The Government of El Salvador must deliver to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) an actuarial study that will serve as the foundation for the forthcoming pension reform. However, as of late September, the government was “finalizing the study” and there was still no...
On October 8, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the European Union’s political strategies for Latin America, in which it expresses concern over the “erosion of democratic principles” in El Salvador. El Parlamento Europeo adoptó una...
The Red Nacional de Hospitales (National Hospital Network), a new autonomous entity under the direction of the Office of the President, will command a budget of $177 million to operate in 2026, twice the $70.9 million allocated to Rosales Hospital for 2025. According...
Donald Trump is not known for taking advice, especially from foreign leaders who often seek to flatter and compliment the US president. But El Salvador’s authoritarian leader Nayib Bukele has followed a different tack by calling on the Trump administration to follow...
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, lamented on Friday that she had not received a response from the Government of El Salvador, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to a letter she sent seeking information on...
The blare of horns and the screech of tires on pavement are a daily reality for Mr. José Leiva, a shopkeeper who works at a bakery directly opposite the intersection at the end of 18a Avenida Norte and Calle Guatemala in San Salvador. The area is plagued by a huge...
