Politics
El Salvador reforms penal code, increases jail time for gang members
The reforms will also allow gang members who are minors over 12 to be sentenced as adults
Trending
Military plane makes emergency landing while on fire at El Salvador International Airport
The images of the aircraft landing on the runway engulfed in large flames are truly terrifying
Crime
El Salvador's former president sentenced to 14 years in prison for negotiating with gangs
Funes is the second Salvadoran president to be sentenced to prison for illegal activity
Law Enforcement
US accuses El Salvador of negotiating truce with gang leaders
The U.S. imposed sanctions on two government officials who led the meetings
Crime
El Salvador's former president gets 6 more years of prison time while seeking sanctuary in Nicaragua
The former president deducted around $85,000 from his income between January and December 2014 through "cash deposits, credit cards, purchase of vehicles, weapons, and maintenance services for these"
Business
China offers to buy all of El Salvador's foreign debt as it nears default
However, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said he was not aware of such a deal
Business
El Salvador bought $15 million worth of bitcoin as the market dropped
The country now owns 1,500 bitcoin worth $53 million, and plans to issue a $1 billion 10-year bitcoin bond later this year
Law Enforcement
El Salvador President sends the military to deal with the rise of homicides
The rise of homicides is linked to gang wars.
Drug trafficking
50,000 arrested as part of El Salvador's ongoing ‘war against gangs’
Most of those arrested belong to the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), one of the largest criminal organizations on the continent