The government deployed hundreds of military officers to patrol the streets because of the recent spike in homicides and violence; President Nayib Bukele stated that the operation will continue until the country reaches “relative stability”

The WHO has certified El Salvador as the first Central American and second American State to have eliminated trachoma, eradicating the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness in just 3 years of campaign

Evelyn Caminos de Sol, aka 'Piti', 90 years old, has become a social media star, with million followers attracted by the videos in which she tells stories of her early days, reviving episodes of El Salvador's history

85,5% of Salvadorans approve Bukele's administration after 7 years at the helm of the nation and four months before the start of next presidential election campaign; economic concerns and cost of living are the main source of public dissatisfaction

In a landmark decision for Salvadorans living overseas, the Legislative Assembly ratified reforms to Article 79 of the Constitution, allowing direct representation of the diaspora within El Savador’s legislative branch for the first time in history