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21 hrs ago | USGS M5+ Earthquakes

M 4.5, off the coast of El Salvador

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Related Topix: World News, El Salvador,

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Nicaragua Living

Education in Nicaragua

Or the Lack of it: This article: http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/02/01/portada/89185 discusses the sad sate of affairs for primary education in Nicaragua - Qualified as one the the WORST int he world.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News,

World News Report

Golden Reign Acquires El Jicaro Mining Concession, Nicaragua

Golden Reign Resources Ltd . is very pleased to announce that is has acquired a new property, the El Jicaro Concession , which is located adjacent to and south of the Company's flagship San Albino-Murra Property, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

Market Wire

Alder Closes Private Placement Financing

Alder Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously-announced non-brokered private placement financing by issuing 30,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per Unit and 1,904,038 Units at a price of $0.1313 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,250,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and ... (more)

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Inter Press Service

NICARAGUA-HONDURAS: Re-Greening the Border

Local residents continue to use water from the depleted Coco River, despite the signs prohibiting it.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Environment, Science

The Miami Herald

30 years after: former Contra fighters share memories

It was at the end of January 1982 that the Contras, with help from the CIA, approved a plan to take the war against the Sandinistas beyond the Honduran border to Nicaraguan territory.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Prison,

Mon Jan 30, 2012

CSRwire.com

World Soy Foundation and Cargill to Host Corporate Social...

The World Soy Foundation and Cargill announce plans for Nicaragua's first corporate responsibility conference focused on childhood nutrition.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Medicine, Nutrition, Life, Food, Agriculture, Science, Family, Kids

State Department

Nicaragua Country Specific Information

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Nicaragua is a developing nation with an increasingly authoritarian government.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Travel, Nicaragua Travel, Daniel Ortega,

Fri Jan 27, 2012

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Endangered Puma Cubs Rescued

Managua, Nicaragua -- At an animal shelter in Nicaragua's capital of Managua, veterinarians are nursing months-old puma cubs back to health after they were rescued from traps set by farmers.

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Thu Jan 26, 2012

The Toronto Star

Nicaragua safe for tourists, and a destination for eco-travellers

"I hope so," I replied. According to my guidebook it's the safest country in Central America.

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Voice of America

Irregularities in Nicaragua Election Prompt US Aid Review

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega greets supporters at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term as president, with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez , at the Revolution Square in Managua, Nicaragua, January 10, 2012.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News

The Economist

Crime in Nicaragua: A surprising safe haven

LYING between Colombia's coca bushes and Mexico's cocaine traffickers, Central America is a choke point on the drugs trail.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

Market Wire

Beneficial Holdings Inc. to Divest Non-Gaming Assets

The Company's non-gaming assets include Hotel Beneficial Managua , the purchase agreements for the El Crucero hotel, the Montelimar Beach property agreements, and the portion of the El Transito purchase as it relates to the hotel plans only.

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Marine News

This Day in Naval History - January 25th

From the Navy News Service: 1922 - Cruiser USS Galveston lands her Marine Corps detachment at Corinto, Nicaragua, to reinforce the Managua legation Comark Announces MDU42 Large Screen Marine Display Passes Military Testing.

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Inside Costa Rica

Nicaragua to Expand Scope of Operation Miracle for Ophthalmology

Nicaragua to Expand Scope of Operation Miracle for Ophthalmology Operation Miracle, dedicated to eye surgeries, will expand its scope in Nicaragua with the performance of a traveling surgical unit to reach more remote sites.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012

Inside Costa Rica

Nicaragua Gets More Funds for Energy and Environment

Nicaragua Gets More Funds for Energy and Environment Nicaragua will obtain another $8 million USD for state investments in electricity, water, and protection of the environment, with the international funding, announced the Nicaraguan government through Rosario Murillo.

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Mon Jan 23, 2012

Keepers of the Flame

Torano Vault Robusto

One of the reasons I've always liked Torano Cigars is that they have the consistency I expect from a large manufacturer, but they frequently take chances on inventive new blends.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007, Travel, Nicaragua Travel, World News, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters

Reuters

Courage on the Island of Widows

We got up before dawn to travel to the Island of Guanacastal, a community 130 km north of Managua, Nicaragua.

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Sat Jan 21, 2012

All About Jazz

The Latin Jazz Stylings of Irving Fields

When I play, I like the top of the piano to sound like flutes or clarinets and the bottom part like a trombone... To completely capture the career of pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Fields is a difficult task.

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Buenos Aires Herald

Timerman praises US stance on Malvinas

Foreign Minister Hctor Timerman praised the US stance on the conflict between Argentina and UK over the Malvinas islands sovereignty, after it called for both countries to solve the dispute via bilateral dialogue.

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