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Nicaragua: Chinese stores suffocate small businesses
Dialogo Magazine
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August 2, 2024
Chinese companies in Nicaragua have been crushing small businesses with cheaper but much lower-quality products, causing a reduction in local sales of up to 70 percent in some areas of the country, independent Nicaraguan daily Confidencial...
Dynastic succession and authoritarian radicalization in Nicaragua
Latinoamerica21
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November 23, 2024
In recent months, signs of a dynastic succession have intensified in Nicaragua. Six years after the socio-political crisis emerged in 2018, the dictatorial regime headed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, his wife and vice president, shows...
Ortega's Power Grab: Why Trump Is A Glimmer Of Hope For Nicaragua's Opposition
Worldcrunch
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November 28, 2024
Fascism vs National Socialism The concept of fascism has been problematic from the outset, says Andreas Wirsching, who heads the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich. Originally self-designated by Italian "Fascists" after their...
Ortega discloses blueprints for projected Nicaragua Canal
MercoPress
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Tuesday, November 19th 2024 - 09:38 UTC Traffic through the Panama Canal is slow and there are no alternatives, Ortega underlined Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Monday launched the blueprints for a 445-kilometer long canal through his country...
Chinese Company Accumulates Over 44,000 Hectares for Mining Exploration in Nicaragua
La Prensa
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November 13, 2024
In less than a year, the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega has granted 44,290 hectares in various parts of the country to the Chinese company Nicaragua Xinxin Linze Mining Group, represented by Edward Xiang Liu. The dictatorship granted the first...
ND Law Global Human Rights Clinic addresses ongoing human rights violations in Nicaragua
Notre Dame Law School - Indiana
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November 18, 2024
Students in the Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic (GHRC) recently engaged in virtual meetings with several Permanent Missions to the United Nations. Led primarily by legal fellow Josemaría Rodríguez Conca, these meetings aimed to...
DoD and SBA Approve First Set of Critical Technology SBICs
JD Supra - California
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November 13, 2024
On October 22, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced approval of 13 inaugural small business investment company (SBIC) licensees and so-called green light approved investment funds pursuant to...
UN Experts document serious human rights violations targeting university sector in new report: Nicaragua
The National Tribune
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November 8, 2024
OHCHR Nicaragua’s Government is systematically targeting the country’s university sector in a repressive campaign aimed at suppressing dissent and freedom of expression, a United Nations panel said today. In a new detailed report, the Group of...
PAHO supports over ten countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve ethical governance of health research
Pan American Health Organization
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November 5, 2024
Washington, D.C., November 5, 2024 (PAHO) — In an effort to strengthen ethics in health research, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is supporting more than ten countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in developing laws, regulations...
Joe Biden’s Migration Has Extracted Roughly 1 in 10 Nicaraguan Men
Breitbart
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October 29, 2024
President Joe Biden’s migration policy has extracted roughly one in ten Nicaraguan working-age men into the U.S. job market and consumer economy, leaving the country under the firm control of a left-wing dictator. The data is found at the...
Academics, Engineers and Retirees Sell Their Goods in a Second-Hand Market in Havana
14ymedio
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November 6, 2024
“Everyone is doing it, selling the belongings of family members who have emigrated” This Saturday, the improvised market was full of vendors and stalls / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 3 November 2024 — They arrive early; some...
Renewables, rights and relations: Chinese solar projects in Nicaragua
Dialogo Chino
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October 28, 2024
In San Isidro, a mountainous and rural municipality in northern Nicaragua’s Matagalpa department, Chinese investment is helping to establish solar power – one of the latest arrivals in a wave of new projects announced in recent years, amid closer...
How Russian Surveillance Tech is Reshaping Latin America
Dialogo Magazine
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October 16, 2024
This article was originally published by the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University in September 2024. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past decade, Russian-based companies have provided sophisticated surveillance...
China’s Strategic Advance in Nicaraguan Mining
Dialogo Magazine
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October 22, 2024
The recent mining concession granted to China in San Juan del Limay, in Nicaragua’s Estelí department, underscores the growing consolidation of relations between Beijing and the Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime. This move is part of a broader...
Fanny Lauby, political scientist: 'Trump's plan to deport undocumented immigrants would deal a fatal blow to the US economy'
Le Monde
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MIna: Are American voters more sensitive to the subject of immigration in states bordering Mexico, such as Arizona, than in the rest of the country? Do we have any data on this? Fanny Lauby: The American public is sensitive to the issue of...
“This is a dream”: Nicaraguan family wins permanent residency in the US through visa lottery
Q Costa Rica
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October 17, 2024
Q24N (VOA) A Nicaraguan family that participated in the visa lotteries promoted annually by the US government, describes what they experienced after benefiting from the program. The family obtained their permanent residency just one month after...
Israel’s ambassador to Costa Rica: “Nicaragua is becoming a platform for terrorism in the region”
La Prensa
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October 16, 2024
Following the diplomatic break initiated by Daniel Ortega’s regime with Israel on October 11, Israel’s Ambassador to Costa Rica, and until last Friday to Nicaragua as well, Mijal Gur-Aryeh, stated in an interview with LA PRENSA that this action...
Chinese delegation continues visit to Nicaragua (+Photo)
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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October 17, 2024
The functionary arrived on Wednesday in the capital of Nicaragua, where she met with the president of the National Assembly, Gustavo Porras, and other members of the board of directors of the legislative body. During the meeting, the visitor...
Crowley Announces First-Ever Shipping Route Between US Northeast and Central America
Offshore Source - Florida
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Crowley, an international leader in logistics, marine and energy solutions, has announced a significant expansion of ocean shipping services with its first-ever route between the US Northeast and Central America. Utilizing Crowley's new,...
As Immigrants Continue Being Targeted During Money Transfer Process, Peninsula Latino Leaders Partner with Silicon Valley Tech Company to Make Money Transfers Safe Through Innovative Online Platform Prósperos
The AI Journal
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October 24, 2024
Currently, families are at risk of robbery while traveling to banks and wire transfer locations, as these transactions often involve carrying large amounts of cash. REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In response to the growing...