America El Salvador This week El Salvador marks two years under a state of exception, initiated after an extortion-motivated massacre of 87 people in March 2022; to date, the government has captured 78.175 alleged gang members
America El Salvador The country has stored over US$400 million in Bitcoin in an offline "cold wallet," as the cryptocurrency hits new all-time highs; President, Nayib Bukele, called it El Salvador's “first crypto piggy bank”
America El Salvador Reelected President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who already holds a majority in Congress, has further expanded his presence by winning 43 out of 44 municipal councils in the Sunday elections
America El Salvador Several foreign individuals have received Salvadoran passports after investing in bitcoin through the "Adopting El Salvador" program, where investors commit to a USD1 million investment in bitcoin or USD and can then obtain a passport
America El Salvador The World Travel and Tourism Council revealed that El Salvador is poised to experience the highest growth in international tourist arrivals in the first half of 2024 throughout Latin America, with a projected 157% increase attributed to citizen security
America El Salvador El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, despite opposition allegations of irregularities, declared himself the winner of the general elections with over 85% of the votes, emphasizing his projects, amongst which a 15% VAT increase
America El Salvador El Salvador's teachers took to the streets on January 26 to demand higher pay for this upcoming school year
America El Salvador 88% of Salvadorans did not use Bitcoin in 2023 - an Institute of Public Opinion study reveals - despite the cryptocurrency being legal tender alongside the US dollar in El Salvador
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took his presidential reelection campaign beyond El Salvador's borders to capitalise on his rising profile across Latin America, and he affirmed that he doesn’t aspire to indefinite reelection
America El Salvador Former Salvadoran president Alfredo Cristiani is facing a detention order for covering up the El Mozote massacre during the civil war, being accused of decreeing amnesty to avoid prosecuting those responsible
America El Salvador 'Freedom VISA’ initiative has been launched, offering long-term residency to a maximum of 1.000 individuals annually who invest at least US$1 million in Bitcoin or Tether (USDT) in the country
America El Salvador El Salvador has achieved 500 days without homicides; the accomplishment was announced on social media by President Nayib Bukele, attributing it to his fight against gangs
America El Salvador President Nayib Bukele will continue his term until November 30, then will start his reelection campaign; this adheres to the Supreme Court's ruling that his candidacy demands a leave of absence, and he must propose substitutes for the 2024 elections