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El Salvador’s Bukele Challenges Critics Over Indefinite Re-Election Reform
Tico Times
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August 4, 2025
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele rejected on Sunday the notion that the approval of indefinite presidential re-election in El Salvador marks “the end of democracy,” arguing that the criticism stems from the fact that the decision was made by a...
Nayib Bukele: Concern I May Rule Forever Is Discrimination Against 'Poor' El Salvador
Breitbart
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August 4, 2025
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele condemned critics of his political party’s decision to end presidential term limits in the country, noting in a message on Sunday that the vast majority of “developed” countries allow the indefinite reelection of...
"We are next" - Martina Navratilova makes ominous claim about Donald Trump-led USA after El Salvador removes Presidential term limits
Sportskeeda
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August 4, 2025
Martina Navratilova has claimed that the United States could follow El Salvador in abolishing presidential term limits. The tennis legend, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, often highlights his flaws and criticizes controversial actions....
El Salvador’s state-run hydroelectricity provider raises US$580 million
Latin Lawyer
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August 4, 2025
Credit: Shutterstock/lunopark Two Arnold & Porter offices and Consortium Legal (El Salvador) have helped Salvadorean state-owned generation company Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (CEL) issue bonds worth US$580 million, marking the...
New homes are ready for San Salvador residents – PM Davis is on the ground inspecting construction…
Bahamas Press
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August 4, 2025
PM Philip Davis KC on the ground inspecting a new housing development for residents on San Salvador. San Salvador| The People of San Salvador are witnessing a rebirth of the island as area MP Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis KC walked the grounds...
Tough-on-Crime El Salvador President Bukele Ends Presidential Term Limits
The Western Journal
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August 4, 2025
Presidents in El Salvador can now run for re-election as many times as they like, and their term limits will also be one year longer — thanks to a recent amendment in the country’s constitution. The Legislative Assembly and the New Ideas party,...
Remittances To Mexico Drop More Than 15% In June With Immigration Crackdown And Trump Tax Threats
International Business Times
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August 4, 2025
Remittances sent home from Mexicans in the U.S. have dropped more than 15% year-on-year as figures continue to drop amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and threats of imposing taxes on remittances. Banxico, the Mexican central...
Record breaker: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Airport World
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August 4, 2025
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues to innovate and grow as it prepares to handle 125 million passengers per annum within the next five years, writes Joe Bates. Airports don’t get much bigger, and some would say any better...
Costa Rica’s Political Earthquake: Lawmakers Weigh Lifting President Chávez’s Immunity
LatinAmerican Post
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August 4, 2025
What began as a routine contract investigation now threatens to shatter precedent in Costa Rica, as lawmakers debate whether to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity—a move with no historical parallel and profound implications for the...
Temen que nueva ley en El Salvador limite el trabajo de las oenegés
Global Sisters Report
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August 4, 2025
Con ayuda económica de parroquias y organizaciones católicas de la diócesis de Kansas City, el Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad (CIS) ha fomentado hermandad y solidaridad a través de programas entre los pueblos de Estados Unidos y El Salvador...
US senators move to counter China’s diplomatic sabotage in Latin America with pro-Taiwan bill
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 4, 2025
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening support for Taiwan and its diplomatic allies in Latin America and the Caribbean, as China continues its aggressive campaign to...
President Bukele Questions Criticism of Indefinite Reelection in El Salvador.
El Salvador in English
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August 4, 2025
President Nayib Bukele has sparked international discussion with a public statement addressing the global double standard surrounding indefinite reelection in developing nations, particularly El Salvador. In a message shared on social media,...
El Salvador Receives World Bank Loan for Fiscal and Climate Stability.
El Salvador in English
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August 4, 2025
The World Bank has approved a new loan to support El Salvador’s fiscal sustainability and its capacity to respond to natural disasters and climate change, according to an official announcement released a few days. Structured around two central...
No, Trump's immigration crackdown isn't focused on 'the worst'
USA Today
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Americans are still firmly behind President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, but it appears that at least some of them are getting cold feet as his brutal tactics come into view. The spectacle of masked agents smashing car windows, detaining...
Why Gwen Moore's bill for immigrant crime victims matters in Milwaukee
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
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U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore is continuing her push to shield from deportation immigrants who are victims or witnesses of crime and trafficking. Fueled by two recent local stories — one about a former Milwaukee teacher's aide who had to self-deport, the...
Capital Only Flows Where There Is Trust: Investor Calls for Continued Stability in El Salvador.
El Salvador in English
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August 4, 2025
Entrepreneur and strategic real estate partner Julio Bidegain has emphasized the importance of political continuity and investor confidence as key factors for launching a major hotel renovation project in El Salvador. Through a public statement,...
US senators propose bill to support Taiwan’s Latin America ties
Taipei Times
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August 3, 2025
A group of US senators on Friday last week introduced a piece of bipartisan legislation to support Taiwan and its diplomatic partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, amid Beijing's continuous poaching of Taipei's allies in the region. The...
‘They treat us as if we weren’t human’: Migrant minors denounce deplorable conditions in US detention centers
El País
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August 4, 2025
“The place where I sleep is actually a cell. It’s extremely cold. The bathroom has no door and the floor is very dirty. It’s very embarrassing not to have privacy to use the bathroom.” This is part of a statement by a 16-year-old girl reflecting...
Local group arrives in El Salvador as part of Foundation for Cultural Exchange
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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Editor's Note: Anna Stout is in El Salvador with a contingent of local residents as part of the nonprofit Foundation for Cultural Exchange and its wok with Grand Junction’s sister city, El Espino.David Alexander Guzman, 31, and his family have...
Reforma en El Salvador alarma a ONG
KLAX - Louisiana
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SAN SALVADOR.- Organizaciones internacionales de derechos humanos advirtieron que El Salvador ha dado un paso decisivo hacia un modelo autoritario tras la aprobación de reformas constitucionales que habilitan la reelección presidencial indefinida,...