On Monday, the Finance Committee issued a favorable report to approve budget increases for eleven institutions, which will receive $97 million from debt to cover operating expenses. The Finance Ministry told the committee that the increases are needed to meet...
Representatives of Bases Magisteriales Salvadoreñas and the Public Education Teachers’ Union of El Salvador (SIMEDUCO) proposed creating a specialized observatory to follow up on sexual harassment complaints at schools in El Salvador. Paz Zetino, secretary...
The entire investigation began at 2:30 p.m. on May 30, 2024, with a report drafted by two police officers — investigators Edgar Elenilson Maldonado Cruz and José Napoleón Anaya Ávalos of the Salvadoran police’s Special Division against Organized Crime (DECO) —...
For Friars Joaquín Garay and Edison Zamora, members of the Ecological Walk and the Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) of the Franciscan Order, the reactivation of metallic mining in El Salvador raises concern over its potential impacts on water,...
Unseen Finance The Context of Unaccounted for Bitcoin Before I discuss the causes behind the IMF’s delay in making a 3 rd disbursement under their loan (Extended Fund Facility – EFF), I want to address a couple of important items relevant to the delay and that which...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on September 3 that El Salvador must carry out a pension reform in 2027, which could include changes such as raising the retirement age, increasing the contribution rate, or increasing the number of years of...
