ISSS Doctors Express Concern Over Lack of Physicians to Attend Population — Médicos del ISSS expresan preocupación ante la falta de médicos para atender a la población
The Sindicato de Médicos Trabajadores del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (SIMETRISSS) (Union of Medical Workers of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute) expressed concern over the 40% deficit in doctors at the onset of the year, which hampers the ability...
“People Migrate Because They Fear for Their Lives”: Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez — “La gente emigra porque teme por su vida”, dice el Cardenal Gregorio Rosa Chávez
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez stated that “people migrate out of fear for their lives” and due to the state of exception. This was the Catholic leader’s reaction to the irregular Salvadoran migration, which faces threats of mass deportations with the...
“Social Discontent Persists”: Ministry of Public Works Tear Down Anti-Mining Posters, Organization Claims — “El descontento social no desaparece”: Empleados del MOPT arrancaron afiches contra la minería, afirma organización
Employees of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOP) (Ministry of Public Works) removed a large portion of posters against the approval of mining in El Salvador. These posters were put up by the Movimiento Político Rebelión Verde El Salvador (Reverdes) (Green Rebellion...
92% of Salvadorans Did Not Use Bitcoin in 2024 — El 92% de salvadoreños no usó Bitcoin en 2024
In 2024, El Salvador recorded the year with the lowest use of Bitcoin as a payment method among the population, with only 8.1% using it, since its adoption as legal tender in 2021, according to a survey released this Thursday. The survey by the Instituto Universitario...