Beyond the dismantling of the gangs—a development with significant caveats that I personally regard as a “cruel achievement”—the Salvadoran reality is best defined as a “multidimensional crisis.” This crisis is marked by the deepening and worsening of myriad economic,...
The Ministry of Health (MINSAL) has placed under seal information related to four procurement processes conducted between July and November 2025, all classified as urgent and carried out through direct contracting. The purchases involve acquiring medications and...
Police officer Carla Mayarí Ayala Palacios disappeared from the San Fernando neighborhood in San Salvador on December 28, 2017. Her remains were discovered 253 days later, buried in the Los Ríos hamlet of Los Hornos Canton, San Francisco Javier, Usulután. She served...
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele inaugurated a new maximum-security prison in nearby Costa Rica on Wednesday, less than three weeks before Costa Ricans elect a new president in an election that has put crime front and center in campaigns. Bukele’s...
El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele traveled to Costa Rica during the final stretch of that country’s presidential campaign, triggering a fresh political and legal controversy. Bukele’s main public activity was attending a midday ceremony Wednesday to...
The institutions comprising the expanded security cabinet convened a press conference last Monday to present the 2025 security report. At the event, officials leading the Ministry of Security, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Armed Forces unveiled their...
