Nicaragua Network

1. Central American presidents to welcome Obama at SICA summit
2. Waiver “very probable” according to Ambassador Powers
3. US extends Temporary Protective Status to Nicaraguans in United States
4. Sandinista government continues programs expanding peasant agriculture
5. Rainforest preservation receives increased attention
6. Indigenous Parliament of America meets in Managua
7. More facts emerge about Solka case
8. Causes of dolphin deaths determined
9. Motorcycle law to be enforced
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1. Nicaraguans commemorate Holy Week and Easter
2. World Bank funds next phase of property titling
3. Law against Violence toward Women challenged and defended
4. Brownfield says “Welcome” to Russians, but…
5. Federal court in Florida rules against government of Nicaragua
6. Smithsonian to exhibit Central American ceramics
7. Dead fish and dolphins appear on beaches
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1. Economy grew 5.2% in 2012
2. Judicial branch accused of releasing drug traffickers early
3. Access to quality public education increases
4. Russia to build Central American anti-drug training center in Managua
5. Iceland helped develop capacity for geothermal energy production
6. New maternity waiting homesto be built

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1. Three presidents cancel meeting on Gulf of Fonseca
2. Unionists denounce Solidarity Center
3. Progress on obtaining US “property waiver” for 2013
4. Cardinal Obando greets Pope Francis; Ortega and bishops send letters
5. Decree to strengthen Caribbean autonomy
6. Illegal shark fishing thrives with lack of enforcement
7. Miners reach agreement with B2Gold
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1. President Ortega travels to Caracas for Hugo Chavez’s funeral
2. Agreement reached to raise minimum wage by 12%
3. International Women’s Day celebrated
4. More people get potable water
5. Solar cooking benefits poor women
6. Honduras grants 90 day visas to 21 asylum seekers
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The TPP: an agreement to benefit only large corporations and investors!

The Nicaragua Network was among the over 400 organizations, representing more than 15 million Americans, that co-signed a letter to Congress written by the Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC) expressing deep concerns about the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and opposition to the outdated "Fast Track" trade negotiating and approval process.

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The Nicaragua Network notes with great sadness the death yesterday of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.  We will miss his ebullient personality, his concern for the marginalized, his commitment to grassroots democracy, and his Bolivarian dream which expanded his vision beyond Venezuela to the rest of Latin America through ALBA.  We note the World Bank statistics that under his government, the number of Venezuelans living in poverty was lowered from 62% in 2003 to 29% in 2009.  We remember with fondness his speech at the United Nations during the Iraq war immediately after W. had spoken when he waved away the smell of sulfur and we remember his response to the needs of poor householders in Boston and other cold northern US cities with free heating oil.

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1. Colombia rejects Ortega’s proposal, sends more vessels to San Andres
2. Protests grow over rise in gasoline prices
3. Teacher workshops begin; new family report card released
4. IMF agreement likely this year
5. Housing fair opens with goal of building 40,000 houses
6. Women demandequality in the workforce
7. 2012-13 harvest cycle good for production, bad for prices
8. Rejuvenating Nicaragua's coffee farms to wait until 2014
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1. Granada holds International Poetry Festival
2. Opposition divided over high level officials
3. National Assembly approves “Family Cabinets”
4. Nicaragua inaugurates C.A.'s largest solar power project
5. La Chureca dump transformation complete
6. Atlantic Coast briefs: Lobster diving extended; protest over Bosawas continues
7. Hearing held for Chontales miners protesting B2Gold
8. Hondurans use free Nicaraguan heath system
9. Nicaragua's Free Trade Zones grow
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1. Energy distribution sold to another Spanish company
2. Colombia to increase naval presence near Nicaraguan waters
3. Road paving advances throughout the country
4. Senior Citizens march for pensions
5. Prison reform and at-risk youth training
6. “Vivir Bonito” campaign gaining support
7. Selling turtle meat prohibited in RAAS
8. Nicaragua to fight for “rosquillas” trademark
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