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November 18, 2009
Facing a group of presidents loudly critical of Washington, the U.S. government’s Voice of America broadcast is expanding its audience in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, VOA officials say.
October 27, 2009
Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech – filmmaker Fredrik Gertten for showing the documentary “Bananas!”
September 14, 2009
Edgardo Buitrago Buitrago, historian, university professor, intellectual and author of works on poet Ruben Dario, died of a heart attack in Leon, a city in western Nicaragua, his family said Sunday. He was 85.
August 13, 2009
Nicaragua Reports First Swine-Flu Death
August 11, 2009
Nicaraguan Writer Sergio Ramirez Has New Anthology Coming Out – “Perdon y Olvido”
August 5, 2009
President Daniel Ortega, who led the ’70s Sandinista revolution, rewards sympathetic news outlets and punishes critical ones, observers say. One target is a member of the prominent Chamorro family.
July 28, 2009
Nicaragua Abortion Ban Forces Rape, Incest Victims To Give Birth
July 23, 2009
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya planned to drive to Nicaragua’s northern border on Thursday and risk returning to his homeland, where the coup-backed government vowed to arrest him.
July 20, 2009
Many Nicaragua revolutionaries feel betrayed by the revolution – Thirty years after the Sandinistas came to power, many are still loyal to the cause but feel disillusioned by the policies of President Daniel Ortega, the former guerrilla commander.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused unnamed U.S. intelligence agencies of planning the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya without the knowledge of President Barack Obama.
July 13, 2009
Lo que hay debajo del Vaho
The United Nations’ highest court set travel rules Monday for the Nicaraguan river that borders Costa Rica, affirming freedom for Costa Rican boats while upholding Nicaragua’s right to regulate traffic.
July 9, 2009
Dole demanda por difamación al autor del documental “Bananas!”
June 23, 2009
Nicaragua’s government has canceled the license for Radio La Ley. While the government claims the license was canceled over some technical violations of the telecommunications law, it’s clear to everyone watching the situation that the Ortega government wants to silence an opposition-leaning media outlet.
June 19, 2009
Full Text: Remarks by the President at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
June 16, 2009
Dole Food Co. dislikes ‘Bananas!’ – The firm threatens defamation suits if the documentary about pesticide lawsuits is screened Saturday. The film won’t compete but will be shown.
June 11, 2009
Bizarre Foods: Andrew visits Nicaragua, tasting everything from juicy cheese worms to bull balls soup. He visits a bush doctor and treks up into the highlands for “black gold” where he learns how to do “the slurp” with a master cupper.
The United States on Wednesday canceled more than $60 million in assistance to Nicaragua, citing concerns about democracy, rule of law and a free market economy in the Latin American nation now led by a former Marxist guerrilla leader.
The leader of Peru’s Amazon Indians will be flown to exile in Nicaragua after seeking asylum following violent demonstrations that killed scores of police and protesters. Alberto Pizango, the head of Aidesep, which represents 56 tribes
June 4, 2009
Nicaragua’s culture, arts and music scene is the focus of a new magazine launched by two American designers living in the country’s capital, Managua. Hecho
March 23, 2009
The Many Stories of Carlos Fernando Chamorro – President of Nicaragua
March 16, 2009
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is accusing the U.S. of “taking bread” from the poor by holding back aid. The U.S. said this week it will continue delaying some $64 million in development aid because of an election dispute in the Central American nation.
March 12, 2009
An outbreak of mass hysteria is reported to have struck three indigenous communities living near the river Coco in northern Nicaragua.
March 11, 2009
Nicaragua moves away from free speech, reports Knight Center
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says he would like to run for reelection and change the constitution to allow voters to put him in office as many times as they want.
February 4, 2009
Nicaraguan cigar firm cashes in on “Obamania” – Granada Cigars
December 28, 2008
Nicaragua turns to wind power, builds 19 windmills
December 18, 2008
Dos exposiciones de fotografías simultáneas reflejan en forma emotiva y vibrante la inquietud social y política que conmovió a Latinoamérica en las últimas décadas. En “Cornell Capa: fotógrafo sensible” los trabajos expuestos datan a partir de 1953 en Guatemala, y hasta 1973 en Honduras. La segunda muestra es “Susan Meiselas: en la Historia”, y entre los países fotografiados figura Nicaragua, a quien dedicó mucho tiempo a partir de 1978 – NYC
December 3, 2008
Nicaragua: Venezuela has offered to replace U.S. aid
November 21, 2008
U.S. blasts Nicaragua over elections
November 20, 2008
Sin Fronteras: La triste historia de Nicaragua
November 19, 2008
Thousands of supporters of Nicaragua’s leftist ruling party armed with rocks tried to block an opposition march on the capital to protest alleged vote fraud, setting off clashes that injured at least five people on Tuesday.
November 17, 2008
Sergio Ramírez presenta novela detectivesca “con humor” – El Cielo llora por mí
October 27, 2008
Nicaragua: Uncertain Outlook – Can contact centers provide a cushion for Nicaragua as it suffers from growing political and economical uncertainty?
October 16, 2008
Blues musician gives back to native Nicaragua – A young descendant of the Somoza dictatorship has returned to Nicaragua to do humanitarian work. – Mario Sacasa
October 7, 2008
El candidato presidencial republicano John McCain tuvo conexiones con un grupo privado que suministró ayuda a las guerrillas que trataban derrocar al gobierno sandinista de Nicaragua en el episodio conocido como Irán-contras.
