Life in El Salvador
The Salvadoran National Soccer Team (La Selecta) Continues to Disappoint. But we continue to watch Them!
It is almost 8pm Salvadoran local time, and the National Soccer team is about to take on the Trinidad & Tobago squad; it is a must-win game for the Salvadoran team if they want to improve in the CONCACAF Nations League. Before watching the game, I called friends living on … Read more
U.S. Peace Corps volunteers return to El Salvador. The organization left the country in 2016
Seven years ago, the Peace Corps departed El Salvador, driven by escalating insecurity; it represented a setback for grassroots development efforts in the country. However, by 2023, security has improved, and the Peace Corps is returning. Yesterday, September 7, Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn, alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs … Read more
FMLN: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, a Salvadoran Left-wing Political Party
The FMLN, Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front or Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberación Nacional, is the only left-wing political party in El Salvador. The FMLN, until February 2021, was one of the two main political parties in El Salvador. The FMLN was created in the 1980s; at that time, … Read more
Salvadoran Congress approves agreement between Google and El Salvador
With 65 votes, the Salvadoran Congress approved an agreement between Google and El Salvador to establish operations in the country, which will help digital transformation and modernize government services. The approving vote transpired at the September 6 legislative plenary session. The implementation of the strategic alliance with Google will allow … Read more
Salvadoran Government accepts private banks’ proposal to extend the terms to pay short-term debt
El Salvador is grappling with pressing short-term debt issues, a challenge exacerbated by world economic issues and high inflation. A term restructure is a solution to manage the country’s debt obligations and ensure financial stability. The Salvadoran Ministry of Finance announced that it had accepted the private banks’ proposal to … Read more
ARENA: El Salvador’s Right-Wing Political party.
The Nationalist Republican Alliance, ARENA, is a Salvadoran conservative right-wing political party. Since its creation and until 2021, ARENA was one of the predominant political forces in El Salvador. ARENA, or Alianza Republicana Nacionalista in Spanish, was founded in 1981 by Roberto D’Aubuisson, a career Salvadoran soldier. D’Aubuisson is credited … Read more
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker to face civil trial for illicit enrichment of $2.1 million
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker was one of the most influential politicians in El Salvador. However, all that changed after 2021, when he didn’t win re-election. Today, Rodolfo Parker’s whereabouts are unknown; he is hiding from Salvadoran justice and is about to face a civil trial for illicit enrichment. With 12 of … Read more