Journalist Héctor Ordóñez Named Communications Secretary

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 13, 2026 · Originally reported August 13, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Journalist Héctor Ordóñez has replaced José Argueta as the government's communications secretary, after Argueta was quietly suspended some six months into the job amid questions about the administration's messaging strategy.

“Read in English” opens TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI) via Google Translate; “Leer en Español” opens the original. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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