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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 Sandinista Youth to occupy a zone of disputed borderland claimed by both countries. Costa Rica...
May 16, 2012 · 1 Comment

Powers doesn’t mince words in first appearance

Powers doesn’t mince words in first appearance

In her first appearance as U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, Phyllis Powers told the Nicaraguan-American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) this afternoon that it will be difficult for Nicaragua to get another extension on its property and transparency waivers and that U.S....
May 11, 2012 · 10 Comments

Nicaragua reasserts claim to ‘safest in Central America’

Nicaragua reasserts claim to ‘safest in Central America’

Nicaragua’s homicide rate—already the second-lowest in the region behind Costa Rica—dipped even lower last year to 12 murders for every 100,000 people, strengthening the country’s claim to the superlative distinction of “safest in Central America,” according to National Police. Police...
May 9, 2012 · 3 Comments

‘Recontra’ rumors continue to stir old ghosts

‘Recontra’ rumors continue to stir old ghosts

JINOTEGA—Two separate incidents in the past week—an armed attack by a group of men wearing military uniforms and a declaration of war by a self-identified rearmed contra leader named “Sheriff”—have again raised questions and rumors about the existence of rearmed...
May 7, 2012 · 2 Comments

Ambassador Powers presents credentials

Ambassador Powers presents credentials

U.S. Ambassador Phyllis Powers presented her credentials to President Daniel Ortega last night promising to “advance our relationship and build programs that benefit everyone and stand for regional peace.” Powers, a career diplomat who last served as U.S. Ambassador to...
May 4, 2012 · 2 Comments

May Day divides Nicaraguan workers

May Day divides Nicaraguan workers

May Day is supposed to be a moment when the workers of the world unite. But in Nicaragua, International Workers’ Day has become another example of the partisan divide that exists between Sandinista unions that echo the official party line...
May 1, 2012 · 2 Comments

Ortega proposes reforms to institutionalize CPCs

Ortega proposes reforms to institutionalize CPCs

News Analysis. Just three months after President Daniel Ortega started his controversial third term with promises to stay the course, last night he presented two major reform measures that critics claim will dramatically change Nicaragua’s democratic system and “give roots...
April 25, 2012 · 1 Comment

Gays, transgender demand right to family

Gays, transgender demand right to family

MANAGUA—Nicaragua’s gay, lesbian and transsexual populations are demanding inclusion in a new bill that defines “family” as a union between man and woman, while relegating all other types of relationships and expressions of sexual diversity. Once again pandering to the...
April 20, 2012 · 1 Comment

Murillo proposes bureaucratic beef-up

Murillo proposes bureaucratic beef-up

Nicaragua’s gassy municipal governments are about to get a lot more bloated thanks to a peculiar proposal by First Lady Rosario Murillo to exponentially increase the size of city councils. Murillo says her husband will send a legislative initiative to...
April 17, 2012 · 4 Comments

M&R poll: Ortega sitting pretty

M&R poll: Ortega sitting pretty

News Analysis. After four decades of indefatigable politicking, President Daniel Ortega appears to have accumulated more political capital than ever. According to an M&R Consultants poll released this week, 66.8% of Nicaraguans think President Ortega has the country on the...
April 12, 2012 · 4 Comments