News from Nicaragua:
IDB supports innovative rent-to-own pilot housing program in Nicaragua
May 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $10 million loan to Banco de Finanzas SA (BDF), a leading commercial bank in Nicaragua, to finance a pilot housing project that will pave the way for low-income families...
IMF concludes consultation with Nicaragua
May 16, 2012
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Managua during May 2–11 to hold discussions on the 2012 Article IV consultation with Nicaragua. The mission met with the Nicaraguan vice president...
Australia and Nicaragua use Cuban literacy method
May 15, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- In places so far from each other as an aboriginal community in Australia, and Nicaragua, in Central America, are both using the Cuban literacy method Yes I Can to teach adults to read and write.
Nicaragua tourism website debuts new feature to streamline vacation planning
May 9, 2012
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Nicaragua, Central America's hottest (and safest) tourist destination, has unveiled a website feature to make traveling to "the land of lakes and volcanoes" easier. The new booking engine on VisitNicaragua.US enables tourists...
Nicaraguan Tourism Board partners with Orbitz and TACA Airlines to drive travel bookings
April 27, 2012
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The Nicaraguan Tourism Board (INTUR) has launched a partnership with Orbitz Worldwide, a leader in global online travel, and TACA Airlines, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, to drive travel bookings to Nicaragua.
Nicaragua advances its regional and international relations
April 16, 2012
In February, 2012, Nicaragua and the Central American Integration System (Sistema de Integración Centroamericano, SICA) approved a series of measures to further strengthen the inter-border security in the region.
IDB expects to approve $1.9 billion for Central America and Dominican Republic in 2012
February 11, 2012
SAN PEDRO, Belize -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) expects to approve $1.9 billion in projects with sovereign guarantees in 2012, in sectors such as infrastructure, energy, transportation and rural development.
OAS reaffirms conclusions of electoral report on Nicaragua
February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of the American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, declared on Tuesday that “the Report of the Electoral Observation Mission, presented to the OAS Permanent Council on January 24...
Venezuela and Iran sign new cooperation accords
January 11, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (South Sentinel) -- Venezuela and Iran signed new cooperation agreements in several economic and social areas during the visit to Caracas by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Following private talks on Monday evening, Venezuelan...
Commentary: Iran's Ahmadinejad visits four Latin American countries
January 11, 2012
President Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from the consulate office in Miami has further deteriorated relations between the two countries. Although the Obama administration has not been explicit as to...
Iranian president arrives in Venezuela
January 10, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (South Sentinel) -- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Sunday evening in Venezuela, the first leg of a five-day Latin American tour, which also includes Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador, aimed at strengthening...
Iran president kicks off visit to Venezuela on Sunday
January 4, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (South Journal) -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will kick off his five-day Latin American tour on Sunday, January 8, starting in Venezuela, IRNA News Agency reported. In Caracas, Ahmadineyad will hold official talks...
Iranian president to visit Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela in January
December 29, 2011
HAVANA, Cuba (South Journal) – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a Latin American tour in the second half of January 2012, which will include Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Venezuela, IRNA news agency reported.
Commentary: Nicaragua: The Other Side
December 28, 2011
In 2003, Oscar Arias, former president of Costa Rica, appealed to the Constitutional Court (Sala IV), claiming that the article that prohibited the re-election of a president and vice-president was in violation of basic human rights guaranteed by...
Nicaragua files suit against Costa Rica at World Court over border violations
December 26, 2011
UNITED NATIONS -- Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of...
Nicaragua denounces US interference in latest presidential elections
November 22, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA (South Journal) -- The Nicaraguan government denounced on Monday, at the Organization of American States (OAS), a report issued by the OAS observer mission about last month’s presidential elections, and accused...
OAS hears reports from electoral missions in Guatemala and Nicaragua
November 17, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday heard reports by the missions present during the general elections recently held in Guatemala and Nicaragua, presented by the chiefs of mission.
Nicaraguans celebrate Ortega electoral victory
November 8, 2011
MANAGUA Nicaragua -- Thousands of Nicaraguans took to the streets to celebrate the victory of President Daniel Ortega in Sunday’s presidential elections, in which he garnered more than 40 points over his closest rival, according to the first announcement .
Senior UN relief official views flood disaster in Nicaragua
November 4, 2011
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- With an estimated 1.2 million people in Central America affected by severe floods, the United Nations is mobilizing resources to provide life-saving assistance to those in need, as a senior UN relief official visiting Nicaragua...
