The government has only remodeled 6% of the schools promised on December 7, 2022, when President Nayib Bukele officially launched the “Mi Nueva Escuela” program and pledged to renovate them within five years. Far from fulfilling that promise, public...
As the United States struggles to get even basic crypto legislation off the starting line, one small nation went all in on blockchain — and it’s going about as well as you’d expect. That country is El Salvador, home to the native Pipil people of Cuscatlán,...
Religious sisters in El Salvador are joining the church’s “Yes to life, no to mining” campaign, calling for the restoration of a law against metal mining in El Salvador. “Let’s stick together; let’s truly be those oases where we can...
In 2025, El Salvador’s government is making decisions that are generating intense debates within the country. From reforming the financing of political campaigns to the reactivation of mining and reaching agreements with the United States on penitentiary...
A new review of the Bitcoin blockchain concludes that 6,111 of the 6,114 Bitcoins that make up the Salvadoran government’s alleged strategic reserve in this cryptocurrency come from a Bitfinex wallet, a company headed by two Italian businessmen with significant...
The Chivo Pets veterinary hospital continues to require, exclusively, that payment for its services be made through the government-run Chivo Wallet, which, according to its financial statements, is bankrupt. This payment method was confirmed during a visit to the...
