Seven out of ten Salvadorans disagree with the decision to build a new International Fairs and Conventions Center (CIFCO) on a portion of the El Espino estate—one of the projects pledged as a donation by the People’s Republic of China. According to the poll by...
A total of 73,391 cases of acute respiratory infections have been recorded nationwide during the first two weeks of January 2026, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) Epidemiological Bulletin. In addition, 412 cases of severe...
The Attorney General’s Office of El Salvador announced on Monday the capture of former Legislative Assembly President and former San Salvador Mayor Norman Quijano, who was convicted in absentia for negotiating with gangs over the results of the 2014 presidential...
Norman Noel Quijano González is 79 years old. On January 26, 2026, he returned to El Salvador to serve a 13-year, 4-month prison sentence for criminal association and procedural fraud related to negotiations with gangs in exchange for votes. Quijano is a native of...
You are part of a sad irony, one that proves typical for the state of affairs in our country. The truth no longer matters—only the official narrative, repeated thousands of times. You are now Nayib Bukele’s trophy, imprisoned for a crime you never committed, but...
At least six in ten Salvadorans believe the cost of living rose over the past year, according to survey results from the University Institute of Public Opinion (IUDOP) at José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA), titled “Stability in Security versus...
