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El Salvador Expected to Lead Latin America With Lowest Inflation in 2025, IMF Says.
El Salvador is projected to close 2025 with the lowest inflation rate in Latin America, according to new estimates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization’s latest economic outlook, released on October 14, places the country...
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El Salvador Launches $10,000 Loans for Growing Neighborhood Stores.
El Salvador continues its focus on financial inclusion and support for micro and small enterprises, aiming to formalize businesses that have traditionally operated in the informal sector. The government is providing opportunities for entrepreneurs...
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Faster, Safer Trade: El Salvador’s CIIA Project to Transform Customs Operations.
El Salvador took a significant step toward modernizing its customs operations with the start of construction for the Integrated Customs Intelligence Center (CIIA). The announcement was made by the Director General of Customs, Banjamín Mayorga, on...
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Public Wi-Fi in El Salvador Reaches 100,000 Residents Across Seven Districts.
El Salvador continues its transformation, improving the lives of citizens through enhanced road infrastructure, quality healthcare, tourism development, and now public internet access. The government is bringing connectivity to remote areas that...
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Guatemala passes anti-gang law, declares gangs terrorist groups
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala passed a new anti-gang law on Tuesday aimed at giving the government more resources to fight the groups, which are now considered terrorist organizations. The law designates the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs...
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Marco Rubio's Deal With El Salvador Even More Evil Than You Thought
Little Marco, looking like a varnished corpse, which seems to be a common affliction (screengrab) We already knew back in March that President Donald J. Trump had made some kind of very dark quid pro quo with the dictator presidente of El...
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Blue wave is repainting Latin America’s political map
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The Times
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Rodrigo Paz is a conservatist centrist CLAUDIA MORALES/REUTERS For almost two decades Bolivia’s government, led until 2019 by the coca-farmer president Evo Morales, inveighed against el imperio, the supposedly imperial United States which had...
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Undocumented immigrant accused of putting bounty on ICE agents via TikTok; Rubio gave up informants for El Salvador deal
IN THIS MEDIA MISS MINUTE — AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF USING TIKTOK TO PUT A BOUNTY ON ICE AGENTS. AND — SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ACCUSED OF RATTING OUT INFORMANTS…. TO STRIKE A DEAL WITH EL SALVADOR’S PRESIDENT. HELLO I’M KALE...
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IL Illegal Alien Arrest Series: El Salvador robbery offender arrested by ICE in Chicago
Isaias Quintanilla Guzman, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador | U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityIsaias Quintanilla Guzman, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador | U.S. Department of Homeland Security Isaias Quintanilla Guzman, a...
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Torture in El Salvador’s Prisons
A prisoner confined in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison (Center of Confinement for Terrorism) in Tecoluca. Photo: Presidential Press Secretary Handout/ Reuters These are the barbarities that survivors of Nayib Bukele’s prison system in El...
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U.S., other nations laud Bolivian election and embrace of capitalism
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Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won Bolivia's first presidential runoff election on Sunday, which prompted the United States and eight other nations to welcome his win on Tuesday. Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Bolivian...
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Family life ministers discuss immigration policy challenges at national conference in Louisville
Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville About 120 Catholics involved in family ministries from across the United States gathered in Louisville from October 13 to 16 for the annual conference of the Catholic Family Life...
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International News Briefs for Tuesday, October 21, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Top U.S. Officials Travel to Israel for Talks as Netanyahu Threatens to Collapse Gaza Ceasefire Oct 21, 2025 Israel is...
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US and Latin American nations back Bolivia’s new president-elect
Nine countries from the Americas, including Argentina and the United States, expressed their support on Tuesday for Bolivia’s new president-elect Rodrigo Paz, following his victory in last Sunday’s run-off. The United States and eight Latin...
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El Salvador Expands Digital Learning and School Infrastructure with Historic Funding Boost.
El Salvador is preparing a major expansion of public education funding for 2026, positioning the sector as a strategic pillar for development. The national budget proposal assigns $1.641 billion to education, a 6.9% increase from 2025. Of that...
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El Salvador Enhances Crime Prevention With Bigger Budget for Technology and Rural Security.
El Salvador’s 2026 national budget proposal includes a major increase in funding for public security and justice, with a focus on policing, prison administration, anti-terrorism efforts, and rehabilitation programs aimed at long-term social...
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El Salvador Registers 18% Increase in Air Cargo Handling in 2025.
and sea cargo terminals, according to the Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA). Federico Anliker, CEPA’s president, highlighted that from January to date, air cargo handling has increased by 18 percent compared to the same period in 2024....
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Rubio gave Bukele MS-13 informants in exchange for El Salvador prison access
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Straight Arrow News
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According to new reporting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised to return nine MS-13 gang leaders to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for access to his country’s notorious mega-prison, CECOT. The deal raised concerns about compromising U.S....
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How El Salvador is Bringing Premium Cacao to the Japanese Market.
El Salvador’s high-quality cacao and rich cultural heritage were recently showcased at the Tokyo Chocolate Salon 2025. The event highlighted the country’s potential to compete in international chocolate markets. The participation of Salvadoran...
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Bukele: Soros and His Allies Hit a Brick Wall in El Salvador
The Based Jessica account on X shared a widely viewed segment from President Nayib Bukele’s February 2024 CPAC speech, where the Salvadoran leader questioned the unelected influence of financier George Soros on global public policy. In his...
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