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El Salvador Expands Trusted Operator Program to Strengthen Trade with Latin America.
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
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.
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
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...
Why International Investors Are Turning Their Eyes to El Salvador.
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
El Salvador has taken decisive steps to attract global capital by approving a series of financial and technological reforms aimed at creating a transparent, reliable, and agile environment for investors. At the center of this strategy is the...
El Salvador to Host Regional Wedding Planners Summit, Strengthening Local Economy.
El Salvador in English
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August 16, 2025
In 2024, the global wedding services market generated more than $899.6 billion, with destination weddings emerging as a dominant trend. Building on this momentum, El Salvador has secured the hosting rights for the 2026 Wedding Events Summit, a...
Trident Naval Task Force: El Salvador’s Shield Against Narcotics and Organized Crime
El Salvador in English
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August 16, 2025
El Salvador continues to strengthen its maritime security and anti-narcotics operations through the decisive actions of the Trident Naval Task Force, which has successfully seized 69.7 tons of cocaine valued at $1.6 billion since 2019. Under the...
After Las Vegas Talks, U.S. Growth Holdings Arrive in El Salvador to Scout Investments.
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
Following Vice President Félix Ulloa Jr.’s recent visit to Las Vegas, where he met with hospitality leaders Philippe Ziade of Growth Holdings and Steve Escalante, a U.S. business delegation has now arrived in El Salvador to see firsthand the...
El Salvador to Host First-Ever IRONMAN 70.3 in 2026, Showcasing Tourism and Global Sports Potential
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism has announced that El Salvador will host its first-ever IRONMAN 70.3 on February 22, 2026, marking a historic milestone in the country’s growing reputation as a destination for world-class sporting events. The international...
El Salvador and Qatar Deepen Ties to Boost Tourism Industry.
El Salvador in English
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August 14, 2025
El Salvador’s Minister of Tourism, Morena Valdez, met with Qatar’s Chargé d’Affaires in the country, Fahad bin Salem Al Marri, to discuss strategies for boosting the tourism sector through stronger bilateral cooperation. The meeting comes as both...
President Bukele Appoints Military Captain Karla Trigueros as El Salvador’s New Education Minister
teleSUR
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August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025 Hour: 1:38 am El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele appointed military Captain Karla Trigueros as the country’s new Minister of Education, replacing José Mauricio Pineda, who had held the position since February 2022. RELATED: VAMOS...
An Excerpt from Bitcoin Circular Economies: Prologue
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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August 18, 2025
We are living through the change of an era, where the old one is still dying and the new one is still being born. We are living through the end of the industrial era, when prosperity came mainly from factories and the cities that fed them with...
El Salvador Begins Construction of the Largest Stadium in Central America
El Salvador in English
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August 14, 2025
World Stadiums highlights the ongoing construction of El Salvador’s new national stadium, a 50,000-seat venue set to become a landmark for sports and architecture in the country. The stadium is designed to host high-level international sporting...
Costa Rica draws inspiration from El Salvador's CECOT with new massive high security prison
Just the News
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August 14, 2025
Costa Rican officials are expected to break ground this year on a new massive high security prison that draws its inspiration from El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). El Salvador's prison gained prominence recently after...
Massive El Salvador-Inspired Prison to be Built in Costa Rica
Newsroom Panama
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August 14, 2025
SAN JOSE, Aug 13: Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country’s crackdown on crime, Costa Rica’s Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on...
Salvadoran Handbags, Jewelry, and Crafts to Reach Middle Eastern Consumers.
El Salvador in English
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August 15, 2025
Salvadoran micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will soon have access to new international markets through BE1 Israel – El Salvador at the heart of global trade, the National Commission for Micro and Small Enterprises (Conamype) announced. In...
El Salvador Indefinite Re Election Sparks Surge in Exiles
Tico Times
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August 13, 2025
The fact that it was expected didn’t make it any less harsh. The newly approved indefinite presidential re-election in El Salvador pushes back the return of dozens of human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and environmentalists who went...
El Salvador's largest lake is overrun by aquatic weeds polluted by pollution
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Authorities said Tuesday that the proliferation of water lettuce in El Salvador's largest wetlands reservoir, Lake Suchitlan (also known as Lake Suchitlan), is threatening a vital source of hydropower production for the country as well as species...
Environmental leader Amalia Lopez fled El Salvador after helping file a legal challenge to new mining rules
Islander News - Florida
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Key Biscayne, FL (33149) Today Thunderstorms likely, especially this morning. High 88F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies. Low 82F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: August 14, 2025 @ 11:57 am
Crowley’s fourth LNG-powered containership begins service
WorkBoat
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August 18, 2025 Shipping and logistics services company, Crowley, Jacksonville, Fla., has placed its fourth Avance Class LNG-powered containership, Torogoz, into commercial service. On Aug. 12, the 557.6'x91.8' vessel departed Port Everglades,...
Costa Rica plans El Salvador-style maximum-security prison to tackle gang violence
Malay Mail
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August 14, 2025
SAN JOSE, Aug 14 — Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country’s crackdown on crime, Costa Rica’s Justice Minister Gerald Campos said on...
Costa Rica to Build Mega Prison Inspired by El Salvador’s Successful Anti-Gang CECOT Model
El Salvador in English
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August 14, 2025
Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a maximum-security prison modeled after El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), widely recognized for its role in significantly reducing gang-related violence, Justice Minister Gerald...