San Salvador Liberty Plaza.
March 2024 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.
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San Salvador Center City Hall to Impose Fines for Immoral Acts in Public Spaces. Mario Duran, the mayor of the municipality of San Salvador Center, ordered last night the Corps of Metropolitan Agents (CAM) to impose the corresponding sanctions on those who commit immoral acts in public Spaces…
A Group of 1980s Civil War Veterans Asks the Government of El Salvador for Dialogue to Address Their Needs. Yesterday, a contingent of veterans from the Salvadoran Civil War of the 1980s rallied, advocating for the establishment of a dialogue platform with the Salvadoran government to address their concerns and needs. Jose Amaya, the coordinator of the Veterans Movement…
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 to $50 for those pedestrians who cross the road or road outside…
Nayib Bukele Receives Credentials as President-Elect of El Salvador. Once again, hundreds of Salvadorans gathered in the San Salvador Historic District to witness and become part of another historic event in Salvadoran History. Inside the Salvadoran National Theater, Nayib Bukele and Felix Ulloa received their credentials as newly elected president and vice-president of El Salvador. It’s the first time in over 60 years that presidential re-election has occurred in El Salvador…
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 at El Majahual beach…