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El Salvador’s Bukele Remains Popular Despite Bad Bitcoin Bets, Slumping Economy
Decrypt Media via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoEl Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele bet on Bitcoin last September when he made it legal tender in...
El Salvador Development Bank Refuses to Reveal Bitcoin Records
Decrypt Media via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoBANDESAL, El Salvador’s development bank, has refused to provide information on the government’s...
In Latin America, democracies shaken ahead of key elections
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An assassination attempt in Argentina and spurts of election-linked violence...
Despite prohibition, El Salvador President Bukele says he will seek re-election
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for...
Presidential hopeful Sandra Torres pitches experience as Guatemala seeks change
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSandra Torres is pitching her two decades as a leading figure in Guatemalan politics as she tries to...
Guatemala sets lineup for presidential vote as critics slam disqualifications
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGuatemala's presidential race kicked off on Monday, a day after the electoral authority finalized...
El Salvador Builds Giant Prison Complex for 40,000 Gang Members
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- El Salvador is building a giant prison with space for 40,000 gang members, President...
As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDouglas Guzmán's TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos showcasing his favorite...
Drastic drop in murders caused the popularity of El Salvador’s president to soar
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCommentators have attributed the dramatic decrease to the Central American country’s hard-line...
Prison deaths mount in El Salvador's gang crackdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJesús Joya says his brother was “special” -- at 45, he was childlike, eager to please. “Henry, you’re going to get out,” Jesús shouted. Three weeks...