William Martínez, another Salvadoran deportee whose family had reported him missing, is imprisoned at the Centro Industrial de Cumplimiento de Penas y Rehabilitación (Industrial Center for Sentence Compliance and Rehabilitation) in Santa Ana. The government of El...
Public squares, cultural cafes, art centers, small alternative galleries, and studios for study and creation across various artistic expressions in San Salvador’s historic downtown have faded into the memories of many. It is 2025, and as one walks the renovated...
The state’s debt to private pension funds, funded by worker payroll deductions, surpassed $11 billion last September, according to statistics from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) released this Friday. Official figures, which the BCR sources from the Salvadoran...
The Value-Added Tax (VAT) was the single largest contributor to the Ministry of Finance’s coffers this past September. According to the Ministry of Finance’s revenue report, this tax totaled $2,841.3 million as of September 30, accounting for 44.5% of all...
The Economic Activity Volume Index (IVAE), a short-term gauge of economic momentum, indicates that the economy expanded by 5.5% in August compared to the same month last year, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported Friday. The index registered 130 points, up from...
In July, Alberto Castillo abandoned his boat on the shores of Lake Suchitlan. He could no longer fish or take tourists around the lake – El Salvador’s largest – because it was overrun with water lettuce. He is among thousands of families that live around the lake who...
