Nicaragua News

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of Managua.

He must have smelled my novelty as I walked through Granada's streets from the Central Park toward Calle Saint Lucia to view my apartment for the first time.

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement hold a gay pride flag as they attend a march to mark the International Day Against Homophobia in Managua, Nicaragua.

La Gloria Cubana A is making a bold departure from its Dominican roots with the launch of two new Nicaraguan collections, the first-ever La Glorias to have Nicaragua as the country of origin.

Nicaraguan soldiers of an ecological battalion of the Nicaraguan Army are sworn in by Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega , in Managua on Nov.

Most university students right now are enjoying their summer break. Those who recently graduated are probably out looking for jobs, if they haven't found one already.

Everyone should learn at least some Spanish if you plan to live here. As expats, we came here to experience a new culture-and language is an important part of that culture.

Everyone knew that when Jose Blanco joined the Joya de Nicaragua team that something interesting would happen.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua Nicaraguan police say a Chilean photographer working for the French news agency Agence France-Presse has been deported because he entered a restricted area near President Daniel Ortega's office.

Ashes are drifting across the gray agricultural field, purposefully set ablaze some time ago.

In an unexpected Sunday raid on 35 businesses in the northern department of EstelA , Nicaraguan anti-narcotics officers arrested 12 individuals thought to be involved in drug trafficking, including the president of EstelA 's business chamber, according to local media reports.

Joss Perry stayed in Nicaragua for more than a year in 2004 and met his wife, Xochilt, there.

Chilean-born photographer HA©ctor Retamal, 37, is currently on a flight to Costa Rica after being deported Saturday afternoon without any paperwork or written explanation from Nicaraguan authorities.

Though he never went to a university to study law, Arturo GarcA a, 44, has become an agent who brings justice to the community of Monte Tabor, south of the nation's capital of Managua.

UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova inspected two of the three biosphere reserves in Nicaragua to get a firsthand look at their condition, first lady Rosario Murillo said.

LGBT rights advocates in more than 100 countries around the world will commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia on May 17 with a series of marches, workshops, performances and other events.

Mayangna leaders tell The Nicaragua Dispatch that National Police have finally started to respond to illegal land invasions inside BosawA s Biosphere Reserve by forcibly removing 180 mestizo "colonists" from the indigenous territory of Sauni Tuahka.

I always wonder about all of the new people and businesses in Granada. There are so many.

Daily Times Frances Davis looks through a rack of clothing during Saturday's yard sale at the Jonesville Baptist Church parsonage.

Owner Leticia Pollock said construction has wrapped at 1875 Purdy Ave. and she's awaiting final permits before opening.