Honduras Daily by Location

The US reclassified Honduras to a lower 10% tariff rate instead of 12.5% and granted product exemptions, recognizing a Honduran executive decree banning imports of goods made with forced labor.

Honduras's National Electoral Council received a proposal from former electoral officials to reform multiple articles of the Electoral Law, with interim CNE president Aixa Gabriela Zelaya noting that the full council will review the changes as part of efforts to strengthen democratic processes.

The Association of Petroleum Product Distributors (Ahdippe) called on lawmakers to more carefully analyze energy-system reform proposals, citing concerns about technical losses, ENEE debt recovery, and accountability before the bill advances.

Spain has made available 2,000 additional job openings for Hondurans following diplomatic negotiations by Honduras's embassy in Madrid.

A former National Electoral Council representative endorsed electoral reforms including a presidential runoff system, citizen-selected voting boards to replace party representatives, and independent selection of electoral council members, citing concerns about fraud and legitimacy.

Honduras will face Jamaica, Guatemala, Surinam, Martinica, and El Salvador in Group B of the Concacaf Nations League group stage (September 21–October 6, 2026), needing a top-two finish to advance to the quarterfinals and secure a Copa Oro berth.

The manager of Honduras's construction chamber estimates the country faces a current housing deficit of 1.7 million units.

The Patriotic Solidarity Coalition has called on Congress to strengthen a bipartisan electric-sector reform bill before passage, arguing it must address structural causes of the ENEE crisis—including arrears, technical losses, and governance failures—while guaranteeing state control of the system.

Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler announced that Honduras anticipates receiving about 20,000 visitors from El Salvador during the first week of August, a projection officials say will boost tourism activity and economic activity across the country's destinations.

A Honduran woman reported a scam attempt using artificial intelligence to impersonate content creator Carlos Eduardo Espina in a fake video call demanding thousands of dollars by claiming a relative was detained.

President Nasry Asfura announced $17 million in additional funding to expand ProOccidente, a rural development program, into Honduras's Dry Corridor, aiming to provide technical assistance, climate-smart technologies, financing, and market access to over 4,500 small and medium-sized farmers.

Special Olympics Honduras, which currently operates in eight locations nationwide, plans to open three new sites and is recruiting volunteers and corporate sponsors to expand sports and inclusion programs for people with intellectual disabilities.

The Central Bank of Honduras auctioned $86.8 million in its July 23 foreign-exchange sale, setting the weighted average exchange rate at L 26.7768 per dollar for July 24.

The Judicial School held a national gathering of specialized judges on organized crime, environmental, and corruption cases, aimed at strengthening judicial capacity and rule-of-law enforcement with support from the U.S. Embassy's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau.

Honduras's construction industry chamber reported that 23 congressionally approved infrastructure projects have stalled due to publication delays, and proposed creating an Infrastructure Policy Council to improve coordination and continuity, a model it says has succeeded in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico.

A tropical wave passing over Honduras on Saturday and Sunday, July 25–26, is forecast to bring significant rainfall nationwide, though temperatures will remain hot across all regions.

Congresswoman Alia Kafati introduced a bill to allow Honduran presidents to be reelected only once, barring them from further candidacy after two full terms, seeking to close a legal gap left open since 2015.

Congress will deduct one day's salary from at least 12 members of the National, Liberal, and Libre parties who failed to attend a July 23 session without justification; the funds will go to schools and health centers.

A US federal court document from 2005 exposed a network of Honduran National Police officers—from inspector to subcommissioner rank—accused of using their positions to protect cocaine shipments for the criminal organization Los Cachiros, one of the Atlantic region's most powerful gangs.

Honduran PARLACEN member Doris Gutiérrez disclosed that Central American Parliament deputies receive a monthly salary of L117,000 (more than $4,400).

A congresswoman introduced legislation to create a professional college for Honduras's insurance brokers, saying it would restore labor protections and establish oversight to protect consumers and ensure market transparency in an industry that generated 21.2 billion lempiras in annual premiums in early 2026.

A congressman proposes legislation allowing cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or immunotherapy to work remotely from home with medical authorization, citing reduced mobility and increased infection risk during treatment.

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.

The Trump administration announced new tariffs of 10–12.5% on imports from 60 countries, citing insufficient efforts against forced labor; Honduras faces a 10% additional tariff alongside Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

Olvin Reynaldo Arriaga Baca, alias "Porking," was released on conditional liberty in April 2014 after being deemed a model prisoner, but killed two children six days later for refusing to work as gang lookouts; in 2025, he was convicted alongside other Pandilla 18 members in the deaths of three gang leaders in prison.

The head of Honduras's apparel manufacturers association is calling on the government to negotiate zero tariffs with the United States for agricultural goods and auto parts, matching Mexico's treatment, to boost competitiveness as the Trump administration considers new trade measures.

Presidential trade commissioner Melvin Redondo said Honduras will not pursue free-trade agreement negotiations with China.

Tropical Storm Bertha, with sustained winds of 80 km/h, was tracking toward the Louisiana coast from a position 147 km east of New Orleans and poses no direct threat to Honduras, though authorities continue monitoring the Atlantic hurricane season.

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.

Honduras's government is lobbying to be excluded from new US tariffs threatening 12% duties on key exports, arguing the country meets US labor and human-rights standards and that about 600,000 jobs depend on market access.