The ruling party’s loss of control in recent days is striking. A minister claimed that a journalist offered a gang leader asylum in Mexico in exchange for information about negotiations with the government (such protection falls to states, not to private...
In January, Chile’s then president-elect, José Antonio Kast, landed by helicopter at the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) in El Salvador. Before touring the mega-prison’s cellblocks, he said his country needed to “import good ideas and proposals...
Labor Minister Rolando Castro has proposed a “modernization of working time,” an initiative that, according to the official, seeks to benefit both employees and employers. Castro assured that no work hours would be cut and no acquired labor rights would be...
El Salvador remains one of the countries in the region with the highest informality rates, according to the Economic Survey presented this Thursday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The report, which covers the economic outlook...
The Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc (BRP) movement called on Friday for a march on September 15, saying there is “nothing to celebrate,” under the slogan “for true independence, let’s march to liberate the homeland.” A BRP...
International energy prices, the slowdown in export demand and the effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon are some of the risks El Salvador’s economy would face in 2026, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). A note...
