Honduras Daily by Location

An investigation by El Heraldo found that Libre members of Congress directed nearly 224 million lempiras ($9 million) in social assistance—food vouchers, scholarships, and infrastructure aid—between 2023 and 2024 toward party members and their circles, while registered beneficiaries reported never receiving promised benefits.

A total of 159 Honduran deportees arrived at Ramón Villeda Morales Airport in La Lima, Cortés, on two flights from the United States, including a 25-year-old who spent seven years abroad and plans to return to agricultural work.

Honduras's Education Ministry will allow students with failed courses to take a single makeup exam in November, down from multiple recovery opportunities in past years, as failing grades in math, chemistry, and physics reach 35–38% in Cortés.

Honduras's anti-narcotics directorate, aided by military police, carried out four court-authorized raids in Cortés on September 5 against suspected MS-13 members, seizing 3 kg of cocaine, firearms, 11 phones, six vehicles, and about L7,500 in cash, and arrested one suspect.

Police in Villanueva, Cortés arrested a 40-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter from age 8, including rape beginning at age 11, with threats used to silence both the child and her mother.

The national utility ENEE has scheduled maintenance outages across the Central District, Cortés, and Santa Bárbara on September 5, affecting dozens of neighborhoods and businesses for up to ten hours starting at 7 a.m.

The Amigos del San Juan de Dios group will hold its 15th charity golf tournament on Saturday, September 5, at Club Campestre de La Lima, aiming to raise L2.2 million (about $88,000) to renovate the pediatric unit of San Juan de Dios psychiatric hospital in San Pedro Sula.

A young man identified as Luis was killed and Josué Isaac Perdomo Molina, 19, was wounded when armed robbers opened fire on them during a motorcycle theft in Villanueva, Cortés early on September 2; both were heading to an industrial park to seek work.

ENEE has announced scheduled power cuts on September 3 in Santa Bárbara, Cortés, and Ocotepeque departments from early morning through mid-afternoon for maintenance work, equipment removal, and contractor projects.

The head of Honduras's small-business chamber, Victorino Carranza, called on Congress's recent electricity system reforms to cut operating costs for micro and small enterprises, saying companies should pay only for energy consumed and that unpredictable rates now hamper financial planning.

Police arrested two youths, including 23-year-old Omar Alejandro Luna Díaz, during a raid in Choloma and seized cocaine and crack allegedly packaged for street sales.

Widespread blackouts struck San Pedro Sula and the northern region on August 31 as the national grid operator activated emergency load-shedding measures due to thermal power plant failures and forced maintenance, leaving 13 circuits affected.

The national utility ENEE announced scheduled power outages on September 1 across Choloma (8:45 a.m.–2:45 p.m.), Yoro and Santa Cruz de Yojoa (9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.), and Tegucigalpa (8:10 a.m.–4:10 p.m.) for grid maintenance and equipment installation.

Honduras's education minister denied allegations that district officials are demanding money, food, or other resources from private schools that choose not to participate in Independence Day parades, and announced an investigation into the complaints.

More than 1,400 formal businesses have shut down and registered with Honduras's tax authority (SAR) since 2022, with 200 closures occurring so far this year, concentrated in Francisco Morazán, Cortés, and Comayagua departments.

ENEE will cut power Monday, August 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Tegucigalpa neighborhoods and 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Choloma for scheduled distribution-network maintenance.

Hepatitis cases have risen 100% in Cortés department, with Choloma and Villanueva reporting the highest infection rates; health authorities are monitoring food and water contamination as a possible contributing factor.

A judge ordered seven men accused of drug trafficking, criminal association, and illegal weapons possession arrested in Villanueva, Cortés, held in pretrial detention at Morocelí prison pending an initial hearing on September 2.

International referee Saíd Martínez explained his red card to Real España defender Daniel Aparicio for insulting him and defended his use of VAR to annul a goal by Devron García, saying the video review was necessary to catch a handball.

A 28-year-old man died of severe dengue in Tegucigalpa, bringing Honduras's 2026 death toll to five as the Health Ministry reports over 6,000 cases and warns that rainy season could drive further spread.

About 670,000 Honduran households receive remittances from abroad, with 45% relying on them as their primary income source; 80% of remittance money goes to daily consumption rather than savings or investment, according to central bank data cited by a social-justice think tank.

The national electric utility (ENEE) will cut power on August 25 in neighborhoods across Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, and Cortés departments for maintenance, equipment installation, and private-company work, with outages lasting 6 hours in most areas.

The national power utility ENEE will cut electricity to neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa and La Lima on August 24 for scheduled maintenance, affecting residents for up to seven hours.

Anti-extortion authorities arrested four men accused of belonging to the Los Argueta criminal organization in Omoa, Cortés, including one suspected of involvement in an attack that killed five police officers near Corinto.

Choloma defeated Platense 2–0 in Liga Nacional Matchday 4, with striker Ángel Villatoro scoring twice to secure the team's first three points of the Apertura tournament.

Rigoberto Medina, a mototaxi driver, was shot multiple times and killed between Nueva Esperanza and San Bartolo in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, then his body and vehicle were set on fire.

Gilberto Benítez, the teachers' union leader for northern Honduras, reported that dozens of teaching posts in Cortés were filled without proper competition or screening during the previous administration, and warned of possible school occupations if authorities do not investigate and correct the irregular appointments.

Vehicle owners in San Pedro Sula report delays of up to 45 days to register imported vehicles at the Property Institute, exceeding the legal 30-day limit and exposing owners to traffic fines while vehicles remain unregistered and unusable for sale or daily use.

Copeco forecasts weak afternoon rainfall on Friday in northwestern, northern, and eastern Honduras due to moisture moving in from the Caribbean, following a warm and dry morning.

ENEE has scheduled maintenance-related power cuts across multiple regions on August 25, affecting Siguatepeque, Sabanagrande, and San Pedro Sula among others, with outages lasting between two and eight hours.