Nicaragua Network

1. World Court decision interpreted differently by Nicaragua and Costa Rica
2. National Assembly passes 2014 budget; solid growth predicted
3. Illegally hooked up electricity customers have to “legalize”
4. Indigenous denounce invasion by “colonizers”
5. Women’s and Children’s police stations increase as do solidarity volunteers
6. Sugar is Nicaragua’s fifth highest export
7. Regional environmental groups meet on mining issues
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1. Nicaraguans celebrate “La Purísima”
2. National Assembly approves “on first reading” package of constitutional amendments
3. Ortega opens door to dialogue with bishops
4. Ortega receives Honduras’ president elect in Managua
5. 2013 to end with many more homes electrified
6. New coffee law expected
7. Ortega congratulates Maduro on election victory
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1. Ortega says there will be changes to constitutional amendments as a result of consultations
2. Laws governing Army and Police to be amended
3. Latinobarómetro poll has Nicaraguan government in fifth place in approval
4. Catholics celebrate 100th anniversary of Managua archdiocese
5. Army cracks down on nature preserve invasions; indigenous demand more enforcement
6. Agricultural production grows despite world price drop
7. Nicaragua praised for renewable energy production
8. Nicaragua complies with World Court order to fill San Juan River channel
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1. World Court issues provisional measures that favor Costa Rica
2. Assembly committee completes hearings on proposed constitutional amendments
3. Twentieth victim dies of dengue
4. Plan Roof benefits 3,200 families in Managua’s District Two
5. Microfinance sector grows 15% over last year
6. Free Trade Zone exports grow by 8%
7. Archaeologists discover ancient remains at Monkey Point
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1. At one-year anniversary, Colombia still refuses to recognize World Court ruling
2. Hopes of oil wells dashed and revived in one week
3. State Department official says growth of Chinese investment in Latin America is “positive”
4. Government to improve teacher education
5. Thirty Nicaraguan Miskito Indians killed this year on Honduran border in land conflicts
6. Panama’s Supreme Court reverses Aleman’s 2002 money laundering conviction
7. 350 sea turtles liberated in Jiquilillo
8. Ambassador Francisco Campbell interviewed on PBS show
9. Nicaraguan documentary a triumph at the Smithsonian
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This News Bulletin covers two weeks

1. Ortega sends package of constitutional amendments to National Assembly
2. Travelers give report on trip to China
3. Russia and Nicaragua continue to strengthen relations
4. Coffee prices fall below production costs
5. Number of dengue fever victims hits almost 7,000
6. Two alliances and seven parties to participate in 2014 Caribbean Coast elections
7. Western Hemisphere communications experts meet in Managua
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1. Hundreds of millions in aid announced in one week
2. Nicaragua ranks high in gender parity survey
3. Thirteen deaths from dengue fever
4. Nicaragua behind in petroleum payments to Venezuela
5. RAAS pushes to combat trash and promote recycling
6. Nicaragua joins nations in call for protection of the “high seas”
7. Business leaders call property claimants to mediation
8. Ometepe to celebrate 3^rd anniversary of Biosphere Reserve designation
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1. Government sends 2014 budget to Assembly
2. Nicaraguan delegation travels to China to learn more about canal
3. Arguments finish before World Court on San Juan River dredging
4. World Bank official gives Nicaragua high marks on infrastructure projects
5. Dengue scourge increases despite eradication efforts
6. New US law may benefit Nicaragua on property claims
7. Honduran police capture Nicaraguan wanted for attempted murder
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1. Consulta Mitofsky shows leftist presidents with high ratings
2. Shipping canal attacked and defended; trip to China in the offing
3. Costa Rica makes new San Juan River demands at World Court
4. Outstanding first harvest reported
5. Army breaks up band in Department of Jinotega
6. PAHO calls for investigation of Chronic Renal Insufficiency
7. Obsolete electronics recycled and trees planted
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1. Government presents proposal for Social Security “adjustment”
2. Poll shows desire for more and better paying jobs, continued support for government
3. New financing for projects announced
4. DR-CAFTA pushing pork producers out of business
5. NYC mayoral frontrunner attacked for past Sandinista support
6. Army halts illegal logging and business group calls for “certified wood” sales
7. Nicaragua advances against child labor
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