The Government of El Salvador must deliver to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) an actuarial study that will serve as the foundation for the forthcoming pension reform. However, as of late September, the government was “finalizing the study” and there was still no...
On October 8, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the European Union’s political strategies for Latin America, in which it expresses concern over the “erosion of democratic principles” in El Salvador. El Parlamento Europeo adoptó una...
Donald Trump is not known for taking advice, especially from foreign leaders who often seek to flatter and compliment the US president. But El Salvador’s authoritarian leader Nayib Bukele has followed a different tack by calling on the Trump administration to follow...
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, lamented on Friday that she had not received a response from the Government of El Salvador, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to a letter she sent seeking information on...
The remodeling of the Hospital Nacional Rosales has sown uncertainty among its medical and nursing staff. Nursing personnel interviewed by this outlet revealed that at least 50 percent of hospital services have been dismantled, leading to operational chaos, constant...
The intense rains that have fallen across El Salvador in recent hours are already wreaking havoc in various parts of the country. Departments such as La Libertad, Chalatenango, La Paz, and especially Santa Ana have reported inundated streets, stranded vehicles, and...
