortés Chamber of Commerce warns that crime and weak rule of law are deterring both foreign and domestic companies from investing, expanding operations, and creating jobs in Honduras.

Following a first phase in which mobile medical units served nearly 17,000 patients, Honduras's Health Ministry is deploying the clinics to Tambla, La Libertad, and La Lima to extend free care to underserved communities.

Health authorities and major hospitals in northwestern Honduras have established a coordinated protocol to manage a potential spread of measles, with the outbreak currently limited to six confirmed cases in San Pedro Sula and an active epidemiological barrier in Cofradía since early July.

National Police arrested a 30-year-old security guard in Choloma during a preventive operation and seized several packets of suspected marijuana and cocaine; he faces charges of drug trafficking.

Sexual violence against Honduran children is increasing amid widespread impunity, with only 1 in 10 cases prosecuted and 90.6% of reported offenses going unpunished, according to rights monitors and government data.

The Infrastructure Ministry is overseeing Stage IV mitigation work in Cortés, including reconstruction of protective levees along the Chamelecón River near Choloma to shield Las Vegas community from seasonal flooding.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortés warned that international companies have suspended investment plans in Honduras pending the outcome of U.S. tariff negotiations, citing concern that a 10% tariff and potential further restrictions could push capital to competing Central American countries and hurt the manufacturing and job sectors.

Community Medical Care Units (UMAC) served over 16,900 people in their first deployment round and are now expanding to rural areas in Lempira, Francisco Morazán, and Cortés.