El Salvador Schools Enforce Military-Style Uniform Inspections

El Salvador’s public schools will start enforcing daily inspections for students’ uniforms and haircuts from August 20, as ordered by the new education minister, Karla Trigueros. The military captain, appointed last week by President Nayib Bukele,...

El Salvador schools to require military-style inspections

El Salvador schools to require military-style inspections

Aerial view of the National Industrial Technical Institute, one of the educational institutions mentioned during a press conference held by the Security Cabinet to announce the arrest of high school students linked to various crimes in San...

El Salvador Expands Trusted Operator Program to Strengthen Trade with Latin America.

El Salvador’s General Directorate of Customs (DGA) announced that it is working to expand the country’s Trusted Operator program as part of its strategy to simplify trade processes and strengthen international commerce. Este acuerdo, suscrito en...

El Salvador Strengthens Security: Police Units and Urban-Rural Fences Combat Gang Remnants

The Salvadoran government has intensified its efforts to combat gang activity through the deployment of specialized units in rural areas and the installation of security fences in urban zones. Defense Minister René Francis Merino Monroy announced...

CEO of Pet Express Sri Lanka Praises El Salvador’s Global Leadership: Security, Bitcoin, and Sovereignty Model

El Salvador’s governance and economic strategy under President Nayib Bukele continue to spark international recognition. Shanaka Anslem Perera, CEO of Pet Express, praised the country’s achievements in a statement highlighting the nation’s unique...

Why International Investors Are Turning Their Eyes to El Salvador.

El Salvador has taken decisive steps to attract global capital by approving a series of financial and technological reforms aimed at creating a transparent, reliable, and agile environment for investors. At the center of this strategy is the...

Enhancing Behavior and Learning: El Salvador’s New School Discipline Initiative – clear, concise, and benefit-driven.

Today, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology issued a memorandum to all public school directors across El Salvador, announcing new disciplinary measures for students. The initiative aims to strengthen discipline, order, and personal...

Indefinite Presidential Reelection Does Not Disrupt the Alternation of Power in El Salvador

Constitutional reforms recently approved in El Salvador guarantee the continuity of democratic elections and clarify that the next nationwide polls will take place in February 2027, for the presidency, Legislative Assembly deputies, and municipal...

House Democrat demands answers on deal to return MS-13 leaders to El Salvador

A key congressional Democrat is demanding answers from the Trump administration about a deal it reportedly struck with El Salvador’s president to send him several MS-13 gang leaders held in the United States, alleging it may have compromised...

Special Forces from the Americas Compete in El Salvador’s Fuerzas Comando 2025.

El Salvador is hosting the 19th edition of Fuerzas Comando 2025, a multinational competition that brings together special forces from North, Central, and South America. Organized by the United States Southern Command in coordination with El...

A man tried self-deporting to El Salvador. Immigration agents stopped him on the plane's jetway in San Francisco

OAKLAND, Calif. — After already being deported once following a child sex crime conviction, Jeisson Escobar-Valencia knew staying in the United States was “untenable” as a migrant living in the country illegally, according to federal court...

A man tried self-deporting to El Salvador. Immigration agents stopped him on the SFO jetway

OAKLAND — After already being deported once following a child sex crime conviction, Jeisson Escobar-Valencia knew staying in the United States was “untenable” as a migrant living in the country illegally, according to federal court filings. So he...

Fidel in the memory of El Salvador’s solidarity people

Fidel lives on in the validity of his thought as one of the great figures of the 20th century, which allowed him to travel to the future to warn the world of the dangers of the unpayable foreign debt for developing countries and the climate crisis...

El Salvador to Host Regional Wedding Planners Summit, Strengthening Local Economy.

In 2024, the global wedding services market generated more than $899.6 billion, with destination weddings emerging as a dominant trend. Building on this momentum, El Salvador has secured the hosting rights for the 2026 Wedding Events Summit, a...

El Salvador extends mass gang detentions until 2027

El Salvador’s Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele, voted Friday to extend the detention of tens of thousands of alleged gang members until at least 2027, giving prosecutors time to prepare charges for around 600 planned mass trials. The...

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly, which is dominated by President Nayib Bukele's ruling party, approved a reform which delayed the deadline for planned mass trials of accused gang members

El Salvador extends gang suspects’ detention without trial until 2027

SAN SALVADOR: Tens of thousands of suspected gang members in El Salvador will remain jailed without trial until at least 2027 after lawmakers extended a controversial emergency measure. The Legislative Assembly, dominated by President Nayib...

El Salvador to jail gang suspects without trial until 2027

Tens of thousands of suspected gang members arrested under an internationally criticized crackdown in El Salvador will be detained without trial until at least 2027, after lawmakers approved an extension Friday. Over 80,000 Salvadorans have been...

U.S. says “no credible reports of significant human rights abuses” in El Salvador

The U.S. released a pared-down version of its annual human rights report, softening criticism of allied countries and scaling back on coverage of issues such as women’s rights, climate change, and LGBTQ+ protections. One of the reports is about El...