Peru Indian protest leader arrives in Nicaragua
Comments OffPeruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango arrived Wednesday in Nicaragua, where he has been granted political asylum after facing charges in his homeland for his role in protests against Amazon development that turned bloody.
Pizango left Lima on a Copa Airlines flight and was greeted in Managua by a Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry representative.
Pizango said he was “astonished, [...]
Nicaragua becomes platform for drug trafficking
Comments OffNicaragua is not new on the war on drugs but it seems to be increasing in poularity for trafficing of drugs due to the crack downs in other countries in latin america takeing a tougher stand on the drug gangs. Can the government get back control of the flood of new drugs comeing into the [...]
A new adventure travel hotspot: Nicaragua
Comments OffUntil recently Nicaragua has been a no-go zone. Plagued by catastrophic civil war and wedged between the tourism powerhouse of Costa Rica and its northern neighbor Honduras , famous for cheap diving and the Maya ruins of Copán .Nicaragua has quietly stabilized politically and fought to stabilize the second poorest economy in the hemisphere [...]
Nicaragua decries US moves to cancel aid
Nicaragua’s Sandinista-led government decried Washington’s decision to cancel 62 million dollars in aid following the defeat of opposition candidates in contested municipal elections.
“Since their candidate didn’t win … they (the United States) say that the country cannot be governed,” but when previous right-leaning governments “stole millions, they did not cut the aid,” human rights prosecutor [...]
WHO recommends rotavirus vaccination for all children
WHO officials have recommended that rotavirus vaccination be included in all national immunization programs.
The recommendation by WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts extends an earlier recommendation made in 2005 on vaccination in the Americas and Europe, where clinical trials had demonstrated safety and efficacy in populations with low and intermediate mortality. New data from [...]
