Friday | Prensa Latina
Dozens of Nicaraguan Nurses Emigrating
Managua, May 13 At least 200 Nicaraguan nurses emigrated during the last months, seeking better conditions of life, according to official statistics. via Prensa Latina
Wednesday May 14 | Inside Costa Rica
Striking Transport Workers Clash With Police in Nicaragua
“We as policemen are complying with our duties and the constitutional mandate”
Nicaraguan transport workers clashed with riot police Tuesday in Las Maderas town, 45 km east of the capital Managua, as the national transport strike entered its ninth day. via Inside Costa Rica
Tuesday May 13 | St. Augustine Record
Farm laborers plant rice seedlings at the experimental plots of the International Rice Research Institute, IRRI, at Los Banos, Laguna province 70 kilometers south of Manila, Philippines Saturday May 3, 2008. via St. Augustine Record
Sunday May 11 | WebWire
NICAFSBO.COM Unveils New Website
NICAFSBO.COM. offers new and improved ways of buying and selling real estate properties all over Nicaragua with the launching of its new website. via WebWire
Friday May 9 | Christian Science Monitor | Posted by Christian Science Monitor
Ortega leads anti-US critique at Latin American food summit
“There was confidence that globalization would resolve our energy and food problems, but they have made them worse”
In a region beset by runaway food costs, the socialist government of Hugo Chavez's Venezuela and its leftist allies appear to have found fertile ground to plant the seeds of revolutionary discourse.
At an emergency food-security summit held Wednesday in Managua, Nicaragua, 14 Latin American and Caribbean nations convened under the umbrella of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), the leftist trade bloc founded in 2004 by Cuba and Venezuela as an alternative to United States free-trade agreements. Read more
Thursday May 8 | The Boston Globe
President Morales agrees to Bolivian recall vote
“If we politicians can't agree, it's best that the population decide our destiny”
Bolivia President Evo Morales attends a Food for Life Summit in Managua, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. via The Boston Globe
Thursday May 8 | Journal News
Bronxville students' return from Nicaragua is no picnic
“Everything was delayed. I've never dealt with so many delays.”
When 15 Bronxville High School students and two chaperones embarked on a mission trip to build houses in Nicaragua during spring break, little did they know that the return voyage would rival Odysseus' long ... via Journal News
Thursday May 8 | International Herald Tribune
Venezuela offers allies US$100 million to stem food crisis
MANAGUA, Nicaragua : Venezuela has offered allies US$100 million to fight rising food costs for Latin America's poor. via International Herald Tribune
Tuesday May 6 | KCPQ
Sunday May 4 | HeraldTribune.com
Nicaraguans fear new dictatorship
“To pave a street, you have to talk to the CPC.”
The government billboards and graffiti in this sultry city tell a visitor a lot about the ideological battle racking Nicaragua. via HeraldTribune.com







