Nicaragua
Americas health agency sees COVID outbreaks continuing into 2022
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Wednesday that countries in the region...
Read moreQuake strikes off Nicaraguan coast, no immediate reports of damage
(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Pacific off the coast of Nicaragua early on Wednesday. There were no...
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Colombia dismisses Nicaragua’s World Court claims over maritime boundaries
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for Colombia on Wednesday dismissed Nicaragua's claims before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), insisting...
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Timeline: ‘He wanted to die rather than go back’: a year of migration
(Reuters) - Cold, hunger and danger. These are the conditions people face when they flee their countries, often risking their...
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‘This is a prison’: Mexico struggles to hold migrants far from U.S. border
By Lizbeth Diaz TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - A bid by Mexico to contain thousands of migrants on its southern border...
Read moreNicaragua ask World Court to order Colombia to respect 2012 ruling on sea borders
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Nicaragua on Monday accused Colombia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of not respecting a...
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Unvaccinated children suffering COVID impact, Americas health agency warns
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - As more adults get their COVID-19 vaccines, children who are not yet eligible for...
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Nicaraguan political activist shot in Costa Rica, in critical condition
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A Nicaraguan political activist who opposes the government of President Daniel Ortega is in critical condition...
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Lost hope: Ortega’s crackdown in Nicaragua stirs fast-growing exodus
By Daina Beth Solomon and Alvaro Murillo MEXICO CITY/SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nicaraguan activist Jesus Adolfo Tefel has already been...
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More vaccines urgently needed in Latin America to contain Delta, says health agency
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Three-quarters of the people in Latin America and the Caribbean have not been fully immunized...
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Nicaragua accuses prominent journalist of money laundering as crackdown deepens
(Reuters) - The Nicaraguan attorney general's office on Tuesday accused prominent journalist Carlos Chamorro, a fierce critic of the government...
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Migrants left high and dry at Guatemala border after deportations from Mexico, U.S
By Sofia Menchu EL CEIBO, Guatemala (Reuters) - When 25-year-old Salvadoran migrant Donovan Pedro stepped off a deportation bus at...
Read moreNicaraguan government cancels registration of six foreign NGOs
By Ismael Lopez (Reuters) - The Nicaraguan government on Monday canceled the registration of six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Denmark,...
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Nicaragua arrests manager of critical newspaper, UK slams Ortega
(Reuters) -Nicaraguan police on Saturday arrested the general manager of newspaper La Prensa, a day after raiding its offices and...
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Nicaraguan police raid La Prensa newspaper, charge directors with fraud
(Reuters) - Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the office of La Prensa, the only national newspaper, after President Daniel Ortega's...
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Nicaragua paper says it can no longer do print editions, blames government
(Reuters) - La Prensa, Nicaragua's only print newspaper, said on Thursday that it would no longer issue a print edition,...
Read moreSpain recalls ambassador to Nicaragua amid deepening political crisis
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has recalled its ambassador to Nicaragua after the Nicaraguan government accused Madrid of meddling in domestic...
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Soaring number of Nicaraguans seek refuge in Costa Rica amid domestic crackdown
By Alvaro Murillo San Jose (Reuters) - Costa Rica received the highest number of refugee applications from Nicaraguans in July...
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Nicaragua recalls four LatAm ambassadors in tit-for-tat move
(Reuters) -Nicaragua has recalled its ambassadors to Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica for "consultations," the government said on Monday,...
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Top U.S. diplomat: Nicaragua’s Ortega clinging to power ‘at all costs’
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega of taking new "undemocratic, authoritarian actions" after...
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