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U.S. to Raise Tariffs on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil: Do These New Tariffs Impact El Salvador?
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Monday, March 24, that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on countries purchasing Venezuelan oil or gas—escalating tensions in international trade. In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump … Read more
Transfer365 Saves Salvadorans Over $153 Million in Interbank Fees: Central Bank (BCR) Reports
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadorans have saved more than $153 million in interbank fees thanks to Transfer365, the country’s digital payments system, according to El Salvador’s Central Reserve Bank (BCR). Transfer365 is El Salvador’s national real-time payment system, designed … Read more
Spain Joins El Salvador’s Labor Migration Program, Opening New Legal Work Opportunities
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Spain has officially joined El Salvador’s Labor Migration Program, offering a new pathway for Salvadorans to work abroad under legal and secure conditions. Rolando Castro, the Ministry of Labor, announced that a new group of … Read more
Salvadoran Catholic Church to Submit Signatures Urging Repeal of Metallic Mining Law
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Catholic Church in El Salvador will formally present thousands of collected signatures to the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, March 18, in a bid to repeal the recently enacted General Law on Metallic Mining. Archbishop … Read more
El Salvador Receives Over 225 Deported Gang Members from the U.S., Including Tren de Aragua and MS-13
TECOLUCA, El Salvador — In a quiet yet heavily guarded early morning operation on Sunday, El Salvador received over 225 deported gang members from the United States—a move that underscores growing international cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. Among … Read more
Falling Behind: El Salvador Has Second-Lowest Minimum Wage in Central America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador has the second-lowest minimum wage in Central America and remains the only country in the region that has not complied with its wage review regulations, according to a new study released Friday, March … Read more
Human Rights Watch: El Salvador’s Prisons “No Place for U.S. Deportees”
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran government’s offer to house U.S.-deported immigrants, including American citizens with criminal convictions, in its prison system has drawn sharp criticism from Human Rights Watch, which warns that such a policy would fuel human … Read more