Congress Opens Debate on ENEE Restructuring Plan

Honduras's Supreme Court approved proposed reforms to femicide statutes and a bill allowing the release of terminally ill prisoners, offering technical observations for lawmakers to consider during debate.

Congresswoman Yasmy Arita introduced legislation to establish a special motorcycle license for young riders, requiring mandatory training and exams before issuance, with the aim of reducing traffic accidents among youth.

The Public Ministry says it has not opened an investigation into Rony Pacheco — director of the National Statistics Institute (INE) and listed employee of the National Electoral Council (CNE) — pending a Court of Accounts report on whether his dual roles violate civil-service law.

Congressman Yury Sabas of the Liberal Party introduced a bill to allow supervised driving licenses for Hondurans aged 16 to 18, contingent on parental consent, mandatory insurance, and certified driver training, citing the prevalence of unlicensed teenage drivers on the roads.

Five years after nursing student Keyla Martínez died in police custody, a retrial is set for August after the original involuntary-homicide conviction was overturned on procedural grounds; her mother and women's rights groups are pressing to have the case reclassified as aggravated femicide and for the accused officer to be held in pretrial detention.

Honduran employers are required to pay workers their annual 14th-month bonus (decimocuarto) by June 30, a mandatory benefit calculated as one month's average salary over the preceding 12 months.

State electricity utility ENEE will cut power to multiple zones across Honduras on June 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for scheduled maintenance, affecting areas in Choluteca, El Paraíso, and Tegucigalpa.

Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Roatán is running round-the-clock renovation work to finish before November's high season, with the terminal manager cautioning travelers to expect temporary disruptions as crews close sections to push construction forward.

Firefighters in Yoro used a wooden board to free a 7-year-old boy who became wedged between the cargo box and cab of a pickup truck in the El Pantano neighborhood; the cause of the incident and any injuries remain unclear.

Honduras awarded a 2013 oil concession covering 35,256 square kilometers of Caribbean waters in La Moskitia — a UNESCO World Heritage site — without consulting the four indigenous peoples living there, in violation of international law.

The government and teachers' union agreed to form a permanent dialogue table to address salary grievances and called for classes to resume on June 3 after days of strikes.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

Weather forecasters warn that rainfall will return to various regions of Honduras beginning Thursday, June 5.

Carnival Corporation has introduced LNG refueling capability in Latin America and the Western Caribbean by refueling the Carnival Jubilee at Isla Tropicale in Roatán, advancing the company's decarbonization strategy while officials say the move strengthens Honduras's role in regional maritime energy.

The 50th edition of Honduras's La Prensa-Gatorade half marathon, set for June 14 in San Pedro Sula, has sold out across all categories, drawing runners from 22 nationalities in what organizers are calling a milestone for the country's premier running event.

Honduran forward Luis Palma has completed his transfer from Celtic to Polish champion Lech Poznań for €4 million (about $4.3 million), making him the most expensive signing in the Polish club's history.

A court ordered pretrial detention for Jefry Josseth Guardado Herrera and Elí Nahúm Guerra, accused of involvement in a May clash at the Corinto border post that killed five members of a defunct anti-gang police unit.

Also reported by: Radio HRN

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 took part in the killing of 20 victims.

Also reported by: La Prensa, Radio HRN, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

Four suspects have been ordered held in pretrial detention in connection with a computer fraud scheme that siphoned more than 2 million lempiras (roughly $80,000) from a company.