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Salvadorans March Against Reelection Plans 

Under a scorching sun, hundreds of Salvadorans marched this Friday to reject the intention of President Nayib Bukele to be re-elected and to denounce...

El Salvador War on Gangs Reignites Trauma

With bulletproof vests and rifles, some 150 police board numerous armored cars and depart in different directions to look for gang members on the...

IMF calls on El Salvador to tackle risks posed by Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund has warned El Salvador -- the only country to adopt bitcoin as a legal currency -- against the risks involved...

The El Salvador Gang Crackdown Arrest Total Tops 50,000

El Salvador has arrested some 50,000 suspected gang members since President Nayib Bukele launched a "war" in March on criminal groups terrorizing the country,...

El Salvador Family members demand freedom and innocence of gang detainees

Dozens of relatives of detainees held under an exception regime, which was extended for a month on Tuesday to fight gangs in El Salvador,...

Salvadorans celebrate fruit harvest and pay tribute to the Cross

Hundreds of Salvadorans carrying fruits on wooden palancas toured the town of Santa Maria Ostuma, in central El Salvador, on Tuesday to thank the...

El Salvador orders arrest of former president over killing of six Jesuits in civil war

A judge in El Salvador ordered the arrest Friday of former president Alfredo Cristiani for alleged links to the murder of six Jesuit priests...

El Salvador Inaugurates Veterinary Hospital Built with Bitcoin Profits

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, inaugurated on Wednesday a veterinary hospital that, he assures, was financed with the profits obtained after the...

IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender

The IMF on Tuesday called on El Salvador to change course and stop using Bitcoin as legal tender, citing "large risks" posed by the...

El Salvador Government denies using spyware on Journalists

The government of El Salvador has denied using the Israeli Pegasus software to spy on journalists and activists. In a statement issued late Wednesday, spokeswoman...

El Salvador receives 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines donated by US

The government of El Salvador on Sunday night received 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Moderna.

Central American officials blacklisted by U.S. as part of corruption crackdown

Central American presidential aides, top judges and former presidents were put on a U.S. State Department list on Thursday that names individuals the U.S....

Salvadoran bitcoin users to get $30 from government: president

Facing resistance from the World Bank, IMF and opposition parties to his move to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele...

Former Latin American leaders condemn ‘breakdown in the rule of law’ in El Salvador

The declaration comes after El Salvador’s new Legislative Assembly voted Saturday to dismiss top Supreme Court judges who opposed populist President Nayib Bukele.
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A Record Quiet Atlantic Does Not Mean a Calm Costa Rica

The Atlantic has gone longer without a hurricane than in any season on record. Here is why, and why it does not make Costa Rica any safer.

Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina Win 2026 US Open Titles

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Cartago Merchants Demand Legal Basis for Independence Day Business Closures

The Cámara de Comercio de Cartago wants the closure order withdrawn and the documents behind it published, after the perimeter and closing time both shifted in under 24 hours.

Road Closures Start Monday for Costa Rica’s Independence Holiday

If you are driving anywhere in the Central Valley on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, add time. Costa Rica marks 205 years of independence...