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US missionary drowns in Nicaragua

A 22-year-old U.S. missionary who drowned last week off Nicaragua’s Pacific coast is being laid to rest on Saturday in his hometown in Kentucky. Nathan Fouts, who arrived to Nicaragua on May 6 as part of a Pentecostal mission trip...
May 17, 2013 · 5 Comments

U.S. donates parachutes to Nicaraguan Army

U.S. donates parachutes to Nicaraguan Army

The U.S. military detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Managua today donated $96,000 worth of parachute equipment to the Nicaraguan Army’s Special Operations Unit. The donation, which includes 50 parachutes, altimeters and neon jump lights, will help strengthen the Nicaraguan...
May 15, 2013 · 2 Comments

Nicaragua deports U.S. fugitive

U.S. conman Lawrence Scott Hartman Grosser, sought by Interpol since 2009, was handed over to U.S. law enforcement officials this morning at Nicaragua’s Augusto C. Sandino International Airport and deported to the United States to face charges of money-laundering and...
May 15, 2013 · 1 Comment

Nicaraguan police bust 12 in Esteli raids

In an unexpected Sunday raid on 35 businesses in the northern department of Estelí, Nicaraguan anti-narcotics officers arrested 12 individuals thought to be involved in drug trafficking, including the president of Estelí’s Chamber of Commerce, according to local media reports....
May 13, 2013 · 3 Comments

Nicaragua deports AFP photojournalist

(posted May 11, 5:45 p.m.)- The Agence France-Presse (AFP) is demanding answers from the Nicaraguan government after one of its photojournalists was deported by Sandinista authorities after being detained without explanation and held incommunicado for four days in jail. Chilean-born...
May 11, 2013 · 2 Comments

US Rep criticizes Obama for going easy on Ortega

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), a fierce critic of the left-wing governments of ALBA and one of the only U.S. lawmakers who pays any mind to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, released a statement this week criticizing President Barack Obama for...
May 7, 2013 · 15 Comments

Petrocaribe eyes future without Chavez

Petrocaribe eyes future without Chavez

Two months after the death of revolutionary president Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan-propped Petrocaribe oil alliance is determined to continue growing even in the absence of its visionary and charismatic founder, who passed away to cancer on March 5. Dispelling claims...
May 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

Nicaragua’s Ortega plays opposing roles at weekend summits

Nicaragua’s Ortega plays opposing roles at weekend summits

 After sitting politely and quietly through last Friday’s dinner summit with U.S. President Barack Obama, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Venezuela on Saturday to assume a more revolutionary posture by condemning perceived U.S. aggressions against the continuation of the...
May 6, 2013 · 15 Comments