State of emergency approved in El Salvador El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has urged politicians to declare a state of emergency after authorities arrested dozens of gang members over a recent wave … World • 27 Mar
Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador El Salvador has become the first country in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender, despite widespread domestic scepticism and international warnings of risks … World • 07 Sep 21
HSBC initiates legal proceedings against El Salvador HSBC Holdings said the banking group has initiated legal proceedings against El Salvador for what the company called a breach of the nation's investment treaty … Business • 19 Aug 21
Bitcoin to become legal tender in El Salvador on Sept 7 El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said in a national address that a recently passed law making bitcoin legal tender will take effect on September 7, … Business • 25 Jun 21
El Salvador approves law to make bitcoin legal tender The Congress of El Salvador has approved a law that will classify Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country, its president said, making … World • 09 Jun 21
Search for survivors as 18 killed by Storm Amanda Emergency workers are searching for seven people still missing as El Salvador and its Central American neighbours picked through the destruction after the first named … World • 01 Jun 20
Bodies of drowned Salvadoran migrants returned home The bodies of a Salvadoran father and his 23-month-old daughter, whose bodies lying face down in the Rio Grande became symbols of the perils of … World • 01 Jul 19
US ending aid to 'Northern Triangle' over migrants The United States is cutting off aid to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - known collectively as the "Northern Triangle" … World • 30 Mar 19
Thousands of migrants in US-bound caravan enter Mexico Thousands of migrants who are part of a US-bound caravan condemned as unwelcome by US President Donald Trump have begun moving into Mexico, shadowed by … World • 21 Oct 18
Slain archbishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints Pope Francis has raised slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI to sainthood in a ceremony in Saint Peter's Square attended by tens … World • 14 Oct 18
Why is the US separating immigrant families? President Donald Trump has said that the US would not become a "migrant camp" as his administration faced a backlash for its practice of separating … World • 19 Jun 18
Hundreds of asylum seekers arrive at the Mexican border Hundreds of people from a Central American migrant caravan rallied today at the U.S.-Mexico border, many preparing to report to U.S. authorities to make asylum … US • 29 Apr 18
US to end protected status for 200,000 Salvadorans Some 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants allowed to live and work in the United States since 2001 will next year lose their right to remain in the … US • 09 Jan 18
Tropical storm Nate kills 22 in Central America Tropical storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America as it pummelled the region with heavy rain while heading for the US … News • 06 Oct 17
Earthquake shakes El Salvador and Nicaragua A Pacific Ocean earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude shook El Salvador and Nicaragua, an hour after a powerful hurricane hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. News • 24 Nov 16
Travel warning for Irish women over Zika virus The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued travel advisories for pregnant women involving 19 central and southern American states - following an outbreak of a … News • 22 Jan 16
Earthquake strikes off El Salvador An earthquake has struck off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua overnight and was felt across Central America, killing at least one person but … News • 14 Oct 14
Salvadoran castaway gets emotional welcome home A fisherman from El Salvador, who washed ashore on the Marshall Islands after more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean, has returned home. News • 12 Feb 14
Volcano erupts in El Salvador Evacuations have been taking place in eastern El Salvador after the Chaparrastique volcano belched a column of hot ash high into the air yesterday. News • 30 Dec 13
President visits Archbishop Oscar Romero's tomb On the final day of his visit to El Salvador, President Michael D Higgins has visited the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero, murdered by then … News • 25 Oct 13
President Higgins receives El Salvador's top award President Michael D Higgins has been awarded the highest state honour by El Salvador for his work in highlighting human rights abuses by US-backed forces … News • 24 Oct 13
President Higgins on Central America visits President Higgins has begun a twelve-day visit to Central America where he due to carry out engagements in Mexico, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. News • 19 Oct 13
Salvadorean woman denied abortion has Caesarean The pregnant woman at the centre of an abortion controversy in El Salvador had her baby delivered yesterday by Caesarean section to save her life … News • 04 Jun 13
