The Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly), controlled by the ruling party Nuevas Ideas, eliminated the public funding that political parties had been receiving for electoral campaigns. In order to repeal this so-called “political debt”—public financing from the...
Bishop Santos Neftalí Ruiz Martínez, of the so-called Iglesia Católica Antigua (Old Catholic Church), also referred to as the vetero-Catholic Church, is a well-known community leader in Cabañas, a defender of human rights, and an anti-mining activist. In recent weeks,...
El Salvador was the Central American country that attracted the least FDI in the first nine months of 2024, according to information provided by each nation’s central bank. In the first three quarters of 2024 (for which data is available), El Salvador received...
El Salvador once again abstained at the Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (United Nations General Assembly) in a key vote on the war in Ukraine, marking three years since the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion. This is the third time the country has taken...
Salvadoran economist Rafael Lemus stated that the meeting held between the Salvadoran head of state and businesspeople from Latin American countries is a positive development. However, he noted that it is important to know which new, concrete investments will be made...
The Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) (National Civil Police) maintains that there Is no investigation within the institution regarding the death of its director, Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, and Deputy Director, Omar García Funes, both of whom died along with seven others in...
