Information about our sistered communities
Today we want to share letters from Celina and Ercilia. Celina, from the Agua Caliente community, is in her fifth year of Modern Languages at the National University. Ercilia, from Marianella, is in her fourth year of English at the Universidad Tecnológica. We think it is important to showcase the realities people face in the […]
Last Friday, president Nayib Bukele established a sanitary cordon in La Libertad. People were not allowed to leave their houses not even to purchase food. This was criticized by several people: The lawyer and former Minister of Security, Francisco Bertrand Galindo, wrote that if the siege in La Libertad is true, it is “illegal, […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The members of the Guajoyo security committee who were arrested on Saturday, April 11, are now free. The young men were on their shifts at the entrance of the community, controlling access and doing sanitation work when they were captured by the police. All group members work voluntarily rotating during part […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today the Legislative Assembly must analyze whether the restriction of rights during the pandemic is extended, as requested by President Nayib Bukele. Last Sunday they decided to extend it just for four days. The journalist Fernando Romero (whom the president previously excluded from an event) explains the reforms that various groups […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The vice president of the community board (JD) in Chilama 2, Juan Menjivar, tells us that the community is paralyzed during this quarantine. Some inhabitants received the $300 USD bonus from the government, but not all of them. People that usually go out to sell vegetables are staying home but are getting […]
On April 6th, president Nayib Bukele gave instructions to the armed forces to be tougher on people violating the lockdown declared amid the COVID19 pandemic. “I have instructed them to be tougher on people on the street. I don’t want to see people complaining when their car is taken away and they taken to the […]
We keep trying to communicate with the community boards of our sistered communities to learn how everything is unfolding during the COVID19 pandemic. Our friends in El Papaturro state that: The community board handed flyers and a mask in each household, so they have one to go shopping their groceries. They feel optimistic because […]
In order to avoid the pandemic of COVID19 from entering the Marianella community, they have taken several measures, including the following: 1 – It is recommended to avoid leaving the community with no need. 2- It is recommended to avoid commercial trips on motorcycles and public transportation. Leave the community on your family’s motorcycle […]
President Nayib Bukele promised $300 USD to people affected by the COVID19 pandemic. First, they said people should log in to the webpage emergencia.covid19.gob.sv. He later said that some people attacked the website and, because of that, it was not working. They created another one: covid19-elsalvador.com, which, after warning you that it might be a […]
President Bukele declared that El Salvador would be in quarantine for 30 days. People that have been found on the streets have been detained and taken to forced quarantine. People have questioned this decision because it was not included in the Decree approved by the Legislative Assembly and it’s up to the soldiers themselves to […]