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Feb
Feb
EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO Presidential and legislative elections that took place in El Salvador on Sunday, February 4 were characterized by many irregularities before, during and after.
Tag Archives: Nuevas Ideas
02
Dec
Dec
After Nayib Bukele made his big announcement of “Bitcoin City”, José Miguel Cruz, the director of research at the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University made the following statement: “It’s crazy to think that everything will be done in a few years. In fact, I don’t remember any project in a […]
18
Nov
Nov
Since the Salvadoran government announced its intention to pass a “Foreign agents Law” that would create a new tax of 40% and a fine of up to $10,000 dollars to organizations deemed to be attempting against “national security”, several organizations and collectives have reacted, especially after Tuesday’s meeting where the Nuevas Ideas representatives approved a […]
22
Oct
Oct
Lawyers suggest that they are “criminalizing social protest” and establishing a “regime of exception” or state of siege in El Salvador. Artículo original en español aquí. Written by Eugenia Velásquez of elsalvador.com Translated by Sister Cities On Wednesday, the Legislative Assembly approved a new initiative similar to the one that they recently extended […]
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May
May
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As REUTERS reports: A U.S. State Department report on Central American officials “credibly alleged” to be corrupt includes a member of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s cabinet and a former minister, according to an extract of the document leaked on Monday. (…) Bukele appeared scornful of the State Department list, noting on […]
02
Dec
Dec
(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) It’s only Wednesday and the start of December but several things have happened in El Salvador. Here’s a sample of some news reports: Ministry of Tourism to go to trial for payments made to Chepe Diablo’s hotels and to Minister Alabí’s cousin The Minister of Tourism Morena Valdez will face […]
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Jun
Jun
On Saturday, June 20, President Nayib Bukele reported the destitution of Jorge “Koky” Aguilar, the president of the Environmental Fund of El Salvador (FONAES). An article published by Cecibel Romero had previously revealed that his company INSEMA had been awarded a $250,000 dollars contract with the Ministry of Health to provide protection masks amid the […]