The Ortega government has not explained why it eliminated CNN’s Spanish-language service – Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. This Friday, the Inter-American Press Association (SIP) ruled on the blocking of the signal of the news channel CNN en Español in Nicaragua by the Government of Daniel Ortega. The organization considers this “another grotesque example of censorship … Read more
Some 30 people survived an accident in Nicaragua this Sunday, including the Susucayán Fútbol Club (FC) squad, from the local Third Division, when the bus they were traveling in fell into an abyss in the north of the Central American country. The accident, which produced no fatalities, occurred in the department (province) of Nueva Segovia, … Read more
At least 18 deaths, including several migrants, are reported after the collision of two vehicles and a bus in La Cucamonga Hill, located north of Esteli in Nicaragua. The accident occurred at 6:30 pm local time. Reports say that four people have also been admitted in critical condition to nearby Condega Hospital, while 30 with … Read more
A man mistakenly killed his son during a fight in Nicaragua – Photo: Skitterphoto/Pexels Nicaraguan Rolando Flores Jarquín shot and killed his son, Elton Antonio Flores Pérez, when, with a pistol in his hand, tried to defend him from a quarrel, witnesses and aid bodies reported this Monday. Flores Pérez, 28, and another young man, … Read more
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled this Thursday in favor of Nicaragua and decided that Colombia must “immediately cease” its patrol operations and try to control fishing and maritime investigations in waters that the same court considers Nicaraguan exclusive economic zone. The Hague ruling thus agrees with Nicaragua in its complaint filed in 2013 … Read more
Managua.- The deputy prime minister of RussiaYuri Borisov, said this Thursday in Managua that at the request of President Vladimir Putin they are analyzing the possibilities of expand cooperation with Nicaragua, including military and technologicaland strengthen the ties of cooperation between the two countries. During a meeting with the Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, the senior … Read more
Managua.- The Nicaraguan Government, through the Ministry of the Interior, ordered this Thursday the closure of seven other private universities, with which the number of houses of higher education illegalized since last December rose to 14. The Ministry of the Interior canceled the records of the seven universities, four from the United States, two from … Read more
Managua.- The Nicaraguan National Police seized 184.5 kilos of cocaine in the municipality of Larreynaga, northwest of Managua, and arrested two people linked to the stash, the state security body reported on Wednesday. The operation took place on Monday at a roundabout that connects the cities of Larreynaga and León, 117 kilometers northwest of Managua, … Read more
The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, began his fifth five-year term this Monday, fourth in a row and second with his wife, Rosario Murillo, as vice president, with new US and European Union (EU) sanctions against two of his children, relatives and three Nicaraguan institutions. Ortega and Murillo They were sworn in for five more … Read more
Ortega with the president of the National Assembly, Gustavo Porras, and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo. Photo: REUTERS / copyright Daniel Ortega assumed this Monday for the fifth time (fourth in a row) as president of Nicaragua amid extensive rejection by the international community of the elections in which he was re-elected last … Read more
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The list of Nicaragaua officials sanctioned by the US increased a few hours before Daniel Ortega took office in his fifth term. Photo: OSWALDO RIVAS / AFP / Getty Images The United States Department of the Treasury reported on Monday the new sanctions against six Nicaraguan government officials, a few hours after the questioned president … Read more
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, assumes his fourth consecutive term this Monday together with his wife Rosario Murillo, as vice president, in the midst of sanctions and pressure from the United States and the European Union but with the support of China and Russia. Ortega, 76, will be sworn in before the ruling-majority parliament … Read more
At 10:25 am on Thursday, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) registered a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Nicaragua, which was located about 98 kilometers west of the city of Managua, and at a depth of 30 kilometers. The earthquake caused alarm among the population and although the epicenter of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in … Read more
Managua.- Relatives of opposition leaders in Nicaragua imprisoned Felix Maradiaga and Medardo Mairena they assured this Sunday that both have lost 50 pounds (22.6 kilos) in prison, where they have been since last June and July, respectively, of course treason. In a public complaint, the Maradiaga’s relatives affirmed that the cell in which he is … Read more
Two earthquakes of magnitudes 6.1 and 4.5 on the Richter scale they shook the coast of the Nicaraguan Pacific, at the moment no victims or material damage have been reported, reported the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies (Ineter). The 6.1 magnitude tremor occurred at 10.25 local time (16.25 GMT) at a depth of 17 kilometers … Read more