MANAGUA, Nicaragua—The amount of historical baggage that Nicaragua and the United States bring onboard when they travel together is usually too much to fit politely into the overhead bin. But like most cynical travelers, both countries would rather carry it...

(posted July 26, 3:30 p.m.)- U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, criticized President Barack Obama today for extending the property waiver to Nicaragua, saying the move is part of the U.S. administration’s efforts “appease...

The proverbial “atomic bomb” that many feared would lay waste to Nicaragua’s budding economy was not deployed. Instead, the U.S. government yesterday dropped another property waiver on Nicaragua, successfully concluding another politically tense go-round between the two countries, this time...

(posted July 25, 11:10 a.m.)- The US government this morning announced that it has renewed Nicaragua’s property waiver until July, 2013, according to a press release issued at 10:45 a.m. by the U.S. Embassy. The government release said the waiver...

The cancelation of the U.S.’ fiscal-transparency waiver for Nicaragua has given President Daniel Ortega the perfect excuse to do something he’s wanted to do for years: turn the screws on civil society. In a fiery speech on Saturday night, Ortega...

(posted June 22, 11:28 a.m.)- In apparent response to the U.S. government’s decision to suspend the fiscal-transparency waiver for Nicaragua, the Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) is calling on its member nations to expel USAID...

(posted June 22, 9:00 a.m.)- U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, considered a rising star in the Republican Party, released a statement this morning taking partial credit for the cancelation of the transparency waiver. “The move stems from earlier negotiations involving Rubio...

(posted June 21, 11:00 a.m.)- The U.S. Embassy today confirmed what many already suspected: the U.S. fiscal-transparency waiver for Nicaragua—and the $3 million in bilateral aid attached to it—will not be renewed this year. Embassy spokeswoman Lillian Nigaglioni confirmed this...

(posted June 11, 12:00 p.m.)- General Alvaro Baltodano, President Daniel Ortega’s delegate for foreign investment, presented a convincing case in Washington this morning for why the United States should continue to work with Nicaragua to achieve sustainable social and economic...

In a last-ditch effort to plead Nicaragua’s case in the court of U.S. public opinion and prevent politics from sabotaging the country’s recent economic gains, a mixed group of representatives from the government and private sector has traveled to Washington,...