El País in English9d
Indigenous leaders lift the veil on gender-based violence in El Salvador
A group of 25 activists from the Nahuat Pipil, Lenka, and Kakawira communities are working together to highlight abuse. More ...
The New York Times18d
Starbucks Has a Pumpkin Spice Latte Problem in China
For years, Starbucks was the dominant coffee chain in China. Now rivals offering local flavors and cheaper prices are crushing the company’s bottom line in its second-largest market. By ...
Bloomberg L.P.19d
Crime’s Plunge and Bitcoin’s Boom Still Leave El Salvador Chasing Economic Miracle
El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings soared with Donald Trump’s election victory. The President-elect’s migration stance may be more problematic for his ally Bukele’s economic plans. The gang ...
International Monetary Fund19d
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with El Salvador on an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement
Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Luis Cubeddu, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, and Raphael Espinoza, Mission Chief for El Salvador, held ...
WPLG20d
Plantation fire that left doctor dead being investigated as possible arson, sources say
PLANTATION, Fla. – A Plantation house fire that left a beloved doctor dead is being investigated as a possible case of arson, sources with knowledge of the matter tell Local 10 News. Dr. Karen ...
The Garden Island22d
Kauai Coffee resumes annual event
Coffee Kalikimaka was celebrated at the nation’s largest coffee plantation Saturday, as Kauai Coffee Company revived its holiday Open House at the site of the former McBryde Sugar.
El País in English24d
El Salvador’s crypto dream falters under IMF pressure
El Salvador, a country of just over six million people, has been the site of several bold monetary experiments. In 2001, the U.S. dollar became the country’s sole official currency. Twenty years later ...
The Irish Times26d
Coffee drinkers face price rises as beans hit record high on markets
The last record high for coffee was set in 1977 after snowfall devastated plantations in Brazil. This time the world’s biggest arabica producer suffered its worst drought in 70 years in August ...
Newsweek26d
El Salvador Eyes $3 Trillion Gold Mine Beneath Its Soil
Seven years ago, El Salvador made global headlines as the first country in the world to ban all metal mining. The decision was hailed as a victory for environmental protection, celebrated by local ...
unilad27d
El Salvador discovers a potential $3,000,000,000,000 worth of gold and no one is allowed to mine it
President Nayib Bukele has claimed that El Salvador is sitting on $3,000,000,000,000 of unmined gold. Bukele has revealed plans to submit a proposal to the Legislative Assembly, in order to 'repeal ...
Mining27d
El Salvador sitting on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold, president says
El Salvador, which became the first country in the world to ban metals mining, could be losing out economy-changing wealth due to its massive unearthed gold deposits, says its President Nayib Bukele.
Business Insider27d
El Salvador will reportedly dial back its bitcoin ambitions to secure a loan from the IMF
El Salvador will likely dial down bitcoin's role as a legal tender in exchange for a $1.3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, The Financial Times reported. Though a finalized deal ...