Ripken to visit Nicaragua with former Brave Oct 31, 2008
During the five-day trip, the party will visit the cities of Managua, Leon and Granada. 2008-10-30 12:01:45 GMT. (FindLaw News)
Experience Managua, Nicaragua's buzzing capital Oct 30, 2008
During your stay in Managua, breakfast will be provided, and then during your four-night stay at Montelimar, all of your meals and drinks are included. You'll also have a city tour of Managua, with the valuable services of an English-speaking guide, and transportation between Managua and the resort at Montelimar, and to and from the airport (otherwise, you'd have to negotiate this on your own) ... Trip details: The begins with a flight on American Airlines to Managua. (MSNBC -- Politics)
* Nicaragua-Taiwan ties still strong: ambassador Oct 25, 2008
Tapia denied the allegation, saying Managua had never made such an offer to Beijing and that it remained a stalwart ally to Taipei ... During Ortegas first term in office in 1985, Managua broke ties with Taipei to forge relations with China. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Life after death Oct 19, 2008
Despite being responsible for vaccinating children in the country's mountainous north, she was forced to carry her own dead son on the bus for hours after he died from pneumonia in the main hospital in the capital Managua ... The hospital in the nearest town of Ocotal transferred Gonzalez and her 21-day-old son 222 kilometres south to the children's hospital in Managua ... "In that bus, all the way from Managua to Ocotal, I could not show any emotion because you cannot carry a dead baby on the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
In Nicaragua, political dissidents targeted Oct 17, 2008
Targeted: Journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro (center) watches police as they arrive to fulfill a search warrant at his organization in Managua ... Managua, Nicaragua - Thirty years after legendary Nicaraguan newspaper publisher Pedro Joaqun Chamorro was gunned down in the streets of Managua, he's seen as a martyr for his relentless criticism of the ruling right-wing regime. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Postcard From Managua: Ortega vs. the Feminists Oct 16, 2008
Postcard from Managua. President Ortega vs. the Feminists. (Time.com)
Progress reported on new coalition Oct 14, 2008
Nicaragua Opposition decries raids of two NGOs MANAGUA - Police raids of two nongovernmental organizations critical of Nicaragua's leftist government provoked an outcry yesterday from opposition leaders who called them a throwback to dictatorship. A judge ordered the raids as part of an investigation against the two groups for "crimes against the state," prosecutor Jose Abraham Rojas told reporters. (Boston Globe)
* Nicaragua police raids of NGOs provoke outcry Oct 14, 2008
AP, MANAGUA Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, Page 7. Its one thing to regulate non-governmental organizations and its another to persecute them for political reasons. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Piedras y Olas Hotel & Resort, a Top 10 Central American Beach Resort Located in Nicaragua, Offers Lodging Discount Oct 7, 2008
Piedras y Olas is reached via a 2-hour shuttle ride from Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. More information about Piedras y Olas is available at. (PR Newswire)
'Down the road' less traveled (6) Oct 4, 2008
"Gordon married in 2007 and currently lives in Atlanta, Ga. where he works at the Atlanta Union Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness.The three young men emphasized the importance of capturing the "tragedy and beauty" of Central America to ensure its accurate depiction in their documentary."There is no proper infrastructure for education, which prevents a diverse work force and leads to poverty," Christensen said. "La Chureca [a city trash dump in Managua, Nicaragua,... (Malibu Times, CA)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Heavy rains kill at least 7 in Nicaragua Oct 3, 2008
MANAGUA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Days of heavy rains in Nicaragua have killed at least seven people who were dragged away by swollen rivers, and another four are missing, emergency services said on Thursday. The torrential rains in the Central American nation, one of the poorest in the Americas, forced the evacuations of some 2,600 people, said civil defense head Mario Perez-Cassar. (AlertNet)
Spain bans visit by former Nicaraguan president over corruption charges Oct 3, 2008
MANAGUA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Spain had imposed a 10-year ban on any visit by former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman to the country due to his corruption conviction, the Spanish embassy said in a statement on Tuesday. The ban, put into effect on May 24, applied to the whole of the European Union, said the statement. (Xinhuanet, China -- World)
