Honduras Daily by Location

The National Logistics Council and National Investment Council signed an agreement under President Nasry Asfura's administration to attract foreign and domestic investment in logistics, trade, and industry, with a goal of creating more than 100,000 formal jobs, backed in part by a 600-million-lempira (about $24 million) expansion of Puerto Cortés's bulk terminal.

National Party congressional leader Carlos Cano called for a national drought-preparedness program, including agricultural extension workers in productive departments like Olancho, warning that repeated climate shocks risk pushing small and mid-size farmers into food crises.

The Banco Central de Honduras auctioned $79.5 million on May 28, yielding a weighted average exchange rate of L26.6608 per U.S. dollar, effective May 29, 2026.

The Honduran private sector, through FEDECAMARA, has presented President Nasry Juan Asfura with a nine-point policy agenda covering administrative simplification and workforce development, aimed at improving the country's investment climate and decentralizing economic growth.

The Alianza Campesina, Indígena y Popular de Honduras and allied social organizations formally challenged a proposed legal reform on Thursday, arguing it would criminalize protest and curtail civil liberties.

Criminal defense attorney Jaime Rodríguez is urging the creation of a commission — including prosecutors, defense lawyers, and other legal bodies — to conduct a comprehensive review of the recently enacted reforms to Honduras's Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure.

Honduras's customs authority, ARSA, and SENASA signed a cooperation agreement to streamline import and export processes through shared technology and risk management, aiming to cut costs and processing times for businesses.

The III Ibero-American Tourism Forum is being held in Honduras, with Copán Ruinas highlighted as a key site to attract sustainable investment and strengthen the country's cultural-heritage economy, according to the private sector.

The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa explained that a denial under section 221(g) is not final and may require additional documents, while a 214(b) denial does reject that specific application but allows a future reapplication.

COHEP's May 2026 economic bulletin shows 4% accumulated GDP-activity growth through March, 3.12% inflation (transport up 10.55%), a pending $245 million IMF disbursement expected in late June, and government floating debt exceeding L 24.6 billion (about $985 million), or 2.4% of GDP.

The Honduran national team may field a reduced squad for its upcoming friendly against Argentina after immigration issues left several key players unable to travel.

The Expo HORECA Honduras platform, which drew over 5,000 professionals at its previous edition, officially launched to promote innovation and training for hotels, restaurants, and cafés across the country.

Under Decree 07-2026, Honduras's tax authority (SAR) is waiving penalties, interest, and surcharges for taxpayers who regularize obligations that were due through December 31, 2025, with the amnesty window open until June 15, 2026.

Honduras's Health Ministry confirmed a second imported measles case and urged the public to ensure their measles vaccination schedules are up to date.

Honduran authorities sent an alleged weapons supplier and other members of the Cártel del Diablo gang to pretrial detention on Thursday.

The Banco Central de Honduras awarded $109.3 million in its May 27 foreign-currency auction, setting a weighted average exchange rate of L26.6572 per dollar for May 28.

Honduras's National Road and Transport Directorate planted 300 mahogany and oak trees in green spaces around the capital, aiming to improve air quality and promote environmental responsibility.

COHEP executive director Armando Urtecho says Honduras's new Part-Time Employment Law imposes overly strict registration requirements that will prevent companies from expanding flexible hiring, arguing job growth will depend instead on improved legal and personal security for investors.

Honduras's Public Prosecutor's Office dismantled a criminal network accused of cyber fraud against a company, stealing more than two million lempiras (about $80,000).

Nine European writers are participating in the X Festival de Los Confines, a cultural exchange event running May 27–31 in Honduras.

Honduran police arrested a 50-year-old man in Danlí, El Paraíso, accused of repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter from the age of 13, resulting in a pregnancy and the death of the newborn.

Supreme Court President Wagner Vallecillo Paredes held a virtual meeting with the National Center for State Courts to discuss judicial cooperation, including a Wildlife Justice Project aimed at combating environmental crimes in Honduras.

Honduras's Hospital María reported a record of more than 18,000 surgeries in its 2025 accountability report, with the private sector praising the pediatric hospital's decentralized model as a benchmark for transparency and efficiency.

Honduras's Special Electoral Crimes Prosecutor has formally asked Armed Forces chief Héctor Benjamín Valerio Ardón to hand over records and sanction reports tied to the alleged late delivery of ballot materials during the March 2025 primary elections.

Honduras's National Anti-Corruption Council accused former OABI director Marco Antonio Zelaya of fraudulent administration over irregularities in a L 26 million (about $1 million) loan to a company under state custody, bypassing required feasibility studies and budget rules.

President Nasry Asfura's government has removed attorney Elizabeth Rodríguez as director of the Office for Administration of Seized Assets (OABI), reassigning her to handle sexual-exploitation issues, with Jorge Cálix set to take over the agency.

The Catholic Diocese of Yoro issued a formal statement condemning a surge in massacres across Honduras and demanding urgent government action, warning that silence would normalize the treatment of human life as disposable.

Honduras's Congress approved a deadline extension on a contract between the National Penitentiary Institute and a private firm to complete the supply and installation of body and object X-ray scanners at prisons nationwide.

A proposal in Congress would fund five new heavy-vehicle training and licensing centers across Honduras, addressing a shortage that currently limits such certification to one department.

Attorney José Barahona is demanding criminal charges against former Supreme Court President Rebeca Ráquel and two other ex-officials, alleging they conspired to file a false prosecution against his daughter, the late magistrate Miriam Barahona, which he says blocked her from receiving medical treatment for the illness that killed her.