Venezuela sends 50 tons of humanitarian aid to Central America
October 24, 2011
VAEACAS, Venezuela (South Journal) -- In an act of solidarity, Venezuela sent 50 tons of humanitarian aid to El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, following heavy rains that have affected some 700,000 people and claimed over 100 lives.
Dominican Republic and OAS call for greater SICA-CARICOM integration
October 8, 2011
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, and the assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, have called on Central American and Caribbean...
Mexico to host 13th Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism
October 8, 2011
BELMOPAN, Belize -- The city of Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas, Mexico, will host the 13th Summit of heads of state and government of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination, on 16 and 17 October 2011.
Rural poor in Nicaragua to benefit from UN-funded projects
September 29, 2011
NEW YORK, USA -- Thousands of households in Nicaragua are set to benefit from projects aimed at building small businesses and enhancing productivity that are funded by the United Nations agency that works to improve the lives of the rural poor.
OAS and Nicaragua sign agreements for electoral mission
September 28, 2011
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The Organization of American States (OAS), the government of Nicaragua and the Supreme Electoral Council of the Central American country on Tuesday signed the agreements that define the terms of the OAS mission of electoral...
OAS to send electoral mission to Nicaragua
September 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has announced that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, Samuel Santos, has ratified, through an official letter, the invitation...
Central America and Mexico join Belize in celebrating independence
September 9, 2011
BELMOPAN, Belize -- To commemorate their countries’ independences, the embassies of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua, along with the government of Belize, for the fourth consecutive year have...
IDB supports housing and neighbourhood upgrading in Nicaragua
September 9, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced the approval of $20 million in financing to support a housing and neighborhood improvement program focused on low-income families in Nicaragua.
Commentary: Drug trafficking: Central America's dark shadow
September 3, 2011
For years, Central America has served as a one-way transit route for drugs traveling north toward the United States. Now, with increasingly frequent crackdowns on drug trafficking in Mexico and continued U.S. demand.
IDB Group supports sustainable agriculture in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua
August 5, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) approved a loan and technical assistance of $4.9 million to Root Capital, a nonprofit social investment fund that is pioneering finance for cooperatives, producers’ associations...
IDB approves $22 million loan to improve electricity service in Nicaragua
July 28, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a second loan, for $22 million, for Nicaragua's National Sustainable Electrification and Renewable Energy Program (PNESER, for its initials in Spanish).
ALBA culture ministers gather in Bolivia
July 21, 2011
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Culture ministers from the countries that make up the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our Americas (ALBA), including a number from the Caribbean, are holding their 14th regional meeting in La Paz, Bolivia.
OAS general assembly calls for coordinated efforts to improve citizen security in the Americas
June 8, 2011
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- The member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) appealed on Monday for intensified international and multilateral cooperation to improve citizen security in the Americas.
Nicaragua to strengthen community and family health with IDB support
May 17, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- Nicaragua will reduce neonatal and maternal mortality by increasing quality community and family health services for highly vulnerable populations with $20 million in financing from the Inter-American Development Bank.
Chevron completes sale of Caribbean business
April 5, 2011
NEW YORK, USA -- Chevron Corp on Friday finalised the sale of its fuel marketing business in the Caribbean and South American peripheral nations. The deal struck with French-based Rubis last November will see the sale of...
Harnessing geothermal energy in Nicaragua
March 9, 2011
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Sitting on top of a chain of volcanoes, Nicaragua is the ideal candidate to exploit geothermal energy sources. Ironically, though, the country depends on oil and coal for its electricity.
IDB announces $2 billion for Central America and Dominican Republic in 2011
March 4, 2011
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Central America and the Dominican Republic are expected to obtain financing for $2 billion in 2011 from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for priority areas such as citizen security, infrastructure...
New social initiative in Nicaragua will benefit 20,000 poor families
February 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, USA -- The World Bank Board of Directors approved a new social initiative on Friday that will benefit 20,000 Nicaraguan families living in extreme poverty. The loan is worth US$19.5 million.
Guatemala and Mexico hold facilitation exercise between Costa Rica and Nicaragua
January 19, 2011
CUERNAVACA, México -- Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Haroldo Rodas led a facilitation exercise between Costa Rica and Nicaragua on Tuesday.
Nicaraguan cassava chips to produce ethanol in China
January 7, 2011
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – An exporter of fresh produce from Nicaragua, Xagro SA, along with its partner JAM LLC, will begin testing the commercial production of cassava chips to be used for the production of ethanol fuel in China.
Alleged terrorist won't be extradited to Venezuela
December 31, 2010
EL PASO, USA (MCT) -- The US government is not going to extradite Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela because he faces possible torture by the authorities there, one of his lawyers said Wednesday.