Nicaragua accused of persecuting journalists Oct 3, 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) -- A Nicaraguan journalist says the administration of President Daniel Ortega is persecuting his organization for its criticism of the government. Carlos Chamorro Barrios tells a news conference the Nicaraguan government is persecuting his group. (CNN -- World)
First families graduate from home project Sep 25, 2008
Five years ago, Juan Carlos and Karen lived with their three daughters in the immense garbage dump of Managua, scavenging for food alongside vultures, stray dogs and thousands of other people. On July 26, their family was one of five to graduate from Project Chacocente, a non-profit organization founded by Lexington resident Cheryl Avery, creating a new model for transforming the lives of the poorest of the poor. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Crider family Billy, Robyn, John, Emily and Holly. Sep 24, 2008
Criders find God's direction in Managua ... Although she is enjoying visiting with her parents and reintroducing herself to all the amenities the United States offers, she is looking forward to going back to her home in Managua, Nicaragua where her husband and their three children are awaiting her return ... There are three million people in Managua and 95 percent of them are poor, Crider said. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Ollie North: UN-American Sep 20, 2008
Notably, the bio makes no mention of Mr. d Escoto, a Maryknoll priest, being publicly reprimanded by Pope John Paul II during his 1983 visit to Managua. Nor does Mr. d Escoto s resume reflect his tenure as a paid asset of the Central Intelligence Agency in Chile. (Fox News)
Venezuelan Aid to Nicaragua Is Misused by Ortega, Opposition Lawmaker Says Sep 19, 2008
On July 19, with Chavez at his side at a speech in Managua, Ortega said it was $206 million ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Managua, Nicaragua at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Washington native eyeing 2009 mission to Nicaragua Sep 18, 2008
Eddings will be residing just outside of Managua, Nicaragua s capital, with a group of other Manna Project members who will be assigned to other missions. They might be involved in some health-care mission or the teaching of creative arts, he said. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Soccer group donates jerseys for mission trip Sep 17, 2008
In July, the mission team took the shirts to communities just outside Nicaragua's capital city, Managua, where the team partnered with local churches, doctors and nurses to host medical clinics. The team distributed clothing and other items, prayed with the people, played soccer with the local children and provided crafts and activities. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ron Rivera, Potter Devoted to Clean Water, Dies at 60 Sep 14, 2008
Mr. Rivera died on Sept. 3 in Managua, Nicaragua, after contracting falciparum malaria, the most dangerous form, while setting up a water-filter factory in Nigeria, said Kathy McBride, his wife ... After he moved to Managua in 1988, he and Ms. McBride, who had been high school sweethearts, reunited and eventually married. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Central America for $279 R/T Sep 12, 2008
Round-trips of $293 are offered to Liberia/Guanacaste, Costa Rica or Managua, Nicaragua. Travel to San Salvador, El Salvador at $301 round-trip or $313 to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Trip was more than just baseball Sep 9, 2008
At Managua s airport on Monday morning, Aug. 18, a long line of young visitors exchanged warm hugs of farewell with Freddy Mercado of San Marcos, Nicaragua a town some 30 miles from the capital. Freddy is a member of the coordinating team of Concord s Nicaraguan sister city. (Concord Journal, MA)
Nicaragua's Colonial Cities Sep 5, 2008
In other words, the country "has not been tweaked, packaged and repackaged to meet the perceived desires of the international traveler," says Richard Leonardi, general manager of Tours Nicaragua (011-505-252-4035, ), a Managua outfitter. But if you plan to travel without a guide, it helps to know some Spanish. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Ruiz Crawls Toward Another Reign Aug 29, 2008
He won four of five fights in 2007, including three by knockout, but actually dropped a six-round decision to Roberto Meza in his last bout on Feb. 29 in Managua. He is 12-3-1 with nine KOs. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Infinity Announces Second Quarter Operating Results Aug 20, 2008
"Last week, as previously reported, the regional government council of the Autonomous Region of the Northern Atlantic ("RAAN") voted to ratify the Company's offshore Nicaraguan exploration and development contracts on August 13, 2008. This followed the ratification of the contracts by the regional government council of the Autonomous Region of the Southern Atlantic ("RAAS") on July 4, 2008. The contracts must now go to the national government in Managua for final review and signature by... (PR Newswire)
