Remittances flowing into El Salvador surged by over $1 billion between January and October of this year compared to the same period in 2024. According to data from the Banco Central de Reserva (Central Reserve Bank, BCR), the country received $8,206.38 million under...
In an interview this Monday on Encuentro TV, lawmaker Francisco Lira delivered a pointed critique of the nation’s economic situation, noting that El Salvador faces a troubling outlook within the Central American context. Lira asserted that El Salvador now stands...
I like to take care of things,” said 49-year-old Miriam Gómez, stooping to the floor and delicately coaxing a kitten into her cupped hands. Its orange fur burned in a shaft of light as she raised it to the sky. “I like to take care of people too.” It is an instinct...
Six years ago, in 2019, I participated as a speaker at the closing event of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) in Guatemala City. That gathering was at once a celebration and a farewell: it acknowledged the achievements in the fight...
Carlos Flores of the Water Forum (Foro del Agua) denounces severe irregularities in the judicial process confronting Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez, two defenders of land and water arrested on May 12 during a peaceful protest by the El Bosque cooperative....
Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, along with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of...
