Life in El Salvador
Francisco Alabi El Salvador. Salvadoran Health Minister
Francisco Alabi is the El Salvador Health Minister. Alabi was sworn in as a minister in March 2020 by President Nayib Bukele. His previous position was Vice Minister of Health Operations. He replaced the former minister, Ana Orellana Bendek, who served nine months in her work. The Bukele Presidency sent … Read more
How to make money in El Salvador? Three options to consider.
Three options available on how to make money in El Salvador are to get a high paying job, open your own business, or work from home as a freelancer. Making money in El Salvador or earning a living is not as easy as in other countries; nonetheless, options to make … Read more
Oscar Ortiz El Salvador. Secretary-General of the FMLN.
Oscar Ortiz is the Secretary-General of the Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation, FMLN. Ortiz served as vice president of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019. Previously, he was the city mayor of Santa Tecla from 2000 to 2014. During the civil war of the 1980s, Oscar Ortiz was part … Read more
El Salvador Officially Inaugurates its Embassy in Ankara Turkey
On January 20th, 2022, the Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexandra Hill, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, inaugurated the Embassy of El Salvador in Ankara, Turkey. Despite having diplomatic relations with Turkey for more than 70 years, it was until 2022 that the embassy was … Read more
Crime & Financial Problems Discourage University Enrollment in El Salvador
Layla Chávez, a 23-year-old accounting major from a small town in eastern El Salvador, was afraid when she moved to the capital to go to university. Not only was it a financial challenge, but she also takes care of … Read more
Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador from 2019 to 2024
Nayib Bukele is the current president of El Salvador; he was sworn in on June 1st, 2019, and will serve a five-year term ending in 2024. At the age of 37, Bukele became the 46th president of El Salvador; he is the youngest person ever elected as president of this … Read more
Iris Violeta Foundation. Giving a hand to many who need it.
Iris Violeta Foundation is a not for profit organization that helps adults and kids at the Rosales Hospital and the Benjamin Bloom children’s hospital in San Salvador. The founder is Otilia Sorto Fuentes, a Salvadoran from Corinto in Morazan who currently lives in Oklahoma City, USA. My first interaction with … Read more
El Salvador tax evasion. The new government unit is going after tax evaders.
On Tuesday, Nov 8, the Salvadoran government announced a new tax evasion unit called the “Tax Evasion Repatriation Unit.” The unit’s primary purpose is to investigate transactions between Salvadoran companies or individuals and tax haven countries. According to the Salvadoran government, it is estimated that El Salvador tax evasion costs … Read more
GANA El Salvador: Exploring the Grand Alliance for National Unity Political Party
Grand Alliance for National Unity, GANA is a right-wing Salvadoran political party established in May 2010. The party was created by ex-members of the right-wing political party ARENA. GANA is the official party of President Nayib Bukele. After the February 28th, 2021 legislative elections, GANA is the second influential political … Read more