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Main Nicaragua opposition party disqualified ahead of elections

Nicaragua's electoral council on Friday disqualified the country's main opposition party from upcoming presidential polls, in the latest move in an escalating political crackdown...

Nicaragua opposition denounces detention of VP candidate

Nicaragua's main opposition alliance hit out at authorities on Wednesday after revealing its candidate for the vice presidency has been held under house arrest...

Costa Rica negotiates Covid-19 vaccine purchase for children

Costa Rica is negotiating the purchase of Pfizer doses to vaccinate children between the ages of two and 12 against Covid-19, the only population group that has been left out of its vaccination campaign so far.

US says it has donated more than 100 mn vaccine doses

The United States has now donated more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to other countries, the White House said Tuesday.

Timeline: Nicaragua’s authoritarian slide

Nicaragua's first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice President Rosario Murillo, are both in their 70s but they show no signs of being willing to let go of power.

Costa Rican authorities assist in major drug busts

The Colombian government announced Tuesday that 116 tons of cocaine had been seized in a month and a half of joint military operations with countries in America and Europe.

Ortega and Murillo: Nicaragua’s shrewd power couple

Nicaragua's first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice President Rosario Murillo, are both in their 70s but they show no signs of being willing to let go of power.

EU sanctions Nicaraguan leader’s wife, son over repression

The EU and US are calling on Ortega to immediately release those arrested and for his government to hold dialogue with the opposition.

Human rights body demands Nicaragua release political prisoners

The Organization of American States' (OAS) human rights arm on Friday called on Nicaragua to "immediately free" opposition figures detained in a wave of...

Semana Santa Celebrated in Nicaragua with Colorful Traditions

Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week, in Nicaragua is a week of colorful religious tradition, tourism and partying. Most people get vacation days which makes...

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