El Salvador

  • Oct 18, 2004
  • 7 min read

EL SALVADOR: Saca needs to define agenda

Saca is attempting what amounts to a transformation of the ruling party's political culture. ...

El Salvador
  • Sep 24, 2004
  • 1 min read

EL SALVADOR: Prison rioters seize 100 hostages

Gang members yesterday took over 100 hostages in coordinated riots at two prisons.

El Salvador
  • Sep 17, 2004
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA: Integration boosts competitiveness

Increased integration of the region's economies will increase intraregional trade and reduce...

Central America
  • Aug 19, 2004
  • 1 min read

EL SALVADOR: Prison riot highlights gangs threat

A riot at a prison on the outskirts of San Salvador left 31 people dead and many more injured...

El Salvador
  • Aug 16, 2004
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA: Military has new role fighting crime

The role of the military has changed since civil conflicts ended in the early 1990s. However,...

Central America
  • Jul 30, 2004
  • 1 min read

EL SALVADOR: Troop deployment in Iraq to rise

Military commander General Carlos Alfredo Soto yesterday announced that the number of Salvadorian...

El Salvador
  • Jul 1, 2004
  • 6 min read

EL SALVADOR: Saca takes varied approach to gangs

Temporary anti-gang laws expired on June 30. President Elias Antonio Saca is seeking permanent...

El Salvador
  • Jun 23, 2004
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA: China increases regional influence

Central America is traditionally an ally of Taiwan. However, the island's political influence is...

Central America