14 stories in Colón
ClearENEE Plans Monday Outages in Northern Ports
The state utility ENEE announced scheduled power cuts Monday, June 8, in Puerto Cortés and surrounding areas for maintenance on distribution lines, affecting hotels, the port authority, and residential neighborhoods from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Televicentro· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 7, 2026Second Suspect Jailed in May Massacre of 20 Farm Workers
A Honduran court ordered Williams Izaguirre, arrested Friday in connection with the May 21 killing of 20 workers at an African palm plantation in Colón, held in pretrial detention alongside alleged mastermind Carlos Mencías, alias 'El Gato Negro,' in a case linked to fruit theft and a decades-old land dispute.
El Heraldo· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 7, 2026Decomposed Body Found in Bonito Oriental, Colón
Police discovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man in Bonito Oriental, Colón, and began investigation while forensic authorities prepared to collect the remains.
HCH· in SpanishPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 6, 2026Second Suspect Arrested in Rigores Massacre of 20
Police arrested Williams Noé Reyes Izaguirre in Colón as a second suspect in the May 21 massacre of 20 people at an African palm plantation in Rigores, Trujillo; Alexis Molina Mencía, arrested earlier, is believed to have ordered the killings.
El Heraldo· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 6, 2026Suspect Arrested in Rigores Palm-Plantation Massacre
Carlos Alexis Mencía, known as 'El Gato Negro,' was arrested Tuesday in La Ceiba as the main suspect in the May 21 massacre at an African palm plantation in Rigores, Colón.
La Prensa· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 4, 2026ENEE Schedules June 4 Power Outages Across Honduras
The state electricity company ENEE announced planned power cuts on June 4 in multiple regions including Tegucigalpa, Nacaome, Peña Blanca, La Lima, and Colón for scheduled maintenance, tree trimming, and equipment upgrades.
El Heraldo· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 4, 2026Suspect Arrested in Rigores Massacre That Killed 20
Authorities arrested Carlos Alexis Molina Mencía, alias "Gato Negro," near La Ceiba in connection with the May 21 massacre in Rigores, Colón, and believe six to seven people were involved in the killing of 20 victims.
El Heraldo· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 3, 2026Peasant Groups Call Agro-Industry Bill Unconstitutional
Agrarian organizations including the Aguán Agrarian Platform and OFRANEH said a proposed law to strengthen and protect the agro-industrial sector is unconstitutional because it privileges one sector over the rest of the population.
Radio Progreso HNPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 2, 2026Five Police Officers Killed in Cartel Ambush in Corinto
Five National Police officers were killed in a violent ambush at a house in Corinto belonging to a leader of a criminal organization linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel; investigators say about 150 gang members participated in the attack.
La Prensa· enPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 2, 2026Honduras Military Seizes Over 515,000 Coca Plants Nationwide
Honduran armed forces have destroyed more than 515,000 coca bushes across at least 25 illegal plantations and nine drug-processing sites in six departments so far this year, including a newly secured crop of 16,500 plants in Colón.
SEDENA HondurasPublished on Honduras Daily · May 31, 2026Honduras Forces Seize 11,000 Coca Plants in Colón
Anti-narcotics police and the Honduran Armed Forces dismantled a coca plantation of roughly 11,000 plants in the mountainous Santa Bárbara area of Iriona municipality, Colón department.
Proceso Digital· enPublished on Honduras Daily · May 31, 2026Power Outages Scheduled Nationwide Friday for Maintenance
The state power utility ENEE will cut electricity Friday, June 5, in multiple regions including the capital, San Pedro Sula, and the Atlantic coast for scheduled grid maintenance.
Arrest of Gang Leader Fuels Massacre Investigation
Authorities are investigating whether the May 21 massacre of 20 people in Rigores, Trujillo, was retaliation for the February killing of Ruth Nohemy Monroy, 17, the wife of recently arrested gang leader Alexis Molina Mencía.
Honduras Military Seizes 33,000 Coca Plants in Colón
Armed forces discovered a coca plantation and a makeshift drug-processing lab in the Río Tinto mountain range of Colón department, bringing the year-to-date total to over 500,000 coca plants and nine processing sites seized across six departments.