The Somos El Espino movement is continuing its digital campaign “Save El Espino: Let’s Protect the Lungs of San Salvador,” which it has been promoting since last week through a signature drive among those who oppose the construction of the...
Remodeling schools using inmates from the Prisons Bureau under the “Two Schools a Day” program costs twice as much as the Ministry of Education (MINED) itself spends to build new schools. To be exact: a square meter costs $529 in schools rebuilt by the...
The Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) has begun adding new experts to the Forensic Medicine Institute (IML) as part of the reform converting Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Sentencing Courts into Criminal Courts and Chambers, which will handle proceedings against defendants...
Residents of the Santa Cruz Porrillo area, in the Tecoluca district, municipality of San Vicente Sur, denounced that since November they have been facing excessive charges on drinking water bills issued by the National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA)....
New vehicle dealers sold 8,000 units in the first four months of 2026, of which 21% were Chinese brands, reports the Salvadoran Association of Vehicle Distributors (Asalve). The sector closed 2025 with more than 27,000 units sold, a record figure for an industry that...
LOS ANGELES — Ruth López’s forceful voice continues to resonate. It has been 368 days since she was arrested, but far from silencing her message denouncing human rights violations and the demand for accountability she champions so fiercely, it grows louder by the day,...
