Life in El Salvador
2024 Caribbean Homicide Rate: Which Country Had the Lowest Murder Rate?
According to InSight Crime’s 2024 Homicide Round-Up, about 11,700 people were killed in the Caribbean last year, resulting in a median homicide rate of 32.1 per 100,000 individuals. Last year, the Caribbean’s homicide rate was 13.8 higher than Latin America’s … Read more
The International Monetary Fund “IMF” Approves $1.4 Billion Financing Program for El Salvador
Today, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved a $1.4 billion financing program for El Salvador, providing immediate economic support to the country; it includes an initial disbursement of $113 million. According to the IMF, the program aims to … Read more
El Salvador Begins Construction of New Airport in the Eastern Region: A Game-Changer for Regional Development
Yesterday, President Nayib Bukele symbolically began the construction of phase one of the Pacific Airport by laying the first stone of the project. This airport is one of his flagship projects, which seeks to revitalize the eastern part of the … Read more
El Salvador’s Airport of the Pacific: Transforming Travel in the Country’s Eastern Region
El Salvador’s Airport of the Pacific is the new airport set to be built in Conchagua, la Union, in the eastern part of El Salvador, near the Gulf of Fonseca. The new airport in Conchagua began as President Nayib Bukele’s … Read more
ANEP: Women-Led Companies in El Salvador Have Grown 30% Over the Last Decade
The National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP) stated that women-led companies in El Salvador have increased by 30% over the last decade. ANEP’s president, Agustin Martinez, highlighted the percentage increase during a forum with women leaders of business associations in … Read more
Human Rights Watch: New Salvadoran Penal Reforms Represent a Danger to Minors
Today, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned that recent penal reforms approved by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly put children and adolescents in grave danger by allowing them to be transferred to adult prisons. According to HRW, the new penal reform violates … Read more
Canada Declares MS-13 and Six More Latin American Criminal Groups as Terrorist Organizations
The Government of Canada has taken a firm step in its strategy against drug trafficking by designating MS-13 and six other Latin American transnational criminal groups as terrorist organizations. The list of terrorist groups with this terrorist designation are the … Read more
