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October 2025 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
October 2025 news in El Salvador centers on cost-of-living debates, government policy shifts, and daily realities shaping how Salvadorans adapt to economic pressures, wages, and housing demands. ▼ latest News ▼ Discover the Flavor of Cerro Verde. The Jocote Corona … Read more
Ernesto Muyshondt, Benito Lara, and three others are sentenced for negotiations with gangs.
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador — A Salvadoran court sentenced several prominent political figures Tuesday for negotiating with gangs, delivering some of the harshest rulings in recent electoral corruption cases. The First Sentencing Court of San Salvador handed former mayor Ernesto … Read more
U.S. Trump Administration Designates El Salvador’s Barrio 18 as Foreign Terrorist Group
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador — In a move underscoring its hardened stance on transnational crime, the Trump administration on Thursday formally designated El Salvador’s Barrio 18 street gang a foreign terrorist organization. The designation places Barrio 18 alongside global extremist … Read more
El Salvador 2025 Art and Design Festival: Creativity Driving Economy and Tourism
SANTA TECLA El Salvador — El Salvador is turning to creativity to fuel economic growth. The government announced the 2025 Art and Design Festival, a nationwide celebration of artisanal talent. The event, now in its fourth edition, was presented on … Read more
El Salvador Offers Diaspora Tax Breaks on $100K in Goods, Two Vehicles
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadorans returning home now have a powerful incentive: the chance to bring up to $100,000 worth of belongings and two vehicles tax-free. The measure, enacted under the Special Law of Benefits and Protection for the … Read more
Political Party Arena Announces It Will Participate in the 2027 Elections
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) announced it will compete in El Salvador’s 2027 elections, declaring itself “renewed” and ready to reclaim political ground after years of decline. Party president Carlos Saade made the announcement … Read more
El Salvador Buys 21 Bitcoins on Bitcoin Law’s Fourth Anniversary
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador — President Nayib Bukele marked the fourth anniversary of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law on Sunday by announcing the purchase of 21 bitcoins, despite ongoing restrictions tied to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan program. The acquisition, … Read more