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Singapore Business Federation and El Salvador Forge Ties to Strengthen Global Trade Links.
The Salvadoran ambassador to Singapore, who also serves as the concurrent representative for Thailand and Indonesia, announced new efforts to bring El Salvador closer to Asian markets. In a post on X, the diplomat shared that a meeting was held...
Kilmar Abrego García is set free months after wrongful deportation to El Salvador Ábrego García will return home to Maryland from Tennessee after being mistakenly deported by federal immigration officials in March. Read More »
Kilmar Ábrego García has been freed on Friday from criminal custody in Tennessee so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges, after a court ordered his release. Magistrate judge Barbara Holmes issued an...

El Salvador’s guerrilla Radio Venceremos
The 1980s were a time of war in El Salvador. The government openly attacked its citizens. Repression. Murder. Massacres. Radio Venceremos broadcasted twice a day. And it was a voice of truth. A voice of reason. A voice of resistance amid the...

El Salvador Launches High-Value Cacao Program in Eastern El Salvador.
Four districts in the department of Morazán have been incorporated into a national cacao reforestation program led by the government of President Nayib Bukele through the Ministry of Local Development. Minister María Ofelia Navarrete met with the...
A NEW ENERGY THRUST
Posted on 22 August 2025. by Jones Bahamas By Arianna Neely Bahama Journal Staff Writer A new public information initiative, “Energy in Motion” was launched by the government on Thursday at the Office of The Prime Minister. Officials will host...

El Salvador and US Launch First Workshop on Small Modular Reactors for Clean Energy Future
El Salvador and the United States have taken an important step forward in their peaceful nuclear energy partnership with the launch of the first workshop on small modular reactors (SMRs) under the FIRST (Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible...

El Salvador’s Ambassador Presents Credentials to Singapore’s President Strengthening Bilateral Ties
El Salvador reaffirmed its commitment to expanding international cooperation as Ambassador Jaime López Badía presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The ceremony marks a key step in...

Salvadoran Schools Enforce Dress Code After Military Captain Appointed Education Minister
Staff check students uniforms at Instituto Nacional Tecnico Industrial, as regulations over students' appearance and behavior are enforced following a memorandum by the Ministry of Education, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Aug. 21, 2025. Jose...

Cardedeu Volcano Domes: The New Way to Experience San Salvador’s Volcano.
El Salvador continues to strengthen its security, attract investment, and consolidate itself as a world-class tourism destination. In this context of growth, Cardedeu Domos Volcán has been inaugurated at the foothills of San Salvador’s volcano,...

Costa Rican Grant Launches $4 Million Plan To Help Indigenous Communities Modernize And Make Production More Sustainable
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The World Bank announced a grant to Costa Rica that will focus on strengthening the participation of indigenous people in forest conservation and improving access for their communities. The goal is to bring communities...

Public and Private Sectors Unite to Drive $45 Million Project in El Salvador.
Luis Rodríguez, Executive Director of the Council of Mayors and Planning Office of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, announced on his X account that a technical supervision was carried out together with CASALCO for the Origin Project, a...

25 Construction Workers in Centre County Detained by ICE, Immigrant Rights Groups Say
Updated 6:15 p.m. Aug. 21, 2025. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 25 men while they were on their way to work at a Centre County construction site on Tuesday morning, according to a coalition of local and statewide immigrant...

Healthcare Reform: El Salvador Approves Creation of National Hospital Network
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved the Law for the Creation of the National Hospital Network with 57 votes in favor, establishing a new institutional framework to strengthen healthcare delivery across the country. Deputies from Vamos and...

El Salvador Reports Robust Economic Growth in Q1 2025: FDI +64.8%, Exports +8.8%, GDP +2.3%
El Salvador’s economy demonstrated robust performance in the first quarter of 2025, marked by significant increases in foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and gross domestic product (GDP), despite global challenges. Foreign Direct Investment...

El Salvador Boasts 487 Investment Projects in San Salvador: Housing, Tourism, and Logistics Drive Growth
The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (AMSS) is experiencing a surge in private investment, with 487 projects currently underway, according to Luis Rodríguez, Executive Director of the Planning Office of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador...

El Salvador’s Consumer Ombudsman Recovers $156.9 Million for Citizens Under Bukele Administration
The Government of El Salvador, through the Consumer Ombudsman’s Office (DC), has recovered more than $156.9 million for 580,202 consumers during the six years of President Nayib Bukele’s administration. This achievement comes from addressing...

El Salvador schools to require military-style inspections
Aerial view of the National Industrial Technical Institute, one of the educational institutions mentioned during a press conference held by the Security Cabinet to announce the arrest of high school students linked to various crimes in San...

El Salvador Expands Trusted Operator Program to Strengthen Trade with Latin America.
El Salvador’s General Directorate of Customs (DGA) announced that it is working to expand the country’s Trusted Operator program as part of its strategy to simplify trade processes and strengthen international commerce. Este acuerdo, suscrito en...

San Salvador Accelerates Development with $3.4 Billion in Construction Projects.
The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador Planning Office (Opamss) has released more than $3.4 billion in scheduled private investment since June 2024, according to its director, Luis Rodríguez. He highlighted that in just the first five months of his...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Criminal Custody As DHS Reportedly Threatens Deportation
Topline Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration early this year, was released from custody in Tennessee on Friday, according to multiple outlets, heading back home to Maryland as the Trump...