Managua, Nicaragua News

By Jose Adan Silva MANAGUA - Two national surveys and the latest report on perceptions of corruption by Transparency International support the view that a culture of graft continues to undermine the foundations of Nicaraguan society, in spite of efforts to fight the problem in the last few years.

Managua, Nov 24 The United States funds destabilization activities against President Daniel Ortega, says the Nicaraguan press on Tuesday.

A Sandinista party member was killed and an undetermined number of Liberal Party opposition followers injured in clashes between rival demonstrators on highways around Nicaragua Saturday.

Thousands of pro- and anti-government protesters took to the streets of Nicaragua's capital Saturday, protesting and backing President Daniel Ortega's bid to remain in power.

The most recent Latin American leader to overturn presidential term limits is Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.

Hundreds of students lobbed homemade bombs at Congress on Tuesday to protest government plans to cut university funding, as pro-and anti-government demonstrators prepared to square off at the weekend in Managua.

Nicaraguan police have seized a large cache of weapons and explosives from suspected members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel after a police car chase outside Managua, a spokeswoman said.

It has been perplexing that the world press has paid such scant attention to the unfolding usurpation of power by Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista party down in Managua.

With only about 300 Muslims in all of Nicaragua, a new mosque became an instant mystery.

Managua, Nov 7 Hurricane Ida cut through Nicaragua without causing any human casualty, the Civil Defense , the National System for Prevention and Attention and the local media highlight today.

Followers of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, leader of the official Sandinista party, attacked dissident Sandinistas who were protesting on the one-year anniversary of nationwide municipal elections they consider 'fraudulent.' The brawl took place outside the Supreme Electoral Council, or CSE, located in front of the central headquarters of the ...

Submitted by fyl on Mon, 2009/11/09 - 12:26. While it is not clear why the WSJ decided this is "hot news", it offers up an article about the the new mosque that opened in Managua in September.

By Tim Rogers MANAGUA - The scene outside the U.S. Embassy last week illustrated fraying tensions in this capital where the Sandinista government has been maneuvering for reelection: Agitated pro-government youths hurled fireworks, rocks and eggs at the embassy grounds and shouted ``Death to the Yankees! Death to the empire!'' The following day, a ...

By Ivan Castro Managua - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands.

Soldiers carry supplies to a military helicopter Friday for people who suffered damage from Tropical Storm Ida in Managua, Nicaragua.

Southwest Florida is in the five-day cone of probability for Tropical Storm Ida.

Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday as heavy rains forced a Caribbean island to evacuate and the Central American nation, fearing devastating mudslides, was put on hurricane watch.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 1:05 am US/Eastern FILADELFO ALEMAN, Associated Press Writer MANAGUA, Nicaragua Tropical Storm Ida uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of 300 people on Nicaragua's Corn Island after forming Wednesday and quickly gaining strength in the southwestern Caribbean.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla has accidentally shot himself in the leg at a target range in Nicaragua.

In this June 29, 2009 file photo, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, second left, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, third left, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, fourth left, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa pose for a photo at the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, or ALBA, in ...