NFL CONFIDENTIAL: Former Jaguars QBs adapt to backup roles Aug 17, 2008
First, they took a microbus on a one-hour trip from Managua to Diriamba, where the hats and shirts were sent. In Diriamba, they ran into an oral surgeon in training who had become a football fan while living in the U.S. He said he hadn't seen any shirts, but with his help, the students did some Internet research and found the hats and shirts had been sent to San Gregorio, a town 45 minutes away. (Florida Times-Union)
Police chief offers aid to Nicaraguan 'symbol' Aug 15, 2008
"All was going well until Kenia went to the U.S. Embassy in Managua and was told that she could not get a visa to come to the United States." Undeterred, Chief Peck began making phone calls. Those contacts included Fairfield Police Commissioner Arthur Hersh, who helped put Chief Peck in contact with Congressman Christopher Shays. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Visiting a different world Aug 15, 2008
Since 1986, Concord and San Marcos, a city of about 16,000 (and an additional 16,000 in a surrounding rural area) located 40 miles Southwest of the Nicaraguan capitol of Managua, have been sister cities. It was chosen as a sister city because it s of comparable size, said Steve Bloomfield, who organized the trip along with Lisa Gutwillig. (Concord Journal, MA)
Latin America Faces Deeper Poverty Without Government Action, IDB Reports Aug 13, 2008
To contact the reporter on this story: in Managua, Nicaragua at. Last Updated: August 12, 2008 14:10 EDT. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Oh, the Humanity! Aug 10, 2008
OUR ADVENTURE started in Managua. For a dollar each, we ducked into microbus for the one-hour drive to Diriamba, the town that had been reported as the destination for the Patriots gear. (Boston Globe)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Nicaragua's Farc offer rebuffed Jul 18, 2008
Mr Ortega, whose left-wing Sandinista rebels fought against the Managua government during the 1980s, made his offer of mediation late on Wednesday ... Colombia's newly-appointed foreign minister, Jaime Bermudez, responded by sending a note of protest to Managua. (BBC News -- Americas)
Nicaragua's San Cristobal Volcano Spews Gas, Ash Jul 14, 2008
MANAGUA - Nicaragua's San Cristobal volcano rumbled with a series of small explosions on Friday and spewed gases and ash that reached a small town in the northwest of the country, but authorities said no one was hurt. San Cristobal, which stands 5,725 feet (1,745 meters) above sea level, is Nicaragua's highest volcano and one of eight active volcanoes in the small Central American nation, according to the US Geological Survey Web site. (Planet Ark, United States)
Nicaraguan Opposition Leader, Publisher Charged With Fraud Tied to Bonds Jul 8, 2008
The 39 people charged face as much as 10 years in jail, prosecutor Armando Juarez said after filing documents in a Managua court today ... They're looking for ways to hurt the opposition,'' Montealegre said at a news conference in Managua ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Managua, Nicaragua at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
McCain Didn't Assault Sandinista Jul 7, 2008
to meet with Daniel Ortega in Managua. I was present during their meeting. (Human Events Online)
Press Release: Statement of the IMF Mission to Nicaragua Jun 24, 2008
An IMF mission, led by Luis Cubeddu, visited Managua during June 9-20 to continue discussions of the first review of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement. The mission met with the government authorities, deputies of the National Assembly, representatives of the private sector and civil society, as well as members of the budget support group. (IMF News)
Infotainment Jun 21, 2008
1996 In Managua, Nicaragua. Daily Times - All Rights Reserved. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Dog Death Art Jun 20, 2008
Newspapers continue to publishing editor s letters pleading people to pay attention to the atrocities that were committed in C;dice Gallery in Managua, Nicaragua. Dog death hoax. (Suite101.com)
Latin American countries call for end to child labor Jun 13, 2008
An 11-year-old girl told reporters that she used to sell candies in the streets of Managua before being rescued by the government to go to school. The girl, who declined to give her name, accused her parents of sending her to work and taking her money for alcohol. (Hindu)
An adrenaline-pumping welcome to Nicaragua Jun 9, 2008
Immediately after arriving, I, along with the other 38 members of my Peace Corps group, Nica 47, spent an intense four days in a Managua hotel learning about what we were in store for over the next 27 months. During these packed days, our Spanish level was assessed, multiple shots and vaccinations were given, and information was flowing. (Florida Times-Union)
