Nicaragua Network

September 11, 2013, is the 40th anniversary of the appalling Nixon/Kissinger/Pinochet coup in Chile, the first terrorist act on that fateful date. To honor Salvador Allende, Victor Jara and the thousands of other victims whose loved ones still cry out their names into the darkness (including those of the World Trade Center), here’s an article recognizing the vital and valiant role of Joan Jara, Victor’s wife, in the preservation and distribution of his music, and in the 40 long, long, years of the struggle for justice. She is one of the world’s great heroes. Please distribute the article as you can and wish. Thanks.

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1. Colombia formally rejects November 2012 World Court ruling
2. Private sector and government confirm alliance
3. Donor nations shifting Nicaragua aid to poorer nations
4. Housing construction slows but affordable housing remains priority
5. Government to honor historic debt to the Social Security Institute
6. Drunk driving penalties to be increased
7. Nicaraguans oppose US military strike on Syria
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1. Nicaragua claims part of Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
2. Canal project questioned in AP story and defended by Nicaraguan promoters
3. Central American Parliament meets and holds conference in Managua
4. Nicaragua calls on US not to bomb Syria
5. Fraud accusations shake Nicaragua’s elite
6. Renewable energy production exceeds 50%
7. Sea turtles arrive at last
8. First death from leptospirosis and yet more cases of dengue fever
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1. Supreme Court rules Law against Violence toward Women constitutional
2. 35^th anniversary of takeover of National Palace commemorated
3. 33^rd anniversary of literacy campaign celebrated
4. Electoral Council announces Caribbean Coast elections; some opposition groups unite
5. FAO praises Nicaragua’s fight against hunger and announces lobster diver initiative
6. COSEP proposes three year minimum wage agreement; unions doubtful
7. Enforcement slowing deforestation in Bosawas Reserve
8. PAHO promises dengue fever vaccine by 2015
9. Climate change delays Olive Ridley turtle nesting
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1. Oil exploration begins
2. Colombia in political crisis over 2012 World Court case that favored Nicaragua
3. Ortega’s hypothetical reference to Guanacaste alarms Chinchilla
4. Canal update: challenges filed; surveys beginning; two conferences held
5. Russia helps celebrate 33^rd anniversary of Nicaragua’s naval force
6. National reforestation campaign inaugurated
7. Japan pledges help to improve road system
8. Plan Roof continues to improve homes of the poor
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The “Central America Report” is published by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign in the United Kingdom, an international sister organization of the Nicaragua Network.  The NSC promotes two way solidarity that contributes to shifting the balance  in Nicaragua in favour of those who are most impoverished.  This is carried out through networking, organising events, disseminating information, campaigning activities, and coordinating study tours and delegations to Nicaragua and speaker tours in the UK.

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1. IMF urges reform of social security system
2. Three police chiefs removed in RAAN
3. Family Economy Ministry off to successful start
4. Are mutated mosquitoes responsible for dengue fever epidemic?
5. Nicaragua prepares for disasters
6. Central American women seek refuge from violence in Nicaragua
7. Better Work Program highlights free trade zones
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1. US grants property waiver; Commerce official visits
2. Colombia and Costa Rica protest Nicaragua’s oil and gas exploration
3. Agreement with European Union goes into effect
4. Heavy rains cause evacuations and hunger
5. Health ministry attacks two diseases
6. ALBA summit proposes alternative economic zone
7. Managua faithful celebrate feast of St. Dominic of Guzman
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Dates: November 9-18, 2013

El Porvenir invites you to share the life and work of a Nicaraguan village!

Make a big difference in the lives of rural Nicaraguans and support self-help water and sanitation projects in rural communities!

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1. Ortega gives long interview to Russia Today television
2. CSE removes Agustin Jarquin from National Assembly seat
3. Property waiver decision expected and other US-related news
4. Armed opposition bands or criminal cattle rustlers?
5. New poll shows increase in support for shipping canal
6. Organization founded to help migrant workers in Costa Rica
7. Economic growth of 5% expected for 2013
8. New pre-Colombian structure discovered
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