• El Salvador provides assistance to agricultural producers

    San Salvador, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of Ecuador´s Agriculture Ministry (MAG) granted an agricultural bonus to over 150,000 producers in western El Salvador to improve food production. The post El Salvador provides assistance to agricultural producers first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • The Lonely Life of El Salvador’s Opposition

    Lawmaker Claudia Ortiz is leading the political dissent. Her recent campaign—and the ruling party’s attempts to defeat it—show what’s ahead for a backsliding democracy.

  • Nailed with Mana! This was the band’s live performance in El Salvador

    2024-05-15 05:35:52 Photographs Tulio Galdámez | The Digital Metropolitan By Diego Escalante The legendary and legendary… The post Nailed with Mana! This was the band’s live performance in El Salvador | PHOTOS+VIDEO – 2024-05-15 05:35:52 appeared first on TIme News.

  • Bukele reaffirms restoration policy for cultural sites in El Salvador

    San Salvador, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele reaffirmed that they will continue renovating historic center of the capital and other domestic cultural sites. The post Bukele reaffirms restoration policy for cultural sites in El Salvador first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush – podcast

    Seven years ago, El Salvador banned all mining for metals to protect its water supply. But now the government seems to be making moves to reverse the ban – and environmental activists are in the firing line. By Danielle Mackey Continue reading

  • The Economist beclowns itself, recommending against adoption of El Salvador's successful anti-crime policies

    The Economist claims to "produce journalism of sometimes radical opinion with a reverence for facts." Judging from a recent Economist article concerning Latin America's problems with crime, it appears the London-based publication might be short on reverence. A May 8 article entitled "How to pacify the world's most violent region" kicks off with a note on crime in Durán, Ecuador, where the murder rate last year was 148 per 100,000 residents. The article suggests that Durán is the "worst...

  • El Salvador's Bitcoin Treasury Surpasses $350 Million With 5,750 BTC Acquisition

    El Salvador has once again made headlines as it announced its ownership of 5,750 Bitcoin (BTC), which is valued at approximately $353 million based on current market prices, according to Bloomberg. This revelation comes after the National Bitcoin Office launched a tracking website, developed in collaboration with mempool.space, to provide transparency regarding the treasury’s BTC […]

  • Catalan election gives voters chance to leave ‘lost decade’, says Salvador Illa

    Socialist frontrunner says region ready to unite, rather than focus on divisive politics that has plunged country into crisisCatalonia’s imminent election offers voters a chance to leave behind a “lost decade” of unstable and divisive rule by pro-independence parties and instead choose a government that will focus on unity and improving “neglected” public services in the wealthy north-eastern Spanish region, according to the socialist frontrunner.Salvador Illa, a former central government health...

  • El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins, adding to state crypto holding, in last 3 years

    The new additions, 473.5 bitcoins worth some $29 million since September of 2021, are powered by a small amount of geothermal energy generated by the country's imposing Tecapa volcano

  • ICE arrests man wanted by El Salvador: 'Noncitizens engaged in or suspected of supporting terrorism are a direct threat'

    Authorities with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City arrested a man who had previously been booted from the U.S. and is wanted in El Salvador, according to a press release."Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested of an unlawfully present citizen and national of El Salvador May 6 who is wanted by Salvadoran authorities for prosecution of the crime of terrorist organization with aggravating circumstances," ICE noted....