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Havana Times
February 13, 2018
Rivas has been missing from the public view since that time, and had already been replaced in his official capacity by Vice President Lumberto Campbell. Pallais notes that: “Article 192 of the Constitution establishes that the initiative for a partial reform must be forwarded to a special commission to rule on itÃÂ ...
Center for Research on Globalization
February 13, 2018
The history of the U.S. government intervening in Nicaragua since 1912 followed by a CIA-orchestrated covert war that began after the Nicaraguan ..... human rights violations by Nicaraguan authorities have led to the exodus of about 300,000 people–10% of the population–since the 1979 SandinistaÃÂ ...
Prensa Latina
February 12, 2018
Managua, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan authorities remain vigilant today following seismic activity during the last 48 hours in this capital. ... Nicaragua is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, which concentrates most of the active volcanoes on the planet and where earthquakes occur with moreÃÂ ...
International Monetary Fund
February 6, 2018
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or 'mission'), in most cases to a member country. ... To minimize downside risks, Nicaragua needs to further fortify its policy framework by (i) hastening the implementation of the international taxation lawÃÂ ...
Q Costa Rica News
January 30, 2018
... comptroller general of Nicaragua as “above the law”, and investigations into his corruption have been blocked by Nicaraguan government officials, and he has also perpetrated electoral fraud that undermines the electoral institutions of Nicaragua.” In Costa Rica, Roberto Rivas is president of the companyÃÂ ...
Havana Times
January 29, 2018
HAVANA TIMES – Roberto Rivas, the head of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council, has been missing from the public agenda for over a month ... Jarquin Anaya, who was also a deputy in the National Assembly, assured that the Comptroller's office can well sanction people who serve as public officials.
Los Angeles Times
January 3, 2018
A San Diego-area city official who grew up in Fountain Valley was shot and killed while vacationing in Mexico over the Christmas break, authorities said. Doug Bradley, administrative services director for the ... In 2014, they went on a surfing trip to Nicaragua. “He always loved the ocean and the freedom ofÃÂ ...
MercoPress
January 2, 2018
More than US$500 million has been recouped by tax authorities worldwide after the Panama Papers revelations, first published in April 2016. Spain alone ... In Nicaragua and Mali for example, tax authorities have not publicly announced any recouped taxes following the Panama Papers. In Tunisia, ICIJÃÂ ...
Havana Times
January 2, 2018
Obviously, I broach this topic in the wake of the drama of two mothers: one a Nicaraguan from Cruz de Rio Grande, a municipality on Nicaragua's South Caribbean Coast, and the other from Cameroon in Africa. Both are pleading for their sons' bodies: both also demand that the authorities not continueÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
December 27, 2017
On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Roberto Rivas, president of Nicaragua's Electoral Tribunal, restricting his access to ... Opposition parties claim electoral fraud, but the Organization of American States, OAS, endorsed the official results that gave 135 out of 153 municipalÃÂ ...
The Washington Diplomat
December 22, 2017
DHS officials determined that “temporary conditions caused in Nicaragua by Hurricane Mitch no longer exist,” and the government of Nicaragua did not ask ... “While hoping and waiting they would be able to return to their native countries for years, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Honduran and Haitian migrantsÃÂ ...
PEOPLE.com
December 19, 2017
“I recently did a film, and the director asked if everyone could write down the craziest thing that has happened to them in their lives,” Robbie said when she was asked about the most interesting people she's met on the job. “It just reminds you there are fascinating stories everywhere. Everyone has a story.”.
The Advocate
December 13, 2017
A dual citizen of the United States and Nicaragua who evaded authorities for nearly two decades received a four-year prison sentence this week after ... Twice, Gambini wired what he thought was drug money to the bank account of a Nicaraguan business using his and Mierisch's surnames, authorities said.
Intercontinental Cry
December 6, 2017
áYa Basta! A phrase known for its political and revolutionary connotations throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, translates roughly into English as, 'Enough is Enough!' It is a statement of finality; a concrete call to action; a heightened call for awareness; and an official call of duty to end cultures ofà...
