Tuesday, January 15

94% Renewable Electricity By 2017 Is Goal For Nicaragua

94% Renewable Electricity By 2017 Is Goal For Nicaragua
CleanTechnica
Nicaragua has one of the most aggressive renewable energy goals in the world — it intends to have 94% of its electricity come from renewable energy by 2017. The spark for this new energy push was an energy crisis due to a heavy reliance on foreign oil.



Dissidents protest Ortega-COSEP 'pacto'


Nicaragua Dispatch
An anti-government group known as the Patriotic Movement for the Republic (MPR) is calling on Nicaraguan civil society to “lose its fear” and unite in an “organized and combative civil struggle” against what it calls the “dictatorial” alliance of power ...

Nicaragua: Organization installs solar and LED lighting in rural school without electricity


Nicaragua: Organization installs solar and LED lighting in rural school ...
Inside Costa Rica
Reach The Future, A San Francisco Bay Area organization that operates community outreach programs for green businesses, partnered with local nonprofit, Power To The People to bring solar power and energy efficient LED lighting to a school in the off ...

Nicaragua open to Canadian beef and pork

Nicaragua open to Canadian beef and pork

Farm Focus
As of Jan. 2, Canadian producers can export beef to Nicaragua, with full access has been restored to the market that closed in 2003 due to BSE. And, for the first time ever, market access conditions have now been established for Canadian pork. Access ...

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega flirting with the market

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega flirting with the market

VOXXI
In light of the passions stirred by Nicaragua's leftist revolution in 1978 and the subsequent U.S.-sponsored “contra” counter-revolution, it's striking how little attention is now paid to this tiny republic laid waste by the last proxy war between the ...

Improving Water Systems for Rural Communities in Nicaragua


Reuters AlertNet (blog)
Improving Water Systems for Rural Communities in Nicaragua
Reuters AlertNet (blog)
Through the Municipal Development Program, rural communities in Nicaragua have been able to develop new water systems to improve their quality of life. Funded by USAID, the Municipal Development Program works to strengthen municipal governance ...

Nicaragua Assumes Chair of the OAS Permanent Council


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Nicaragua Assumes Chair of the OAS Permanent Council
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The Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the Organization of American States (OAS), Denis Ronaldo Moncada, today assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council, at a ceremony in which he announced the priorities on which the Council will focus over ...


Tuesday, December 18

Televisa asks Nicaragua to investigate Mexicans accused of drug trafficking


La prensa
Televisa asks Nicaragua to investigate Mexicans accused of drug trafficking ...
La prensa
Televisa asked the Nicaraguan Attorney General's Office to investigate the group of false Mexican journalists accused in Nicaragua of drug trafficking and other crimes, Attorney General Armando Juarez said. "The investigation is about whether, in fact ... y más »

Saturday, December 1

Colombia, Nicaragua hold talks to resolve maritime dispute


La prensa

Colombia, Nicaragua hold talks to resolve maritime dispute
La prensa
Santos announced Wednesday that Colombia was pulling out of a pact recognizing the ICJ's jurisdiction over its territorial disputes, a step in response to the court's decision setting new maritime borders with Nicaragua. After meeting with Nicaragua's ...

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Syria Government has Allies in Some Latin American Nations



Syria Government has Allies in Some Latin American Nations
Fox News
During trips to Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Al Mokdad, received mostly symbolic backing for his government's 20-month battle against rebels. More than anything, just the fact that Al Mokdad visited ...

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Volunteer Emma set for Nicaragua


Hartlepool Mail

Volunteer Emma set for Nicaragua
Hartlepool Mail
“One of my friends who works for Barnado's told me about an opportunity to go out to Nicaragua volunteering so I signed up and within a few weeks I had been offered a place,” said Emma, who is taking 10 weeks unpaid leave to go on the trip. “When I was ...

Colombia seeks talks with Nicaragua to solve maritime spat


Nicaragua Dispatch

Colombia seeks talks with Nicaragua to solve maritime spat
Reuters
LIMA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Friday he hoped to have "civilized" talks with Nicaragua's leader to resolve a dispute over their sea border after a U.N. court slashed Bogota's maritime territory. Both countries have ...
Hot watersThe Economist (blog)
Nicaragua authorizes US drug patrolsNicaragua Dispatch
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Colombia and Nicaragua Territorial Dispute Gets Complicated, Nasty


Latin American Herald Tribune
Colombia and Nicaragua Territorial Dispute Gets Complicated, Nasty
Fox News
Bogotá, Colombia – There are fears that the political standoff between Colombia and Nicaragua could grow even more tense as the two nations bicker over who is the rightful owner of a large swath of water in the western Caribbean. So far, the two ...
Colombia seeks talks with Nicaragua to solve maritime spat Reuters
Colombian, Nicaraguan Leaders to Discuss Boundary Dispute Latin American Herald Tribune
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Wednesday, November 28

#Nicaragua tilda de acto desesperado salida de #Colombia del Pacto de Bogotá


Dinero.com
Nicaragua tilda de acto desesperado salida de Colombia del Pacto de Bogotá...
El Universal (Venezuela)
La sentencia de la CIJ otorgó a Colombia seis cayos adicionales a las islas mayores del archipiélago de San Andrés, cuya soberanía ya había ratificado a ese país en 2007, pero amplió las fronteras marítimas a Nicaragua en más de 90.000 kilómetros ...
Cronología de la disputa territorial entre Colombia y Nicaragua Univisión
Nicaragua: la decisión de Colombia no afecta el fallo InfoBAE.com
Abogado de Nicaragua dice que retirada de Colombia de CIJ no ... ABC.es
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Caribbean Crisis: Can Nicaragua Navigate Waters It Won from Colombia?


TIME
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is celebrating its “recovery of sovereignty.” For starters, it can now grant broader and more lucrative concessions for fishing and oil-exploration. Problem is, not everyone will be seeking ...