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61 Days Without Homicides in El Salvador Thus Far in 2024, Six More Than the Same 2023 Period
Thus far in 2024, there have been 61 days without homicides in El Salvador; also, the country has achieved over 535 in total under the Bukele administration. It is an impressive achievement, considering that before the Nayib Bukele Presidency, El Salvador had experienced less than five days without homicides in … Read more
Thus Far in 2024, El Salvador’s Homicide Rate Is 0.25 per Day or 1.4 Homicides per Every 100,000 Inhabitants
El Salvador starts 2024 with lower homicide numbers than last year; as of March 16, 2024, the country’s homicide rate stands at 0.25 per day or 1.4 homicides per every 100,000 inhabitants. Furthermore, thus far this year, El Salvador has achieved 61 days with zero homicides. In 2023, El Salvador’s … Read more
El Salvador Bitcoins: A Nation’s Journey into Digital Currency
To protect the country’s Bitcoin investments by keeping them offline, President Bukele announced on March 14 the transfer of “a big chunk” of the country’s Bitcoin holdings into a cold wallet. President Bukele also noted that the cold wallet would be securely located within the country’s borders, stored in a … Read more
San Salvador Mayor’s Office to Impose Fines for Street Crossing Violations
To minimize incidents and encourage a culture of pedestrian safety, the San Salvador Mayor’s Office has reaffirmed its commitment to apply fines to individuals who cross streets outside designated walkways. The San Salvador city hall will enforce article 62 of the Ordinance for Citizen Coexistence, which specifies fines of $15 … Read more
Anti-Corruption Commission Confronts Guatemala’s ‘Continuum of Impunity’
Santiago Palomo was minutes away from boarding a flight to New York when he got a call from Guatemala’s newly inaugurated president, Bernardo Arévalo. Palomo, a Guatemalan lawyer, and Harvard University graduate was heading home from a January break in Madrid to return to his job at a top New York law firm. Instead, Arévalo offered him a new role – heading the government’s flagship anti-corruption commission as … Read more
Salvadoran Red Cross Conducts “El Paso del Hombre 2024” Aquatic Endurance Test
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, the Salvadoran Red Cross conducted the “El Paso del Hombre 2024 Challenge,” the aquatic test of endurance in preparation for the Holy Week vacation. The aquatic endurance test involves swimming 21 kilometers in open water, starting from Las Flores beach in La Libertad and concluding … Read more
Empowered Voices: Salvadoran Women Raise Their Voices on International Women’s Day
This past week, hundreds of Salvadoran women raised their voices and conducted protests in commemoration of International Women’s Day. Numerous women’s rights advocacy organizations took to the streets from March 8 onwards, marching throughout the weekend. Their objective was to remind the current administration of the historical obligation owed by … Read more