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August 2025 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
August 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 ▼ Former El Salvador Attorney General Luis Martínez Sentenced to … Read more

U.S. Sanctions Mexican Banks in Fentanyl Crackdown, Escalating Tensions With Mexico
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on three prominent Mexican financial institutions it accuses of laundering drug money for fentanyl traffickers. This move deepens strains in the U.S.-Mexico security relationship at a critical moment … Read more

July 2025 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
July 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 ▼ ISTU Opens San Sebastián Tourist Terminal to Boost Tourism, … Read more

Ecuador Captures “Fito”: What His Arrest Means for the Country’s Criminal Underworld
Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a crucial — though largely symbolic — win in its “war on gangs.” A joint operation by police and military on June 25 led to the capture of Adolfo … Read more

Will a New US-Costa Rica Extradition Agreement Help Control the Country’s Drug & Violence Problem?
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A new extradition agreement between Costa Rica and the United States is raising hopes—and doubts—about its potential to blunt the rising tide of drug trafficking and organized crime in the region. While hailed as a … Read more

June 2025 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
June 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 ▼ Salvadoran Journalist Mario Guevara Detained in Georgia: APES Demands … Read more

InSightCrime: El Salvador’s Anti-Gang Crackdown Now Has Political Opponents in Its Crosshairs
Authorities in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights defender amid growing concerns over the government’s repressive anti-crime tactics, suggesting policies once used to attack organized crime are being repurposed to target political opponents. On May 18, El Salvador’s … Read more