Former Nicargauan guerrilla fears return of dictatorial past Jun 6, 2008
MANAGUA A veteran guerrilla leader who helped spark a revolution in Nicaragua 30 years ago is again putting her life on the line to protest a government she claims is returning Nicaragua to its dark, dictatorial past. Dora Maria Tellez, 52, started a hunger strike this week, plopping down in downtown Managua to "sound the alarm bell" against what she says are President Daniel Ortega's authoritarian intentions. (Anchorage Daily News)
Chávez oil fails to stem Nicaragua crisis Jun 4, 2008
Managua, Nicaragua - Sixteen months after Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chvez drew bipartisan hurrahs in Nicaragua with his promise to solve the country's "oil problem," the cheers have turned to jeers as Nicaragua's fuel crisis has become more crippling than ever. Mr. Chvez last year promised to supply Nicaragua which is now ruled by his ideological comrade President Daniel Ortega with 10 million barrels of oil, sold at market price through a secretive Nicaraguan-Venezuelan oil... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Pemex Suspends Two Oil Export Terminals as Arthur Brings Heavy Winds, Rain Jun 2, 2008
Arthur formed from the remains of Tropical Storm Alma, which took shape in the Pacific and flooded Managua, Nicaragua on its way to the Caribbean. The storm regained strength before its center crossed onto land again in Belize. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
* Tropical Storm Alma hits Nicaragua May 31, 2008
DPA, MIAMI AND MANAGUA Saturday, May 31, 2008, Page 7 ... The eye of the storm was 85km west-northwest of Managua and about 280km east-south-east of San Salvador ... Schools were closed on Thursday and yesterday in the provinces of Leon and Chinandega, in the southern provinces of Carazo and Rivas and in Managua. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
C AMERICA STORM May 30, 2008
(Corrects name in 5th paragraph to Gilberto Narvaez from Noel Narvaez) (Recasts throughout; changes dateline from Managua; adds byline) ... Alma was about 50 miles (85 km) west-northwest of Nicaragua's capital Managua and moving north at near 9 mph (15 kph), the hurricane center said, with up to 15 inches (38 cm) of rain expected ... Members of a family make their way around an uprooted tree, toppled by Tropical Storm Alma, in Leon city, some 57 miles (90 km) west of Managua, May 29, 2008. (AlertNet)
LETTERS: NCT, May 29, 2008 May 30, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Is Tri-City's mail-in ballot a scam on voters. (North County Times)
Tropical Storm Alma, Pacific Season's First, Strikes Coast of Nicaragua May 30, 2008
Police were dispatched to 255 areas throughout Nicaragua to protect against flash floods, police spokesman Francisco Diaz told reporters in the capital, Managua ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Washington at ; in Managua, Nicaragua, at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Tropical Storm Alma debuts in Central America May 30, 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua Tropical Storm Alma slammed into northwest Nicaragua Thursday as the first such storm of the eastern Pacific season, forcing evacuations and flooding low-lying areas along Central America's coastline ... Nicaragua's Radio Ya reported that a 30-year-old man was electrocuted in Trasbayo, 40 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of Managua, after a power line snapped under high winds ... People crowded Managua supermarkets to buy food, water, candles and batteries, and schools canceled... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tropical Storm Alma Pummels Nicaragua, Fells Trees May 30, 2008
Alma was about 50 miles (85 km) west-northwest of Nicaragua's capital Managua and moving north at near 9 mph (15 kph), the hurricane centre said, with up to 15 inches (38 cm) of rain expected. "Isolated maximum storm total amounts of rain of 20 inches (51 cm) are possible in areas of high terrain. These rains may produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the centre said in a statement. (Planet Ark, United States)
Nicaraguan leader threatens to nationalize Spanish electricity provider May 25, 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - President Daniel Ortega said his government will nationalize Spanish electricity provider Union Fenosa SA unless it cedes 16 percent of its shares to his government. Fenosa agreed to sell the shares for about US$15 million (euro9. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Is Hawaii A Budget Disaster? May 18, 2008
Taxis and buses may be unavailable, especially in Managua, and there may be shortages of food and other supplies. For updates and further advisories, call the State Department at (888) 407-4747 or visit. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Off to Nicaragua to serve in Peace Corps, and he'll write May 17, 2008
