Tag: El Salvador

Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
El Salvador new president pledges to cure the “sick child” after years of violence

El Salvador's new President Nayib Bukele took office on Saturday pledging to cure the Central American country that he described as a “sick child ”following years of violence and migration that has strained relations with the United States.
Monday, April 1st 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Trump cuts aid to Central American countries to stop immigration to the US

United States opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American states. Mr. Trump ordered the suspension of aid payments to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to push their governments to stop migration into the US.
Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Independent on an anti-corruption ticket sweeps to victory in El Salvador

A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.
Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 18:11 UTC
US to fund development in Mexico and beyond to curb immigration

A plan from the United States to fund several undertakings in Mexico and Central America to create jobs and discourage migration was announced Tuesday by Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard.
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Honduras migrant caravan organizer detained in Guatemala

The organizer of a migrant caravan from Honduras was detained in Guatemala on Tuesday as the U.S. government threatened to withdraw aid from both countries and El Salvador if the flow of migrants north to the United States was not stopped.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Francis canonizes Oscar Romero, ex archbishop of El Salvador killed by the military

A murdered Salvadoran archbishop associated with social justice and progressive theology was canonized over the weekend. The martyred Oscar Romero, former archbishop of San Salvador, was made a saint on Sunday morning, alongside six other canonized church figures, including Pope Paul VI.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
US warns Central America to be cautious about relations with Beijing

US Vice President Mike Pence warned Central American nations to be cautious when building relations with China, which has been increasingly active in the region. Amid mounting tensions between the United States and China, Pence brought up ties with Beijing as he met in Washington with leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras as well as Mexico's foreign secretary.
Tuesday, June 12th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
US restricts asylum access: leaves out victims of domestic abuse and gang violence

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled on Monday that victims of domestic abuse and gang violence generally will not qualify for asylum under federal law, a decision that advocates say will endanger tens of thousands of foreign nationals seeking safe harbor in the United States.
Monday, February 12th 2018 - 16:13 UTC
British government project to prevent corruption in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

The British Government is supporting a project to encourage municipalities from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to adopt practices which can prevent corruption. The initiative, under the “Islands of Integrity” concept, aims to address the root causes of corruption by encouraging free-market policies and enhancing efficiency.
Thursday, August 24th 2017 - 07:25 UTC
Hunger, one of the main causes of migration to U.S. from the “Dry Corridor”

A new report presented at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) finds that migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to the United States is motivated in large part by poverty and hunger, aggravated by drought conditions associated with the El Niño phenomenon that began in 2014.