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Nicaragua Writers’ Center founded by poet Cardenal is outlawed

The Nicaraguan Writers Center (CNE), founded by the late poet, priest and critic of the government, Ernesto Cardenal, was outlawed on Wednesday along with...

In Nicaragua, Sandinistas march in support of Ortega

This government "is the best thing that could have happened to Nicaragua", said to AFP Faldeni Castro, who with her daughter in her arms...

Ortega authorizes Russian army to enter Nicaraguan territory

Daniel Ortega's regime invited the Kremlin forces to enter the Central American country for “law enforcement, humanitarian aid, rescue and search missions in emergencies...

Italian Valadier’s sacred art jewelry discovered in Nicaraguan cathedral

Several pieces of sacred art by the renowned Italian goldsmith Luigi Valadier (1726-1785) that were believed lost in Mexico were found in the Cathedral...

Nicaragua outlaws an additional 96 NGOs

Nicaragua's congress outlawed 96 other NGOs on Thursday, bringing to 440 the number of corporations dissolved by Daniel Ortega's government since the 2018 protests. Various...

Nicaraguan plantation workers ‘poisoned’ by pesticides fight for justice

Hundreds of Nicaraguan plantation workers left sick or sterile after working with a noxious pesticide in the 1970s were dealt a blow this week...

Former Nicaragua business leaders critical of Ortega sentenced to prison

The Nicaraguan justice system sentenced to 9 and 13 years in prison two business leaders critical of the government of Daniel Ortega, closing with...

Nicargua’s ex-diplomat sentenced to eight years in prison

Edgar Parrales, a 79-year-old former priest and former Nicaraguan ambassador to the OAS, was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison, in one of...
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Wildlife Trafficking Jumps in Costa Rica, Threatening Biodiversity

Costa Rica is dealing with yet another sharp rise in wildlife trafficking, now our country’s third most common environmental crime. Reports highlighted intensified efforts...

Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Erupts in Costa Rica

Yesterday, the Rincón de la Vieja volcano in northwestern Costa Rica erupted, sending a column of ash 2,000 meters above its crater. The eruption,...

El Salvador’s Fruit-Laden Bamboo Pole Festival in Carrizal

To the rhythm of music, the roar of fireworks, and doses of aguardiente, hundreds of Salvadorans carried massive bamboo poles laden with fruit on...