My first 12 weeks in Nicaragua will be spent in intensive language, technical and safety training in Masaya, a city about 45 minutes outside of the capital city of Managua. Then, I will placed in another area of the country, in a city ranging from 3,000 to 25,000 people, to settle, immerse and work for the remaining two years of my service. (Florida Times-Union)
Nicaragua's Great Leap Forward May 13, 2008
During a May 7 food-security summit in Managua involving the ALBA countries and Nicaragua's neighbors in Central America and the Caribbean, various Presidents spoke of the failure of a free-market globalization model promoted by the United States ... At the Managua summit, the regional leaders looked at ways to coordinate agricultural policies to ensure that each country's basic food needs are met. (Time.com)
Have gas prices changed your life? May 10, 2008
62 Nicaragua Managua $2. 61 Panama Panama City $2. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Ortega leads anti-US critique at Latin American food summit May 9, 2008
Managua, Nicaragua - In a region beset by runaway food costs, the socialist government of Hugo Chvez's Venezuela and its leftist allies appear to have found fertile ground to plant the seeds of revolutionary discourse. At an emergency food-security summit held Wednesday in Managua, Nicaragua, 14 Latin American and Caribbean nations convened under the umbrella of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), the leftist trade bloc founded in 2004 by Cuba and Venezuela as an alternative to... (Christian Science Monitor)
Food emergency in Latin America May 8, 2008
MANAGUA (NICARAGUA): Seventeen Latin American governments ha 00004000 ve issued a regional food "emergency" at the close of a one-day summit on the food crisis that underscored an ideological split among its participants. The final statement included a 100-million-dollar Venezuelan initiative to boost cereal production that Mexico said should have been omitted because it was merely a proposal. (India Times)
Radius Gold Starts Drilling in Nicaragua May 8, 2008
This property is located in the north-eastern part of the historic La India gold mining district, approximately 70km north of Managua. Previous work by the Company identified a series of quartz veins and stock work zones associated with a cluster of rhyodacite domes approximately 5km north of the La India vein system. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Rising cost of food wreaking havoc on Central America May 7, 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - There is no shortage of good things to eat in the open-air Wholesale Market here in Nicaragua's capital ... And gasoline in Managua is about $4 ... "It's a time bomb," said sociologist Cirilo Otero, a food security specialist and president of the Center for Research on Environmental Policy in Managua. (Boston Globe)
Madison group distributes seed to Nicaragua farmers May 2, 2008
Additional packages of seed were delivered to the capital of Managua for distribution to local farmers ... The majority of its members are peasants and small farmers in rural areas and poor individuals in Managua's suburbs. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Editor's Mailbag (April 28) May 2, 2008
I saw extreme poverty, oppression, and injustice which was unimaginable and beyond description in Managua, the capital, and in the small community of our work site. It reminded me so much of my experience as a missionary in Turkey for three years back in the 60s. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Clemente PBS special: glove and heart of gold Apr 22, 2008
So, on New Year's Eve, Clemente climbed aboard a DC-7 loaded with supplies and headed for Managua. It crashed, with the 38-year-old Clemente aboard. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nicaragua Municipal Election Dispute Erupts in Violence; Protester Killed Apr 5, 2008
All we know now is that there was a situation where two groups were fighting about the elections,'' General Omar Halleslevens said at a press conference in Managua ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Managua, Nicaragua at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Little Corn Island, Nicaragua Apr 4, 2008
Flights on Atlantic Airlines and La Coste;a leave daily from Managua to Big Corn Island ... The other way to get to Little Corn is via bus from Managua to Juigalpa to Rama, followed by a lancha to Bluefields, and another lancha to Big Corn. (Suite101.com)
She's got a ticket to ride Apr 1, 2008
Located in Jiquilillo, a small fishing community of about 1,000, Monty's Surf Camp is about a three-hour drive northwest of Managua, the capital, and an entirely different experience than the traditional beach-resort pleasures of Nicaragua's more developed tourist area, San Juan del Sur ... There are no direct flights from Canada to Nicaragua, but eight airlines, including TACA International, Lacsa, American, Continental and Delta, fly into Managua international airport, typically departing from... (Globe and Mail)
