Tag Archives: News from El Salvador

Presidency’s legal advisor Conan Castro dismisses letter written by members of U.S. Congress

Estamos hablando de diez u once que fueron los que firmaron de trescientos ochenta y tantos que son los senadores en Estados Unidos. No representan ni siquiera el cinco por ciento de ellos. Esto quiere decir que no es unánime, que no es una visión que tenga realmente el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, sino […]

Bukele seeking to change the constitution of El Salvador

EFE and La Prensa Grafica report that president Nayib Bukele has designated Vice-president Félix Ulloa to study and coordinate proposals to reform the Constitution of El Salvador.   The appointment appears registered in the Official Gazette, dated September 1, 2020 and is posted on the institution’s website under agreement 295. According to what is read, […]

Zoom update – September 16

The U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network (USESSC) is happy to organize a zoom update alongside our friends from the association PROVIDA to provide the latest information on the health situation and challenges in El Salvador.   OUR GUEST SPEAKERS Karen Ramírez and Rudecinda Orellana, from PROVIDA. PROVIDA is a humanitarian association that promotes participatory processes […]

Child pregnancy numbers in the first semester of 2020

Defenders of women’s rights warned that in El Salvador there is a considerable increase in abuse and pregnancies of girls and adolescents amid confinement by the COVID-19 pandemic in a country that, they say, has a high level of impunity in terms of sexual violence. Silvia Juárez, from the Organization of Salvadoran Women for Peace […]

U.N. Special Rapporteur: “It is unacceptable for the President to threaten magistrates”

(EN ESPAÑOL AQUI)   The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, considered unacceptable and worrying the words of President Nayib Bukele, who assured that if he were a dictator he would “shoot (the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber) or something like that”. On his broadcast on August 9, […]

Corruption and Nepotism during COVID times

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Last updated: June 3rd, 2021   A guide to all the published reports of corruption, nepotism and unethical purchases in El Salvador during the COVID19 pandemic: $300 dollar bonus: 100 thousand people benefitted with a $300 Government bonus were selected under unknown criteria, according to the Court of Accounts of the Republic. […]

El Faro: Bukele threatens journalism

El Faro has published an editorial regarding president Bukele’s confrontation with independent and critical media. El Salvador celebrates the day of the journalist on August 31st.   Since rising to power, Bukele has created an alternate reality where he is the sole defender of the people against those he calls “the same as usual”, a […]

Ministry of Agriculture distributed food from Mexican shell company

FACTUM reports: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) distributed tuna from the Supertuna, Lucky Tuna and Tritún brands, packaged by the Mexican company B-Eminent, which was classified as a shell company by the tax authority of that country for billing simulated operations. The three brands of tuna were included in the food kits distributed […]

The Minister of Finance has resigned

Nelson Fuentes has resigned as Minister of Finances. El Diario de Hoy reports: Nelson Fuentes’ departure comes at a time when the government of Nayib Bukele tries to reduce criticism for the use of public funds to buy food in Mexico and, in turn, get more financing to face the loss of income due to […]

Stranded – IACHR requests a report from El Salvador

(EN ESPAÑOL AQUI)   “La Prensa Gráfica” reports: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requested urgent information from the Salvadoran State regarding the situation of Salvadorans who are stranded abroad. This, after the National Foundation for Development (FUNDE), El Salvador Chapter of International Transparency, requested precautionary measures to the IACHR on July 9, in […]