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Gay activist pockets list of closeted lawmakers

Responding to strong pressure from within the LGBT community, gay rights activist Marvin Mayorga and his coalition, the Sexual Diversity Initiative for Human Rights, decided to keep pocketed their list...

Save it or Pave it

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope just returned from Nicaragua where we covered the historic grandeur that was Granada and the natural glory that is the Reserva Biológica Indio Maíz. The more than...

Ticos protest presence of Sandinista Youth along border

The Government of Costa Rica today sent a letter to Nicaragua’s Foreign Ministry expressing its “most energetic protest” against the Sandinista government’s dispatch of more Sandinista Youth to occupy a...

Gay activist threatens to ‘out’ Nicaraguan lawmakers

Nicaraguan politics has always been a bare-knuckle, anything-goes affair. But gay-rights activist Marvin Mayorga is about to deliver a political punch that some consider a “low blow” even by Nicaraguan...

Massive participation made ‘Green Race’ a hit

On Sunday, May 13, at exactly 6:30 a.m., more than 2,500 runners participated in Nicaragua’s Inaugural “Green Race” (La Carrera Verde). Dr. Jaime Incer, former Minister of the Environment and...

Politics

  • Ticos protest presence of Sandinista Youth along border

    Ticos protest presence of Sandinista Youth along border

    The Government of Costa Rica today sent a letter to Nicaragua’s Foreign Ministry expressing its “most energetic protest” against the Sandinista government’s dispatch of more...
    May 16, 2012 · 1 Comment

  • Powers doesn’t mince words in first appearance

    Powers doesn’t mince words in first appearance

    May 11, 2012 · 10 Comments

  • Nicaragua reasserts claim to ‘safest in Central America’

    Nicaragua reasserts claim to ‘safest in Central America’

    May 9, 2012 · 3 Comments

  • ‘Recontra’ rumors continue to stir old ghosts

    ‘Recontra’ rumors continue to stir old ghosts

    May 7, 2012 · 2 Comments

Features

  • Gay activist pockets list of closeted lawmakers

    Gay activist pockets list of closeted lawmakers

    Responding to strong pressure from within the LGBT community, gay rights activist Marvin Mayorga and his coalition, the Sexual Diversity Initiative for Human Rights, decided...
    May 17, 2012 · No Comments

  • Gay activist threatens to ‘out’ Nicaraguan lawmakers

    Gay activist threatens to ‘out’ Nicaraguan lawmakers

    May 16, 2012 · No Comments

  • Linder continues to inspire solidarity with Nicaragua

    Linder continues to inspire solidarity with Nicaragua

    May 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

  • Slain American’s legacy shines on in Nicaragua

    Slain American’s legacy shines on in Nicaragua

    May 6, 2012 · 1 Comment


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Interviews

  • Nicaragua surfing rides wave of fame

    Nicaragua surfing rides wave of fame

    TOLA—After quietly developing a reputation as an alternative surfing destination with excellent beachbreaks and consistent conditions, Nicaragua’s waves are about to go mainstream. From July...
    May 14, 2012 · 10 Comments

  • Tomas Borge dead at 81

    Tomas Borge dead at 81

    April 30, 2012 · 6 Comments

  • U.S. couple chronicles legacy of contra war

    U.S. couple chronicles legacy of contra war

    April 10, 2012 · 5 Comments

  • Montealegre to negotiate ‘pacto’ with Ortega

    Montealegre to negotiate ‘pacto’ with Ortega

    March 13, 2012 · 4 Comments

Business/Travel

  • Remittances prop Nicaragua’s economy

    Remittances prop Nicaragua’s economy

    While the first family’s political project is subsidized by a wellspring of Venezuelan petrodollars, most Nicaraguan households are relying on foreign subsidies of another type:...
    May 13, 2012 · 1 Comment

  • Are labor conditions improving under CAFTA?

    Are labor conditions improving under CAFTA?

    May 4, 2012 · No Comments

  • Is ALBANISA exporting oil to El Salvador?

    Is ALBANISA exporting oil to El Salvador?

    May 2, 2012 · 2 Comments

  • For tourism, lots of movement behind the scenes

    For tourism, lots of movement behind the scenes

    April 26, 2012 · 7 Comments


Blogs/Opinion

  • Save it or Pave it

    Save it or Pave it

    Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope just returned from Nicaragua where we covered the historic grandeur that was Granada and the natural glory that is the Reserva Biológica...
    May 17, 2012 · 1 Comment

  • The Gringo Horseback Chronicles: the final chapter

    The Gringo Horseback Chronicles: the final chapter

    May 10, 2012 · 6 Comments

  • Surf’s up? Sizing waves is more an art than a science

    Surf’s up? Sizing waves is more an art than a science

    May 7, 2012 · No Comments

  • The Gringo Horseback Chronicles VII

    The Gringo Horseback Chronicles VII

    May 4, 2012 · 1 Comment

Community News

  • Nicaraguan ‘Super Bowl’ on Saturday

    Nicaraguan ‘Super Bowl’ on Saturday

    The Nicaraguan American Football League (LNFA) would like to invite all football fans to come out to watch this season’s championship game between last year’s...
    May 17, 2012 · No Comments

  • Massive participation made ‘Green Race’ a hit

    Massive participation made ‘Green Race’ a hit

    May 15, 2012 · No Comments

  • Sunday is race day for ‘Carrera Verde’

    Sunday is race day for ‘Carrera Verde’

    May 11, 2012 · No Comments

  • Granada Finca Market this Sunday

    Granada Finca Market this Sunday

    May 10, 2012 · No Comments


Breaking News

  • Ortega’s reforms OK’d by Congress

    (posted May 15, 7:00 p.m.)- To the surprise of nobody, the Sandinista-dominated National Assembly today approved President Daniel Ortega’s electoral reform package proposed last month…

  • IMF: Nicaragua’s economy must grow faster

    (posted May 15, 12:50 p.m.)-Despite Nicaragua’s strong economic recovery from the financial crisis of 2008-09, the country must grow its economy even faster to reduce…

  • FAO: Nicaragua needs to decentralize response to malnutrition

    (posted May 14, 1:30 p.m.)- The Nicaraguan government needs to decentralize its efforts to provide food security and combat malnutrition, which affects 19% of the…

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