Nicaragua Network

1. Sandinistas win in Caribbean Coast elections
2. Earthquake of 6.4 on Richter scale in Pacific causes no damage or injuries
3. Cardinal Brenes welcomed home by a healthy Ortega and large crowds
4. Demands grow for expulsion of illegal colonizers in the Bosawas
5. Costa Rica files new claim in World Court
6. Russia considering a base in Nicaragua?
7. US accuses Nicaragua of “human rights abuses”
 

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1. Archbishop Brenes now wears the biretta of a cardinal
2. Sandino’s death 80 years ago remembered
3. Caribbean Coast regional elections to be held Sunday
4. Titling of indigenous land on Caribbean Coast moves forward along with other programs
5. Nicaragua Network marks 35 years of solidarity
 

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1. National Assembly approves new traffic law
2. Granada poetry festival honoring Ruben Dario opens
3. Minimum wage talks break down
4. Nicaraguan government sends messages of support to Venezuela
5. Groups promote same sex marriage with symbolic wedding
6. Nicaragua prepares for CAFTA economic dislocations coming in 2015
7. Dairy farmers converting cow dung to biogas

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March 15 - 25, 2014  --  Deadline for Applications is February 15!

This delegation will examine the state of indigenous rights in Nicaragua at a time when the government has demarcated indigenous land and granted communal titles to indigenous groups but also at a time when illegal loggers and land grabbers have invaded those lands, deforesting pristine, internationally recognized nature reserves and threatened the tranquility of the indigenous territories.

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1. New developments in disputes with Costa Rica
2. Colombia continues to patrol Nicaraguan waters in Caribbean
3. Constitutional amendments now in force
4. Chronic kidney disease could be caused by agrochemicals doctors say
5. Universities adding career paths to qualify students for Grand Canal work
6. School year begins “on a good footing”
7. Army thwarts Bosawas land invaders
8. Drought resistant seeds increase yields in Esteli
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1. CELAC meets in Havana
2. Government cracks down on indigenous land traffickers
3. Central Managua sees a resurgence
4. Economic briefs: foreign debt, remittances, and gold mining
5. Hunger group studies coffee rust impact on families
6. Former National Guard colonel’s family sues Ortega in San Diego, CA
7. Program protects endangered Hawksbill Turtle
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1. As new school year approaches in February, education is in the news
2. Police officers charged with homicide after Chichigalpa incidents
3. Replacement of high level officials on agenda after Caribbean Coast elections
4. New budget for 2014 combats poverty
5. Geothermal--the future of renewable energy; Tumarin hydro finally ready to go
6. Electrification continues to expand
7. New book educates about 40 endangered species
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1. Cane workers’ protest turns violent: one dead, several injured; police under investigation
2. M&R poll shows continued good numbers for government
3. Juigalpa jail uprising over; crime down in 2013
4. Growth in several sectors but not in coffee
5. Nicaragua plans trade mission to Russia
6. Changes announced at Central Bank and Ministry of Education
7. African palm production increases
8. New alliance to promote recycling
9. Volcano alert issued and withdrawn
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1. Pope Francis names Archbishop Brenes cardinal
2. UNESCO expresses concern for deforestation in the Bosawas Reserve
3. Social security reform moves forward
4. Political news: Leadership of National Assembly elected; preparations begin for Caribbean Coast elections
5. Rural working students to be able to get secondary school diplomas without moving to cities
6. Training program gives fishers and farmers livelihood choices
7. Dairy sector growing with advance of rural electrification
8. Spanish Embassy organizes Dario exhibit
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1. Canal feasibility studies delayed until end of year
2. Media outlets review 2013 and look forward to 2014
3. Roberto Bendaña, indicted in fraud case, flees Nicaragua
4. Carter family vacations in Nicaragua
5. Government moves to reduce forest fires
6. Illegal weapons destroyed
7. Cell phone registrations exceed population
8. INTERPOL takes Eden Pastora off list
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