Suitability of New Alternate Justices on El Salvador’s Supreme Court Called into Question — Cuestionan idoneidad de nuevos magistrados suplentes de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de El Salvador

04/17/2026

Claus Arthur Flores Acosta, Joaquín Vallejos Díaz, and Jesús Ulises García became the three new alternate justices on El Salvador’s Supreme Court (CSJ), but an expert consulted by LA PRENSA GRÁFICA analyzed whether their profiles are in fact the most suitable...

Codefam founder Guadalupe Mejía, who searched for the disappeared during the civil war, has died — Muere la fundadora de Codefam, Guadalupe Mejía, una buscadora de desaparecidos en el conflicto armado

04/17/2026

The Committee of Families of the Imprisoned and Disappeared (Codefam) announced Thursday the death of one of its founders, Mother Guadalupe Mejía, who was among the family members searching for the disappeared during the Salvadoran civil war. “Codefam El...

Ministry of Health Reports 229 New HIV Cases Through Early April in El Salvador — Ministerio de Salud reporta 229 nuevos casos de VIH hasta inicios de abril en El Salvador

04/17/2026

As of April 4, 2026, the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) has recorded 229 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country, of which 85% are concentrated in the male population and the remaining 15% in women. The data is available on the website where...

Bus operators call for $2 to $2.50 cap on diesel — Buseros piden poner techo de $2 a $2.50 al diésel

04/17/2026

Faced with rising fuel prices, public transport operators are asking the Salvadoran government to establish a $2 to $2.50 cap on diesel, which is used by buses and microbuses, to ease costs that they say currently exceed $0.88. “We know there is an opportunity (to set...

Transport operators denounce expansion of pirate transport and lack of state oversight — Transportistas denuncian expansión del transporte pirata y falta de control estatal

04/17/2026

The spokesman for the National Transportation Roundtable, Lucio Vásquez, denounced on Thursday the “uncontrolled” growth of illegal transport in El Salvador, pointing to it as one of the main factors affecting the sustainability of the formal system....

Water Authority to Regulate Mandatory Monitoring of Groundwater Extraction — Autoridad del Agua regulará monitoreo obligatorio de extracción de agua subterránea

04/17/2026

The Salvadoran Water Authority (ASA) issued a new guideline requiring water resource users to implement monitoring systems for water extraction and groundwater level measurement, aiming to strengthen the control and sustainability of the resource in El Salvador. The...