October 2, 2008
Anheuser-Busch, American Nicaraguan Foundation Announce Formation of Scholarship Fund – Inaugural Donation of $10,000 for ANF Scholarship Fund
September 16, 2008
Nicaraguan priest taking a top U.N. post – Father Miguel d’Escoto
September 15, 2008
Visiting Nicaraguan poet-priest awaits trouble on return home – Ernesto Cardenal in Milwaukee
July 24, 2008
Nicaragua: The Tenuous Indigenous-Sandinista Alliance
July 18, 2008
Op-Ed: The importance of McCain’s Latin America trip – Alex Burgos
July 17, 2008
Marketwire Launches NoticiasDigitales, the Newswire Industry’s First Real-Time Latin America Digital News Network; Exclusive Deal Guarantees News Publication on More Than 100 Leading Spanish-Language Websites
Metal Mining in Central America: Pain and Resistance
Univision’s Primetime News Magazine Show ”Aqui Y Ahora” Honored with a News and Documentary Emmy(R) Award Nomination – Only Spanish-Language Network to Receive a Nomination from the Academy This Year
Five Minutes with Rick Sanchez – The CNN anchor talks about what it’s like to be a Latino in mainstream journalism.
July 13, 2008
Blogante Essentials – Sunday – July 13th, 2008 (no rss)
Nicaraguans Demand Justice From World Bank-Financed Sugar Cane Company
June 19, 2008
Congresista Hilda Solis, GRAN MARISCAL de la 13va. FERIA AGOSTINA INTERNACIONAL
June 17, 2008
Nicaraguan singer-revolutionary bars government from using songs – Carlos Mejia Godoy
June 12, 2008
Cartoonists Go to War – (Political cartoonists in Nicaragua)
June 9, 2008
Nicaraguan rebel icon launches hunger strike – A former Sandinista guerrilla leader declared a hunger strike to protest what she calls the Nicaraguan government’s authoritarian shift.
June 5, 2008
Former Nicaraguan Official Wins U.N. Assembly Presidency – Rev. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann
May 15, 2008
Nicaraguan transit strike spawns food shortages – A tense calm, punctuated by violence and protests, blanketed Nicaragua as a transportation strike continued into its second week.
May 13, 2008
Upside Down World – Rising Fuel Costs Provoke Transportation Strike in Nicaragua
Bay Area Player Grabs Casa Latino Real Estate – Armando Tam
May 6, 2008
Belts tighten in Nicaragua – The situation is growing desperate as Central America is hit by soaring global prices for grains and fuel.
April 30, 2008
Nicaraguan family has 4 siblings in the Olympics – The Lopez family seems to excel in Taekwondo – (saw them on the tonight show last night)
April 29, 2008
FSN Houston Teams with Astros to Produce Spanish-Language Telecasts
April 27, 2008
IDB, Ricky Martin Foundation, Ayuda and local partners launch campaign against human trafficking in Washington, D.C .
April 25, 2008
Chile is one of the most intolerant Latinamerican countries with respect to immigration, according to a survey published late last week by the pollster Latinobarometro.
April 10, 2008
Erick Arguello named grand marshal – San Francisco
March 31, 2008
Jose Antonio Rodriguez Appointed New CEO of Digicel El Salvador
Univision Announces 12 Finalists in `Nuestra Belleza Latina’ Competition
March 28, 2008
PBS’s AMERICAN EXPERIENCE History Series Premieres Biography of Humanitarian and Baseball Great Roberto Clemente on Monday, April 21, 2008
March 26, 2008
Spirit Airlines is carving out a niche in Latin America and helping drive air fares down.
January 31, 2008
Federal Officials Arrest 20 Illegal Immigrants in Wisconsin Following 3 Day Sweep
January 24, 2008
Nicaraguans wary of Chávez’s largess – Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has promised billions in aid to Nicaragua, but some question whether that country or its president, Daniel Ortega, have the most to gain.
January 23, 2008
Latino Móvil Launches New SMS Technology Service That Provides Users with News Directly From Their Countries of Origin
January 15, 2008
Mexico’s Other Border – Central American immigrants heading north face many hazards—and many crossings—in their risky trek to the “land of marvels.”
Single Touch Interactive Partners with Latino Movil to Launch Innovative ADC Program
January 14, 2008
The D.E.Y. Increases Momentum Via MTV & EW Ranks
January 8, 2008
Miss Latin America Organization widens search nationwide for USA delegate to its world competition
December 28, 2007
A Global Trek to Poor Nations, From Poorer Ones
November 14, 2007
Dealing With Latin Populists – Populist rhetoric and policies will continue as long as natural resources prices remain high. But what happens after they fall?
November 12, 2007
Resume, heritage are key to Richardson
November 11, 2007
La Bloga: Los Bloguitos
October 30, 2007
Argentine, US Jews applaud as Argentina elects Kirchner
October 23, 2007
Alejandro Sanz Will Support Hurricane Victims
October 14, 2007
Hispanic Americans Honored in Washington Ceremony
October 8, 2007
Peruvians here push for legal protections – Passaic, New Jersey
Aeromexico Introduces New Service to Hermosillo from Las Vegas Providing the Region with New Access to Several Mexico Destinations
October 2, 2007
CNN Student News Learning Activity: Hispanic Heritage Month
October 1, 2007
Shakira gives $40 million to charity – Peru & Nicaragua
September 25, 2007
Chayanne donará el 50% de su recaudación en Nicaragua a vÃctimas del Félix
September 18, 2007
Pro Mujer Celebrates Service to Over 1 Million Women and Their Families
September 17, 2007
Nicaragua Tourism Works to Expand Tour Programs
September 16, 2007
Radford student leads effort to start Hispanic fraternity – Virginia
More Latinos calling Shore their home – New Jersey
September 14, 2007
Nashville Symphony Appoints Giancarlo Guerrero As Music Director Beginning With 2009/10 Season
September 12, 2007
Immigrant: Judge told me to go home – Tennessee
