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Monthly Archives: January, 2009

Miskito Leaders Warn Against Vote Fraud in RAAN

Following the fiasco of Nov. 9 municipal elections on the Pacific side of the country, Miskito political leader Reynaldo Francis is warning the Sandinista...

Chocolate Co. Rediscovers Native Roots

MANAGUA – In surreptitious defiance of the Nestle headquarters across the street from his old Managua home, comic book designer Carlos Mann bought 10...

The Chicken Bus: Bumpy & Loud, But Never Dull

MASATEPE – As I climbed aboard, I immediately decided that this was my favorite “chicken bus” ever. The entire interior was painted turquoise, and the...

Unofficial Electoral Observers Will Monitor Vote in RAAN

Electoral officials should have learned from the post-Nov. 9 electoral upheaval that non-transparent elections are “almost synonymous with fraud,” said Alta Hooker, the president...

Opposition Decries Sandinistas’ Use of ‘Contact Bombs’

The escalating political violence between the Sandinistas and opposition factions took a dangerous turn Sunday afternoon when Sandinista protesters blocked opposition marches in the...

With Mayor Argüello, Ortega Wins Ground

MANAGUA – Since the 1980s, President Daniel Ortega kept Dionisio “Nicho” Marenco as one of his closest advisors, assigning him to important posts reserved...

Much of Damage Was Preventable, Say Experts

As families this week mourned the loss of relatives and their homes, people are asking: “What went wrong?” Seismologists and engineers say much of the...

Picking Up the Pieces

With backs bent to the tropical sun, rescue workers and volunteers this week pulled three more bodies from the raw earth of a landslide...

Jason Torres Wins 2nd Consecutive Circuit Event

The latest date of the 2008-2009 National Surf Circuit, the Torneo Witch’s Rock, held last weekend in Tamarindo on the northern Pacific coast, was...

Tourism Still A Bright Spot, Up 7% in 2008

MANAGUA – Despite a world financial crisis and a year of political turmoil here, Nicaragua’s small yet feisty tourism sector proved its resilience in...

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