El Salvador Creates New Entity to Manage Public Hospitals from the Presidency

(FILE) El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele. Photo:: EFE August 19, 2025 Hour: 11:57 pm The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, dominated by the ruling party New Ideas (NI), approved on Tuesday night a law establishing a new entity to manage...

El Salvador Reports Robust Economic Growth in Q1 2025: FDI +64.8%, Exports +8.8%, GDP +2.3%

El Salvador’s economy demonstrated robust performance in the first quarter of 2025, marked by significant increases in foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and gross domestic product (GDP), despite global challenges. Foreign Direct Investment...

El Salvador’s Consumer Ombudsman Recovers $156.9 Million for Citizens Under Bukele Administration

The Government of El Salvador, through the Consumer Ombudsman’s Office (DC), has recovered more than $156.9 million for 580,202 consumers during the six years of President Nayib Bukele’s administration. This achievement comes from addressing...

El Salvador Boasts 487 Investment Projects in San Salvador: Housing, Tourism, and Logistics Drive Growth

The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (AMSS) is experiencing a surge in private investment, with 487 projects currently underway, according to Luis Rodríguez, Executive Director of the Planning Office of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador...

El Salvador Converts Provisional Detention Into ‘Anticipatory Sentencing’: Cristosal

Prisoners at the CECOT center in El Salvador. X/ @bahristeinn August 19, 2025 Hour: 2:31 pm On Tuesday, the human rights organization Cristosal warned that the Salvadoran state has turned pretrial detention into “anticipated punishment.” RELATED:...

El Salvador schools to require military-style inspections

El Salvador Schools Enforce Military-Style Uniform Inspections

El Salvador’s public schools will start enforcing daily inspections for students’ uniforms and haircuts from August 20, as ordered by the new education minister, Karla Trigueros. The military captain, appointed last week by President Nayib Bukele,...

El Salvador schools to require military-style inspections

Aerial view of the National Industrial Technical Institute, one of the educational institutions mentioned during a press conference held by the Security Cabinet to announce the arrest of high school students linked to various crimes in San...

El Salvador Expands Trusted Operator Program to Strengthen Trade with Latin America.

El Salvador’s General Directorate of Customs (DGA) announced that it is working to expand the country’s Trusted Operator program as part of its strategy to simplify trade processes and strengthen international commerce. Este acuerdo, suscrito en...

El Salvador Strengthens Security: Police Units and Urban-Rural Fences Combat Gang Remnants

The Salvadoran government has intensified its efforts to combat gang activity through the deployment of specialized units in rural areas and the installation of security fences in urban zones. Defense Minister René Francis Merino Monroy announced...

CEO of Pet Express Sri Lanka Praises El Salvador’s Global Leadership: Security, Bitcoin, and Sovereignty Model

El Salvador’s governance and economic strategy under President Nayib Bukele continue to spark international recognition. Shanaka Anslem Perera, CEO of Pet Express, praised the country’s achievements in a statement highlighting the nation’s unique...

Why International Investors Are Turning Their Eyes to El Salvador.

El Salvador has taken decisive steps to attract global capital by approving a series of financial and technological reforms aimed at creating a transparent, reliable, and agile environment for investors. At the center of this strategy is the...

Enhancing Behavior and Learning: El Salvador’s New School Discipline Initiative – clear, concise, and benefit-driven.

Today, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology issued a memorandum to all public school directors across El Salvador, announcing new disciplinary measures for students. The initiative aims to strengthen discipline, order, and personal...

Indefinite Presidential Reelection Does Not Disrupt the Alternation of Power in El Salvador

Constitutional reforms recently approved in El Salvador guarantee the continuity of democratic elections and clarify that the next nationwide polls will take place in February 2027, for the presidency, Legislative Assembly deputies, and municipal...

House Democrat demands answers on deal to return MS-13 leaders to El Salvador

A key congressional Democrat is demanding answers from the Trump administration about a deal it reportedly struck with El Salvador’s president to send him several MS-13 gang leaders held in the United States, alleging it may have compromised...

Special Forces from the Americas Compete in El Salvador’s Fuerzas Comando 2025.

El Salvador is hosting the 19th edition of Fuerzas Comando 2025, a multinational competition that brings together special forces from North, Central, and South America. Organized by the United States Southern Command in coordination with El...

A man tried self-deporting to El Salvador. Immigration agents stopped him on the plane's jetway in San Francisco

OAKLAND, Calif. — After already being deported once following a child sex crime conviction, Jeisson Escobar-Valencia knew staying in the United States was “untenable” as a migrant living in the country illegally, according to federal court...

A man tried self-deporting to El Salvador. Immigration agents stopped him on the SFO jetway

OAKLAND — After already being deported once following a child sex crime conviction, Jeisson Escobar-Valencia knew staying in the United States was “untenable” as a migrant living in the country illegally, according to federal court filings. So he...

El Salvador to Host Regional Wedding Planners Summit, Strengthening Local Economy.

In 2024, the global wedding services market generated more than $899.6 billion, with destination weddings emerging as a dominant trend. Building on this momentum, El Salvador has secured the hosting rights for the 2026 Wedding Events Summit, a...

Fidel in the memory of El Salvador’s solidarity people

Fidel lives on in the validity of his thought as one of the great figures of the 20th century, which allowed him to travel to the future to warn the world of the dangers of the unpayable foreign debt for developing countries and the climate crisis...