(posted April 29, 10:20 p.m.)- South American liberator Simón Bolívar must have tossed and turned in his sleep; apparently he had reoccurring dreams of the Chinese building an oil refinery in Nicaragua. The so-called “Supreme Dream of Bolívar” oil refinery...

As President Daniel Ortega prepares for his third inauguration Tuesday afternoon, an international group of former political leaders calling themselves the “Friends of the Inter-American Democratic Charter” is still fretting over the questionable electoral process that led to his reelection...

Analysis. Undeterred by the coup in Honduras that stunted its growth in 2009, the Venezuelan-led Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) will take another stab at creating an alternative hemispheric forum during this weekend’s inaugural powwow of the Community of...

MANAGUA – For the past five years, President Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista officials have talked about ALBA in fanciful and religious terms, comparing Venezuelan aid to the “project of Christ” and suggesting it’s somehow helping to build “the Kingdom...