The organization Human Rights First denounced the transfer of at least 444 Salvadoran asylum seekers from the United States to third countries, amid the tightening of migration policies promoted during President Donald Trump’s administration. According to the NGO, the...
Residents of several neighborhoods in the Chalchuapa district of Santa Ana Oeste have been waiting four years for drinking water service in their homes. In 2021, the National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA) drilled a well, but did not finish the work...
The collective of FMLN veterans from the department of San Salvador, together with the Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc (BRP), stated at a press conference that the budget allocated to the Institute for the Administration of Benefits for Veterans and Former...
The urban basic food basket (CBA) rose by $1.98 in March and reached its highest price in eight months, the National Office of Statistics and Censuses (Onec) reported. The office, a division of the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), reports that the urban basket increased...
The Ministry of Economy’s General Directorate of Energy, Hydrocarbons, and Mines (DGEHM) has revised the country’s fuel prices upward, with increases of up to $0.07 across all geographic zones taking effect tomorrow. The new prices will remain in effect for the...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), an entity of the United Nations (UN), updated its economic growth projections for the Latin American continent, including El Salvador. Specifically, according to ECLAC, El Salvador’s Gross...