Havana Times
December 5, 2017
The Nicaraguan Army and National Police, institutions known for their autonomy and openness to public debate under the preceding governments, were ... According to the official statement from Colonel Marvin Paniagua, head of the Sixth Regional Military Command, on that day the army encountered aÃÂ ...
Havana Times
December 31, 1999
“There shouldn't be any reason for returning to the Court, said Sergio Ugalde, the Costa Rican official, who considered the disputes with Nicaragua “resolved”. The two countries had resorted to the World Court on several occasions to settle their disputes. His Nicaraguan counterpart, Carlos Arguello,ÃÂ ...
Havana Times
December 1, 2017
Among these, the Nicaraguan canal, obviously, doesn't merit a mention; instead, it talks about the installations of the Xinwei telecommunications ... “Authorities named one of Wang's companies as part of an alleged collusion with local businessmen to 'destroy' the country's strategic manufacturing of aircraft ...
ReliefWeb
December 1, 2017
Flooding from the overflow of La Paila river in Corinto (Cauca department) triggered a mudslide that killed six people, injured 60 and destroyed 139 homes, per the Government. The flooding also affected road networks, two health centres and two schools. Authorities have responded with clearing debris ...
Daily Signal
November 28, 2017
But U.S. policymakers have recognized something needs to be done in Nicaragua. In 2016, the House passed the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the bill in the Senate. The bill stipulates that the U.S. government will not support loans for Nicaragua ...
Miami Herald (blog)
November 22, 2017
The erosion of basic freedoms in these two countries came to mind this week when I interviewed Sergio Ramirez, the Nicaraguan writer and former Sandinista vice president ... A senior OAS official told me that, “While Nicaragua's recent municipal elections may have been deficient, they were not fraudulent.
McClatchy Washington Bureau
November 14, 2017
At the State Department, a Western Hemisphere Affairs division official said the Trump administration will continue to monitor the political situation in ... In the State Department's 2017 Transparency report, State officials said Nicaragua had not publicly accounted for all the assistance it receives from ...
Intercontinental Cry
November 9, 2017
The Nicaraguan Sandinista (FSLN) government of Daniel Ortega and the indigenous Miskitu people are repeating their own history. ... A few hours after polls closed, officials from the indigenous political party Yatama, (Yapti Tasba Masraka Nanih Aslatakanka/Children of the Mother Earth) calculated having ...
Los Angeles Times
November 6, 2017
The Honduran government had appealed for more time, which the Nicaraguan government did not do, the senior official added. Trump administration officials have been signaling their desire to end the protections, arguing that a program that started almost two decades ago to provide a temporary respite ...
Havana Times
November 4, 2017
HAVANA TIMES – Some 3.6 million people are eligible to vote Sunday in the municipal elections in Nicaragua, where the ruling Sandinista Front will seek ... The official party candidates are the current secretary of the Managua City Council, Reyna Rueda, and the sports reporter and Deputy Mayor Enrique ...
Prensa Latina
November 2, 2017
For this reason, it now aspires to repeat that predominance at the polls, where Nicaraguans will vote this Sunday to 6,088 public officials ...
teleSUR English
November 2, 2017
In Nicaragua, since 1990 the municipal elections have been the fundamental political ... 5 to elect the country's 153 municipal authorities.
Business News Americas
October 31, 2017
The German government has agreed to provide 90mn euros (US$104.7mn) in financing for Managua Metropolitana. The initiative seeks to ...
Voice of America
October 31, 2017
Honduras and Nicaragua became TPS-designated countries in 1999 ... be easy for immigration officials to track down, simply because of all the ...
Great Falls Tribune
October 31, 2017
A Nicaraguan man on Tuesday was sentenced to his time already served, 154 ... Federal authorities arrested Castillo in May after he was turned away from ... Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Starnes said Canadian officials refused ...
