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Thu06Sep2007

Felix Killed At Least 40

Hurricane Felix has taken as least 40 lives in Central America and many more people are still unaccounted for. Especially hard hit is the Nicaraguan indigenous community, the Miskitos, many who had to be rescued. Story and Image Via /... Read more »

Thursday, September 06 2007 | 11:56 H

Wed05Sep2007

Felix Does Central America

Mother nature has not been gentle with Latin America lately. The latest of her wraths to fall on Latin American soil is Hurricane Felix. Already the storm, which moved from a catagory 5 hurricane to a tropical depression, has claimed... Read more »

Wednesday, September 05 2007 | 12:59 H

Fri20Jul2007

Nicaragua : Remembering a Revolution

It was a Latino lefty party yesterday in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua as the Central American nation celebrated the 28th anniversary of the 1979 Sandinista revolution. President Daniel Ortega, presided over the celebrations along with the presidents of Panama,... Read more »

Friday, July 20 2007 | 10:20 H

Wed16May2007

Canada Threatening to Deport Nicaraguan Because They Don't Believe He's Gay

There is a really interesting story up on the Advocate site that takes the issue of immigration from a different perspective. It's the story of a young gay man named Alvaro Orozco who ran away from Nicaragua at the tender... Read more »

Wednesday, May 16 2007 | 08:39 H

Mon06Nov2006

Daniel Ortega is President Again

If anyone has doubts about the direction Latin America is headed, then one needs to check out the latest elections results coming out of Nicaragua. 16 years ago, Sandinista Daniel Ortega was forced out of office thanks to the United... Read more »

Monday, November 06 2006 | 08:55 H

Fri27Oct2006

"Therapeutic Abortion" now illegal in Nicaragua

A follow-up to Mala's post from a couple of weeks ago. In a giant leap backwards, the Nicaraguan parliament has yielded to the pressures of religious groups and the Nicaraguan president himself and moved to make therapeutic abortion (abortion to... Read more »

Friday, October 27 2006 | 11:31 H

Sat14Oct2006

Nicaragua Looking to Ban Abortion

According to the Feminist Daily Newswire there is currently legislation under consideration in Nicaragua to ban all abortions, even to save the life of the woman/girl.Current law permits “therapeutic abortions” for situations in which a woman or girl’s life is... Read more »

Saturday, October 14 2006 | 11:13 H

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