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 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 [...]
English Speaking Schools in Nicaragua
When you have children, you have to put some thought into relocating. After all, you do not want their education to suffer. You need to know you can put them in a school they can benefit from. That means they have to be able to understand the language.
If your child speaks English, a Nicaraguan school [...]
Raising Roofs In Nicaragua
Comments OffA caravan of nine Toyota SUVs started out in the morning. Before nightfall three had developed a flat tire. That’s how bad the roads are in northern Nicaragua.
Msgr. Francis X. Schmidt, the retired pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Bridgeport, who was in expedition on May 7, wasn’t able to do anything about those [...]
