Decline in World Remittances Expected This Year
Immigrants and migrant workers around the world send money to their countries of origin to help support their families. For many countries, remittances are an important source of income. But recent studies indicate a downward trend that will cause hardship in many poor countries. Daisy Benitez Sending less home Daisy Benitez came to the United [...]
Catholic Church Tryin g to Outlaw Gay Marriage in El Salvador
Comments OffI guess this is a controversial subject in many countries including san Salvador. It can be touchy based on where you live here in el Salvador it is very dangerous. When someone knows if you are gay or not you’re likely to wind up in a ditch with a bullet in your head. Is it [...]
El Salvadors Social Injustice lead to another War?
Comments OffCan the next president of El Salvador rid the country of the social injustices it now faces or is it cause for concern in the face of hunger and poverty of another civil war brewing ? In El Salvador, a historic presidential election campaign is drawing to a close. The FMLN, former Marxist guerrillas, have [...]
Report on sweatshop in El Salvador
Comments OffThe National Labor Committee as issued another report on the atrocious conditions facing many el Salvadoran workers in the country. They say there mission is to “defend the human rights of workers in the global economy”. They go and expose human and labor rights abuses committed by U.S companies working out of factories in many [...]
Who Cares What Time It Is, We Have Each Other
Comments OffWho Cares What Time It Is, We Have Each Other American culture is quite different than Hispanic cultures, which are Latin in root. Obviously there are strengths and weaknesses between the two cultures. American culture is work-centered, and time is linear and a carefully divided. Hispanic culture is relationship-oriented, and time is organic and flexible. [...]
