Tag: <span>Nicaragua</span>
December 25, 2022 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno
Almost half of Nicaraguan NGOs dissolved
NEW YORK — In Nicaragua, 44% of registered NGOs — 3,209 NGOs out of the 7,227 registered in Nicaragua since 2018 — have had their legal registration canceled by the […] Read More >
April 23, 2018 > Staff
Nicaragua cancels social security changes after deadly protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA NICARAGUA: President Daniel Ortega canceled an unpopular social security proposal in Nicaragua yesterday following five days of violent protests that left more than 20 people dead, […] Read More >
July 11, 2016 > Jonah Walters
In Nicaragua, the Campaign Trail is Replete With Memories of Revolution
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — On Friday, supporters of Nicaragua’s ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional gathered in Managua to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the repliegue táctico a Masaya (“tactical retreat […] Read More >
November 18, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Blames U.S. Policy for Migrant Surge
Top Story — Cuban officials have blamed U.S. policy for the recent surge in migration from the island to the United States, which has created a border crisis in Central […] Read More >
November 16, 2015 > Staff
Nicaragua Closes Border to Cuban Migrants Moving North to United States
Top Story — Nicaragua shut down its border with Costa Rica on Sunday to keep more than 1,000 Cubans from entering the country. The move by Nicaraguan authorities is a direct […] Read More >
April 20, 2015 > Max Serjeant
In Nicaragua, A Conflict Over Mining Near the World’s Second-Largest Rainforest
RANCHO GRANDE, Nicaragua — Father Pablo Espinosa looks down pensively, taking his time to think as he speaks. “In the history of Nicaragua there is not one town that has […] Read More >
December 11, 2014 > Staff
Nicaraguan Protesters March Against Canal Project
Top Story — Thousands marched through the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Wednesday to protest the construction of a transoceanic canal, two weeks ahead of the project’s start-date. The demonstrators […] Read More >
January 11, 2012 > Staff
Nicaragua’s Ortega Sworn In For Third Term As President
Today in Latin America Top Story — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn in Tuesday to his third five-year term as the Central American nation’s president amid calls that the […] Read More >