“Today we are handing over every Venezuelan national detained in our country, accused of belonging to the criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TDA). Many of them face multiple counts of murder, robbery, rape, and other serious offenses,” El Salvador’s President Nayib...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK Human Rights) on Thursday deplored the decision to suspend Cristosal’s work inside El Salvador. The organization—one of the country’s most respected voices against corruption and for human rights—said it...
Although the Salvadoran government has satisfied most of the conditions tied to its $1.4 billion loan, a number of commitments are lagging or remain unfulfilled. In its first review of the agreement, the IMF stipulated that the authorities must disclose comprehensive...
El Salvador has added more bitcoin to its “strategic reserve” through a fresh purchase amid a surge in the cryptocurrency’s prices, which topped 118,000 dollars—a new all-time high. El Salvador’s Oficina Nacional de Bitcoin (National Bitcoin...
Of the program’s first 114 projects, only four schools appear on record as completed and delivered. Three were showcased during the initiative’s opening two days, relaunched by the government two months ago, and the fourth was announced on June 6. Work at the other...
El Salvador received $640 million in Foreign Direct Investment in 2024, an 11% year-over-year decline. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) qualified that while there was a reduction, this amount represented the second-highest annual...
