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Nicaragua to review disputed mayoral election

Following allegations of fraud, the Nicaraguan election council agreed to "a local review of the Managua mayoral election results". "Ortega's government has been criticized for refusing to allow observers from...

Nicaraguan municipals: Ortega wins (UPDATED)

UPDATES: The Nicaragua´s opposition opposed the electoral results. Some of the followers of Liberal party candidate, Eduardo Montealegre, staged protests in Managua. It has been reported three people died at the...

Nicaragua's Ortega says no meeting with Bush

In solidarity with Boliva, the President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega declines to meet Bush " 2008-09-14 05:44:02 - MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says he will reject an...

Nicaragua opposition leader Eduardo Montealegre pushed banks into bankruptcy

The leader of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN-PC) and former presidential candidate, Eduardo Motealegre has been accused of sending locals banks into bankruptcy. " Nicaraguan opposition accused of fraud Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:45:55    Nicaraguan...

Colombia protests Nicaraguan presidential remarks (updated)

Updates: On 21 June 2008 and according to Caracol network, Colombian Foreign Minister revealed his governments might ask for the extradition of three surviving girls from the 1 March incident in Ecuador....

Nicaraguan pop singer threatens President Ortega over revolutionary song copy...

Caracas, Venezuela, 14 June, 2008. Nicaraguan popular singer Carlos Mejia Godoy asked the Ortega government to stop using his revolutionary songs and lyrics in public events. In a letter addressed to Rasario...

The Clash Producer and Reggae Star, Mikey Dread, Dies

Legendary reggae producer Mikey Dread has passed. RIP. "Mikey Dread, the Jamaican producer/reggae star who produced the 1980 single 'Bankrobber' by The Clash and contributed to songs on their 'Sandinista!' album,...

Chavez visits Nicaragua

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has paid a visit to Managua,Nicaragua. He is there to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the 1979 Sandinista revolution. At the celebrations were Both Presidents of Panama...

Left Wing Pragmatism

" As I wrote here the new left wing regimes in Latin America are not the old Stalinist model that the red baiting American right likes to claim they are. They have learned the lessons of defeat, of compromise, and that the need to create social democracy is as important as...

EYES ON ORTEGA - NY Post

"REMEMBER the Dictator in Designer Glasses? That's what Daniel Ortega was called in 1985 after Page Six reported on the Nicaraguan strongman's shopping spree at Cohen's Fashion Optical at 60th and Lex. The Marxist...

Ortega's Victory: Another Administration Blunder?

"Washington's public efforts to stop Nicaraguans from electing the Sandinista leader prompted a backlash against yanquiinterference. The U.S. Congress wasn't the only place the Bush Administration suffered electoral embarrassment this week. In Nicaragua, cold-war bogeyman...

Nothing To Fear Here

"Sandinista comeback alarms US  However perhaps Americans have more in common with Ortega than they think. After all he is anti-abortion just like them."

Deja Vu

"It's fitting that the day that marked the end of Reagan Republicanism was the day that this happened; Daniel Ortega: Return of the Sandinista "

Ortega leads with 40 per cent in early results (Roundup) - Monsters and Criti...

" Nov 7, 2006, 0:17 GMT printer email RSS Talkback epa00856595 Supporters of Nicaraguan presidential candidate Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) celebrate the firsts official results of Sunday's presidential election, in Managua, Nicaragua,...

Nicaraguans vote in tight presidential election - Boston Globe

" Sandinista chief fights for return By Nancy San Martin, Mcclatchy Newspapers | November 6, 2006 MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Armed with chairs, umbrellas, and determination, hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans waited in long lines under a blistering sun yesterday to vote in the...

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