The Fayette Tribune
October 30, 2017
After returning to Wellsburg, Luke made return trips to follow up with Nicaraguan local officials. In addition, a delegation from Nicaragua ...
Phys.Org
October 23, 2017
Nicaragua signed the Paris climate agreement Monday, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two holdouts on the global climate pact.
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
Heavy rain has been affecting several areas of central and western Nicaragua (Managua, Masaya, Granada and Caribe Sour departments) as ...
WITN
September 17, 2017
Trump administration officials said Saturday the U.S. wouldn't pull out of ... and climate issues with the world's top ministers, the official said. ... The only countries that aren't signatories to the accord are Syria and Nicaragua.
TASS
September 16, 2017
Venezuelan authorities, opposition close to reaching agreement, says ... The Dominican Republic, Mexico, Chile, Nicaragua, and Bolivia joinedÃÂ ...
Q Costa Rica News
September 16, 2017
Nicaragua is the new big destination in Central America.” ... surf and turf restaurants, where Nicaraguan grass-fed beef and local fresh seafoodÃÂ ...
The Tico Times
September 15, 2017
“Because of the high and constant migration rates between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, mostly for work-related reasons, and taking into accountÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
September 8, 2017
Nicaraguan Rural Worker Explains Importance of Canal ... How important is Nicaragua's Interoceanic Canal for the country's labor .... Is it legitimate of the Canal's opponents to accuse the authorities of violating human rights?
Insightcrime.org
September 4, 2017
Authorities in Nicaragua are trumpeting their counternarcotics efforts, which ... That amount is slightly less than what the Nicaraguan military reported ... are affecting neighboring nations with their violence," the top military official stated. ... the complicity of local officials -- have also illustrated how NicaraguanÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
August 21, 2017
Nicaraguan and Cuban sports authorities signed an agreement today to expand athletic cooperation. The aim is to produce quality athletes forÃÂ ...
Q Costa Rica News
August 10, 2017
After a stint of one year, three months and some days in a Nicaraguan jail, the Costa Rican model, Adriana Corella, has shown on the socialÃÂ ...
Container Management
August 10, 2017
Amnesty International has denounced the Nicaraguan government over its ... stated: “Authorities in Nicaragua have secretly sold the country'sÃÂ ...
Havana Times
August 8, 2017
Amnesty Int. Begins Global Campaign to Repeal the Nicaragua .... with the Nicaraguan authorities to ensure that the Project complies with, andÃÂ ...
Ekklesia
August 4, 2017
Amnesty International says the Nicaraguan government has put ... said, “The authorities in Nicaragua have secretly sold the country's future toÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
August 4, 2017
She persuaded him to wire funds from his U.S. bank accounts to banking institutions in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, authorities have said.
Nearshore Americas
August 4, 2017
Based in Managua, Nicaragua, Ana Marcela Valladares is an Investment Promotion Manager at ProNicaragua, the country's official IPA. ... Nicaraguan Cultural Center), a non-profit Nicaraguan institution whose mission is toÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
August 4, 2017
The bias and inaccuracies in the section on Nicaragua in the Global ... not one represents the view of the Nicaraguan authorities or othersÃÂ ...
Amnesty International
August 3, 2017
The Nicaraguan government must stop placing business before the ... “Authorities in Nicaragua have secretly sold the country's future to theÃÂ ...
Amnesty International USA
August 3, 2017
The Nicaraguan government must stop placing business before the ... “Authorities in Nicaragua have secretly sold the country's future to theÃÂ ...
Project Syndicate
August 1, 2017
In 2015, Nicaragua ranked in the 28th percentile in the World Bank's Rule of Law ... No one is sure of turnout (official numbers are unreliable), but ... would have to compile and publicize a list of corrupt Nicaraguan officials.
Lexology (registration)
August 1, 2017
Recently, the authorities of the Government and Migration department of the Republic of Nicaragua issued important changes for people who want to travel by ... the Nicaraguan authorities can refuse or deny entry to travelers.
