The Sindicato para la Defensa de los Trabajadores del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (Union for the Defense of Workers of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute, SIDETISSS) estimates that 400 people who worked at the institution have not received their...
At least ten members of the Policía Nacional Civil (police, PNC) were dismissed from the force one day before the government disbursed the year-end bonus on October 24, 2025. The cases were documented by the Movimiento de Trabajadores de la Policía (MTP), which...
With the latest amendments to the Law Against Organized Crime (LCCO) taking effect on August 23, initial hearings in judicial proceedings for those arrested under the state of exception have virtually vanished. The work once done at that stage will now be carried out...
The municipal markets in San Miguel and Santa Ana are slated for completion in 2027 at a cost of $30 million and $55.4 million, respectively, according to the award documents for both projects, executed by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works)....
The most recent LPG Datos brand survey, conducted last September for El Economista and involving telephone interviews with 1,000 adults nationwide, sought to identify what respondents view as El Salvador’s primary problem at present. A striking 58.9% pinpointed...
More than three months ago, the Dirección de Obras Municipales (Municipal Works Directorate, DOM) completed a project to reactivate the pool and fountain, refurbish the public wash stations, and build a café in the ecological park of the city of Santa Elena, in...
