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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...
El Salvador Strengthens Security: Police Units and Urban-Rural Fences Combat Gang Remnants
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
The Salvadoran government has intensified its efforts to combat gang activity through the deployment of specialized units in rural areas and the installation of security fences in urban zones. Defense Minister René Francis Merino Monroy announced...
Indefinite Presidential Reelection Does Not Disrupt the Alternation of Power in El Salvador
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
Constitutional reforms recently approved in El Salvador guarantee the continuity of democratic elections and clarify that the next nationwide polls will take place in February 2027, for the presidency, Legislative Assembly deputies, and municipal...
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...
CEO of Pet Express Sri Lanka Praises El Salvador’s Global Leadership: Security, Bitcoin, and Sovereignty Model
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
El Salvador’s governance and economic strategy under President Nayib Bukele continue to spark international recognition. Shanaka Anslem Perera, CEO of Pet Express, praised the country’s achievements in a statement highlighting the nation’s unique...
Enhancing Behavior and Learning: El Salvador’s New School Discipline Initiative – clear, concise, and benefit-driven.
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
Today, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology issued a memorandum to all public school directors across El Salvador, announcing new disciplinary measures for students. The initiative aims to strengthen discipline, order, and personal...
House Democrat demands answers on deal to return MS-13 leaders to El Salvador
The Detroit News - Michigan
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A key congressional Democrat is demanding answers from the Trump administration about a deal it reportedly struck with El Salvador’s president to send him several MS-13 gang leaders held in the United States, alleging it may have compromised...
Special Forces from the Americas Compete in El Salvador’s Fuerzas Comando 2025.
El Salvador in English
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August 18, 2025
El Salvador is hosting the 19th edition of Fuerzas Comando 2025, a multinational competition that brings together special forces from North, Central, and South America. Organized by the United States Southern Command in coordination with El...
A man tried self-deporting to El Salvador. Immigration agents stopped him on the plane's jetway in San Francisco
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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OAKLAND, Calif. — After already being deported once following a child sex crime conviction, Jeisson Escobar-Valencia knew staying in the United States was “untenable” as a migrant living in the country illegally, according to federal court...
International News Briefs for Monday, August 18, 2025
Havana Times
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August 18, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, August 18, 2025. Trump to Host Zelensky at White House After Alaska Summit with Putin Fails to Secure Peace Deal Aug 18, 2025 President...
Fort Lauderdale Loses 9th+ International Airline Since 2019 As BermudAir Pulls Out
Simple Flying
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August 18, 2025
Airlines regularly pull out of airports, which happens for multiple reasons. Performance might be lower than anticipated, so aircraft are moved to where the opportunity will hopefully be better. They may serve another airport nearby, enabling them...
Bahamas ready to compete in Billie Jean King Cup
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 18, 2025
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER staging their first practice in Santa Tecla, El Salvador on Saturday, Sydney Clarke said Team Bahamas is ready to compete in the Billie Jean King (BJK)Cup. Team Bahamas, captained...
President Abinader taps new Banreservas chief in major leadership shuffle
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- In a significant move for the country’s financial sector, President Luis Abinader on Sunday appointed Leonardo Aguilera Batista as the new Executive President of Banreservas, the Dominican Republic’s largest bank. The designation,...
Cuba Condemns U.S. Military Presence in The Caribbean Sea
teleSUR
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August 18, 2025
U.S. Marines. X/ @BrunoRguezP August 18, 2025 Hour: 9:31 am On Monday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the presence of U.S. “naval and air military forces” in the southern Caribbean and rejected Washington’s claim that the...
President announces new appointments in government
DR1
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The Presidency issued Decree 461-25 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 with numerous key appointments in government. These are: Leonardo Aguilera Batista has been appointed the new executive president of Banreservas, the government commercial bank. Since...
Panama Team Travels to San Salvador to Participate in Fuerzas Comando 2025
Newsroom Panama
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August 17, 2025
The special forces delegation, comprised of eight National Police units and two from the National Border Service, travels today to San Salvador, El Salvador, to represent Panama in “Fuerzas Comando 2025,” where they will compete against elite...
A man tried self-deporting to El Salvador. Immigration agents stopped him on the SFO jetway
East Bay Times - California
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August 16, 2025
OAKLAND — After already being deported once following a child sex crime conviction, Jeisson Escobar-Valencia knew staying in the United States was “untenable” as a migrant living in the country illegally, according to federal court filings. So he...
In the Midst of Escapes, the Cuban Government Highlights the Gold Medal for Rowing Won at the Pan American Junior Games
14ymedio
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August 17, 2025
Cuba is in ninth place in the medal table with two gold medals, two silver medals, and three bronze medals. Leduar Suárez, Roberto Carlos Paz, Henry Heredia and Adel Gutiérrez won the gold medal in rowing. / Jit The quartet, in addition to Paz,...
Roger Sosa Continues to Drive Tech Innovation in Banking at Banco Davivienda International
Hispanic Executive
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August 18, 2025
One PC was available for the entire loan department, and it was a big deal. Roger Sosa remembers installing that computer. It was the late eighties, and he got to install cutting-edge technology within his bank. The accumulated processing power of...