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China Sends Hospital Ship to Nicaragua as US-Venezuela Standoff Intensifies

Tico Times - November 13, 2025

Latin America

Nicaragua Faces UN Scrutiny Over Human Rights Violations and Repression

Latin America

Nicaragua Says U.S. Seeks Venezuela’s Oil with Caribbean Warships

Latin America

Nicaragua Appoints Two Foreign Ministers in Unprecedented Move

Latin America

Nicaragua arrests retired general and son over alleged money laundering scheme

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The Nicaraguan government on Thursday accused a retired general, once an ally of President Daniel Ortega, and his son of using shell companies to...

Latin America

US Warns of Investment Risks in Nicaragua

The United States warned its citizens on Saturday about the risk of investing in Nicaragua following the recent approval of a border security law...

Latin America

Nicaragua’s Sandinista Commander Taken Into Custody

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Sandinista commander Bayardo Arce, economic adviser to President Daniel Ortega, was jailed on Thursday after the government announced it was investigating him for corruption,...

Latin America

Nicaragua Places Bayardo Arce Under House Arrest Amid Power Struggle

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The Nicaraguan government has placed historic Sandinista commander Bayardo Arce, economic adviser to President Daniel Ortega, under house arrest, according to exiled opposition members...

Latin America

UN Experts Warn of Possible Nicaraguan Government Role in Exile’s Murder in Costa Rica

A team of UN human rights experts said Tuesday that involvement by the Nicaraguan government in the killing of retired major Roberto Samcam cannot...

Latin America

Retired Nicaraguan Army Captain Sentenced to 50 Years for Treason

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A retired military officer was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Nicaragua for the crime of "treason against the homeland," his family denounced...

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Assassinated in Exile: Roberto Samcam Laid to Rest in Costa Rica

To the cry of "justice," the remains of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam, a staunch critic of the Daniel Ortega government who was...

Latin America

Nicaraguan Exiles Demand Protection After Costa Rica Assassination

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More than 70 exiled Nicaraguans demanded international protection on Friday following the shooting death in Costa Rica of retired army officer Roberto Samcam, a...

Latin America

Nicaragua Grants Political Asylum to Panamanian Union Leader Amid Protests

The Nicaraguan government announced Wednesday that it has granted political asylum to a leader of Panama’s main construction union, who was facing an arrest...

Latin America

Nicaragua Slashes Highway Speed Limit, Public Reacts with Mockery

Nicaragua reduced the national highway speed limit from 100 km/h to 50 km/h, a measure widely mocked on social media as “ridiculous,” with users...

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China Sends Hospital Ship to Nicaragua as US-Venezuela Standoff Intensifies

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