Honduras Daily by Location

Deputy Alia Kafati announced she will withdraw a bill that would have regulated presidential reelection, asserting that the Honduran Constitution prohibits the practice entirely.

Climate experts say El Niño will intensify between October and November, bringing little relief to Honduras's drought-stricken dry corridor, where farmers report near-total crop losses and warn the crisis will persist for decades without adaptation measures.

Honduran onion growers met with the Agriculture Ministry to press for relief from imports they say threaten local planting and supply.

Honduras deposited its ratification of the ICSID convention on July 17, becoming the 159th state to join the World Bank dispute-settlement mechanism for foreign-investment disputes, effective August 16.

INTERPOL Honduras arrested and deported an Ecuadorian citizen wanted by US authorities on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide after he was detained at the Las Manos border crossing attempting illegal entry.

The Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry has opened competitive bidding for the expansion of the Helena Kulman Boulevard in El Progreso from the Obelisk to the Baprosa sector, with bids due August 3, financed entirely by national funds.

Honduras's basic food basket increased from L14,500 to L16,000 between December 2025 and July 2026, according to Artículo 19, with meat, dairy, beans, and vegetables driving the cost surge and squeezing household buying power.

The Trump administration announced it will keep a 10% tariff on goods from Honduras and 59 other countries, citing insufficient efforts to prevent forced labor in their exports.

Forward Bryan Sáenz, 20, has departed Honduran club Olimpia after obtaining US residency, joining nine other players who have left the team ahead of the new season.

Honduras has confirmed 12 measles cases—six imported and six locally acquired—and health officials say they screen suspected cases daily, warning that one infected person can spread the virus to up to 18 others and urging continued vaccination.

Cohep President Anabel Gallardo said Honduras escaped an additional 2.5% tariff hike from the United States but warned that some sectors still face 10% duties and need continued trade negotiations to improve conditions.

A taxi driver identified as José Carrasco was shot and killed Friday afternoon in the Villa Neen neighborhood of La Ceiba; police have launched an investigation but have not yet identified a motive or suspects.

Ricardo Cardona, private secretary to ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández, returned to Honduras after four years in Nicaragua, denying any criminal charges despite multiple open corruption investigations against him.

The Agriculture Ministry's health agency (Senasa) is training veterinarians, importers, and customs agents on requirements and procedures for importing animal products and veterinary medicines to strengthen biosecurity and ensure compliance with import controls.

More than 30 law students from seven Honduran universities are participating in San Pedro Sula in the 18th edition of the National Anti-Corruption Council's legal specialization program, which aims to deepen their expertise in anti-corruption work and connect them with professionals committed to transparency.

The Supreme Court of Justice has decided to transfer the case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández to the corruption court after he lost his immunity as a member of the Central American Parliament, moving it to ordinary jurisdiction.

Health authorities in Atlántida are monitoring three people with suspected measles while laboratory tests are pending to confirm or rule out the disease, amid a broader national outbreak with 12 confirmed cases.

President Nasry Asfura called on lawmakers to pass reforms to the Electricity Sector Law to address the state power utility ENEE's monthly losses of approximately 1.2 billion lempiras (about $48 million), which he said strain the government's capacity to fund health, education, and infrastructure.

A trough on Friday and an incoming tropical wave on Saturday will bring scattered to moderate rain to most of Honduras through Sunday, with daytime temperatures reaching 38°C (100°F) in the south, though forecasters say the rainfall will not relieve the ongoing drought affecting 75 municipalities.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras warns that rainfall could drop 30–40% below average starting in October across the Dry Corridor, the south, and Tegucigalpa as El Niño strengthens, threatening water supplies and the autumn harvest.

The Public Ministry will formally question former Deputy Security Minister Julissa Villanueva and demand she submit evidence she claims to hold about the disappearance of Angie Peña, after she publicly accused the Criminal Investigation Agency (ATIC) of obstructing the investigation.

A court rejected ex-prosecutor Francia Sofía Medina's request to be released pending sentencing in the BCH vault-theft case, though her lawyer argues she has already spent the legal maximum of 2.5 years in pretrial detention and filed an appeal.

The capital's municipal government planted 100 trees on the iconic Juana Laínez Hill in a reforestation effort aimed at strengthening vegetation cover and reducing climate-change impacts on the urban zone, with students from five schools participating in the environmental education initiative.

The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity for eight hours on Saturday, July 25, in multiple neighborhoods and commercial areas of San Pedro Sula for grid maintenance work.

Police and anti-kidnapping units rescued a 5-year-old girl and her caregiver in Las Vegas, Santa Bárbara, after kidnappers demanded 7 million lempiras (about $280,000) and abandoned them when officers flooded the area.

Defense Minister Enrique Rodríguez Burchard announced a 30% salary increase for enlisted soldiers, adding approximately 3,000 lempiras (about $120) monthly at a cost of over 570 million lempiras, effective July 2026.

Honduras's energy ministry announced new fuel prices effective July 27, with gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and vehicle gas rising by up to 5.59 lempiras per gallon in San Pedro Sula, while the government maintains temporary subsidies on regular gasoline and diesel.

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 engineering firm that designed Tegucigalpa's Pope Francis Bridge dismissed audits alleging structural damage, characterizing the detected cracks as normal thermal contraction of concrete that pose no collapse risk, though city officials continue investigating the defects.

Tegucigalpa's mayor said the city will not reopen a controversial overpass, closed since January over structural concerns and questionable materials, until a fifth technical study confirms it meets safety standards for drivers and pedestrians.