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Nayib Bukele was one of the Latin American leaders who accepted Donald Trump’s invitation to attend an inaugural meeting of the “Shield of the Americas” at the Trump-owned Doral…
San Salvador fire A collection of recent news from El Salvador. Fire in San Salvador Claims Five Lives in Historic District Blaze (Tico Times, Feb. 14, 2026) -- A major fire in the…
The price of Bitcoin this morning was around $67,250, down 45% from its high above $120,000 in October. This represented a decline of roughly $300 million in the value of the…
Over the last month, Nayib Bukele has been attributing public security in El Salvador to either mass incarceration or a miracle from God for those who pray. Presidential Visit to…
Last week El Salvador and the US signed a new trade agreement. El Salvador agreed to a number of measures designed to make it easier for US producers to get their goods into the…
The Institute of Public Opinion at the UCA has released its annual public opinion poll regarding Salvadorans' views of the current reality in their country. In short, they continue…
Data from the US and Salvadoran governments show the impact which the mass deportation regime and anti-migrant rhetoric of Donald Trump is having on Salvadorans living in the US.…
There is possible movement towards resolution of the case of the 1981 El Mozote Massacre. A judge has ordered the case into its final phase against the military commanders who led…
The military incursion by the United State on January 3, to arrest Venezuela's dictator-president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, sent ripples throughout Latin America. From El…
Sunday, November 16, marked the 36th anniversary of the Jesuit massacre at the University of Central America José Simeón Cañas in El Salvador (the "UCA"). On that date in 1989…
On November 2, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele broadcast an address to the nation to announce that his administration was inaugurating 70 remodeled schools that day. The upgrades…