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Managua - Nicaragua's leftist government caused controversy with the construction of a temporary ice rink that cost close to 1.5 million dollars and was only set to be in use during December. The tropical Nicaragua - with average temperatures of 31-3...
Smarter Travel (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
With Delta's latest international sale, fly from Atlanta to cities in Mexico and Central and South America. Destinations include Belize City, Bogota, Guadalajara, Lima, Managua, and San Salvador. Travel is valid through March 2010.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Managua - Thousands of protestors in the Central American state of Nicaragua took to the streets of Managua on Saturday against President Daniel Ortega, charging that he is trying t o set up a dictatorship. But the anticipated clashes between Ortega ...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Thousands of pro- and anti-government protesters took to the streets of Nicaragua's capital Saturday, protesting and backing President Daniel Ortega's bid to remain in power. Chanting "Democracy yes, dictatorship no!" Ortega opponents numbered at 50,000 by organizers marched peacefully in Managua against his controversial re-election plans, even as thousands of the president's supporters...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Managua - Plans for a huge rally Saturday in Managua against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and counterdemonstrations by Sandinista government supporters raised concerns about possible street clashes. Opposition parties with representatives in Co...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Managua - The spectre of huge protests and counter-protests at week's end in the capital city prompted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wednesday to urge his own supporters to practice non- violence. His supporters have organized a demonstration of...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Hundreds of students lobbed homemade bombs at the Nicaraguan Congress to protest government plans to cut university funding, as pro-and anti-government demonstrators prepared to square off at the weekend in Managua. The explosives caused only minor damage when they were thrown at the building that houses the Congress, said lawmaker Francisco Aguirre. But Aguirre said that if they had been used in...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Managua - More than 150 inmates rioted in a provincial Nicaraguan prison, and authorities mobilized hundreds of police to restore order, local radio stations reported. The pro-government Nueva Radio Ya said at least five inmates were injured and one ...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Nicaraguan police have seized a large cache of weapons and explosives from suspected members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel after a police car chase outside Managua, a spokeswoman said. The weapons included 61 automatic rifles, mostly AK-47's and four M-16s, two grenade launchers, 10 hand grenades, 20 sticks of dynamite and more than 19,000 rounds of ammunition, Vilma Reyes told a press briefing....
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Rock-throwing supporters of Nicaragua's governing Sandinista party have attacked a small protest march by the opposition.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Managua/Miami - Hurricane Ida hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast with heavy rain Thursday and led to the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said. Civil Defence chief General Mario Perez-Cassar said the authorities were coordinating to send foo...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Managua - Hurricane Ida hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast with heavy rain Thursday and led to the evacuation of several villages in the area, Nicaraguan authorities said. General Mario Parez-Cassar, head of the Central American country's Civil Defence,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua's Caribbean coast on Thursday after dumping heavy rain on little-developed offshore islands where hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Managua - Major League Baseball pitcher Vicente Padilla accidentally hurt himself as he practiced shooting at a range in his native Nicaragua, police said Wednesday. Nicaragua's National Police said Padilla, 32, suffered a slight wound to his right l...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Venezuelan Army. Photo from Army Recognition In Latin America, Weapons Buying Spreads Mistrust -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News Weapons purchases in Latin America are soaring as nations cast a wary eye on their neighbors. Whether it's called an ``arms race'' or a ``coincidental modernization'' of existing stocks, a wave of weapons purchases by Latin American nations is causing neighbors to watch each...
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