The 2027 General Budget of the Nation bill provides for an allocation for Education equivalent to 8.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027. However, budget execution data from recent years show a difference between programmed resources and those actually accrued,...
Nayib Bukele asserted that his Government is evaluating whether to implement a “plan” to grant early release to approximately 50% of the people imprisoned for alleged collaboration with gang structures. He stated this during a press conference this past October 13, in...
“Whoever is a criminal is a criminal. But whoever is innocent, how are they going to take responsibility for what they haven’t committed in order to be able to go free?”, said the mother of a detainee when referring to the presidential announcement about evaluating...
El Salvador’s draft general budget for 2027 amounts to US$12,421 million, 17.7% more than the budget approved for 2026. The increase may seem like good news, but a larger budget does not by itself guarantee water, food, health or care. To know whether it will...
The approval of an authorization for the Directorate of Municipal Works (DOM) to transfer 50 heavy trucks, acquired with public funds, to Constructora El Salvador sparked nearly two hours of discussion between the ruling party and the opposition yesterday afternoon,...
Residents of Espíritu Santo Island, in Puerto El Triunfo, Usulután, arrived this morning at the First Court Against Organized Crime of San Miguel to express their support for two women originally from the community, accused of the crime of illicit associations over...
