Life in El Salvador
Salvadoran Police Arrests Ernesto Muyshondt, Former Mayor of San Salvador
On June 4th, 2021, the Salvadoran Police arrested Ernesto Muyshondt, the former mayor of San Salvador, for misappropriation of employee earnings. The arrest order was issued by the office of the Salvadoran attorney General. Muyshondt’s arrest took place at the Isidro Menéndez Judicial Center. The former mayor was at a hearing related to another charge … Read more
Minimum Wage in El Salvador for all Sectors
El Salvador’s minimum wage is $365.00 a month for the commerce, industrial, and service sector; $359.16 for the Maquila, manufacturing, and textile sector; $272.66 for the Coffee mill and Sugar cane harvesting coffee workers; and $243.46 for the agriculture, and coffee or cotton harvesting sector. According to Salvadoran authorities, El Salvador’s minimum wage increase of … Read more
Air quality in El Salvador. How bad is it? What can we do?
The air quality in El Salvador is poor, this is due to several factors related to contamination and pollution. Older vehicles in circulation, agricultural burning practices, lack of emissions regulation, and solid waste disposal, are some of the main factors affecting pollution that lead to poor air quality. The issue of air quality is something … Read more
Pandemic spending immunity deepens El Salvador corruption concerns
With a new law granting immunity to El Salvador, officials accused of mismanaging coronavirus funds and the resignation of a prosecutor looking into pandemic-related spending, President Nayib Bukele and allies are wasting no time undermining a major corruption investigation aimed at his administration. The National Assembly has approved legislation that makes it impossible to scrutinize … Read more
El Salvador Ferry, a strategic project to facilitate trade with Costa Rica
El Salvador Ferry is a strategic project by the Nayib Bukele administration to strengthen the commercial exchange between Costa Rica and El Salvador. Once completed, the ferry would connect the Port of La Unión in El Salvador and the Caldera Port in Costa Rica. In early March 2021, officials of the Government of President Nayib … Read more
