Managua2023Central America2019MasayaRepressionPAHOPresident of NicaraTravelersPoorestVolcanoesBluefieldsAmnesty InternationalCosta Rica16thAmerican Health OrganizationUndergone1983SearchBilateralResidencyMinistrySalud1821BluffDictatorshipNationalsCivic spaceHondurasOrtegaProtestersPanama2018CountrySouthwesternGuatemalaDemocracyFamiliesExtendGorgeousPartnershipClosePoliticalHealthDavisResistancePeopleCountriesGovernmentHumanInternationalYearInclude
Managua6
- El Lago de Managua and El Lago de Nicaragua are the two largest lakes in Nicaragua, connected by El Rio de San Juan which flows along the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica and drains into the Caribbean Sea. (escapeartist.com)
- As astronomers tracked the close pass of Near Earth Asteroid 2014 RC this weekend, reports came out of Nicaragua that a possible meteorite struck near the capital of Managua. (universetoday.com)
- FILE - Police patrol outside the Central American University (UCA), where students are protesting to demand the release of political prisoners, in Managua, Nicaragua, June 18, 2019. (voanews.com)
- Students from the National University of Engineering who were defending their campus in Managua, Nicaragua, were attacked with firearms today, confirmed Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, in a live broadcast from her Facebook account. (amnesty.org)
- Masked protesters, one with a Nicaraguan flag, yell from the road block they erected as they face off with security forces Saturdy in Managua, Nicaragua. (chicagotribune.com)
- On November 25, 1994, the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua announced the isolation of dengue type 3 (DEN-3) from two children hospitalized with minor hemorrhagic manifestations in Managua. (cdc.gov)
20231
- SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNN) - Miss Nicaragua has been crowned 2023′s Miss Universe. (ksla.com)
Central America4
- Spanish: [nikaˈɾaɣwa] ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (Spanish: República de Nicaragua), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. (wikipedia.org)
- Nicaragua is just recently becoming one of the hottest new destinations for tourists in Central America. (mapquest.com)
- However, what liberal values can we speak about when it goes about Central America and particularly Nicaragua? (pravda.ru)
- Julio Martínez of Nicaragua's Articulación de Movimientos Sociales talks about civil society's fight to stop human rights abuses and restore democracy in Nicaragua, the importance of international pressure, and the alarming spread of authoritarianism throughout Central America. (wola.org)
20192
- FILE - Police form a cordon outside a church where a Mass is celebrated for the freedom of political prisoners, in Masaya, Nicaragua, Aug. 28, 2019. (voanews.com)
- It is a compelling and useful collection, like the earlier collection published in 2019 by the Alliance for Global Justice, Live From Nicaragua: Uprising or Coup? . (dissidentvoice.org)
Masaya1
- This information on internet performance in Masaya, Masaya, Nicaragua is updated regularly based on Speedtest ® data from millions of consumer-initiated tests taken every day. (speedtest.net)
Repression2
- A U.N. report finds human rights violations and repression of fundamental freedoms in Nicaragua continue a year after a violent crackdown on dissent killed more than 300 protesters and injured more than 2,000. (voanews.com)
- The Roman Catholic Conference of Bishops in Nicaragua condemned repression against protesters and urged the government to listen to them and drop the social security reforms. (chicagotribune.com)
PAHO1
- In late November, an international team sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) traveled to Nicaragua to reinforce laboratory diagnostic capabilities, obtain epidemiologic information, evaluate the severity of disease produced by DEN-3, and assist national authorities in their efforts to control the outbreak. (cdc.gov)
President of Nicara3
- Advisor to the President of Nicaragua, Minister Valdrack Ludwing Whitaker refuted the High Commissioner's findings, saying they lack veracity and credibility. (voanews.com)
- Legendary revolutionary Daniel Ortega has preserved the position of the President of Nicaragua. (pravda.ru)
- He became a legally elected president of Nicaragua in 1985. (pravda.ru)
Travelers2
- Moon Nicaragua by Joshua Berman and Randall Wood This in depth guide book is an excellent resource for travelers to Nicaragua, central America's largest and least populated country. (davestravelcorner.com)
- Travel in Nicaragua is generally for Independent travelers - and getting off the tourist beaten path is extremely easy (we know, we've been here before)! (davestravelcorner.com)
Poorest2
- During spring break in March 2018, a group of 14 students and faculty from the Connell School of Nursing traveled to one of the poorest communities in Nicaragua to provide primary care and health education to its residents and to learn more about that country's health care, social, and political systems. (bc.edu)
- Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, but is also full of history, tradition and life. (bartleby.com)
Volcanoes4
- Known as the "land of lakes and volcanoes", Nicaragua is also home to the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, the second-largest rainforest of the Americas. (wikipedia.org)
- The biological diversity, warm tropical climate and active volcanoes make Nicaragua an increasingly popular tourist destination. (wikipedia.org)
- Due to its pristine beaches, exotic volcanoes, and gorgeous colonial cities, Nicaragua has become one of the hottest tourist destinations. (escapeartist.com)
- January 12, 2021 - Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal - For more than two years, politics in the Central American republic of Nicaragua has resembled the volcanoes that dominate its landscape. (links.org.au)
Bluefields1
- MEXICO CITY - In the grainy, nighttime video, journalist Angel Gahona, clad in jeans and a blue shirt, holds up a cellphone and narrates as he approaches the facade of city hall in Bluefields, Nicaragua, reporting live via Facebook on protests that have rocked the Central American nation for four days. (chicagotribune.com)
Amnesty International1
- Since then, Amnesty International has carried out in-depth research in Nicaragua in order to confirm the reports of human rights violations. (amnesty.org)
Costa Rica1
- Nicaragua is certainly not neighboring Costa Rica in terms of tourist development - but there is just as much to see with its unspoiled beauty. (davestravelcorner.com)
16th1
- On later voyages to the southwestern border, the Spanish conquered Nicaragua, and the land remained under Spanish rule since the early 16th Century, Nicaragua went on to win its independence in 1821 . (escapeartist.com)
American Health Organization1
- Health master plan, 1991-1996 : executive summary / Ministry of Health, Republic of Nicaragua, with the collaboration of the Pan American Health Organization. (who.int)
Undergone2
- Since its independence, Nicaragua has undergone periods of political unrest, dictatorship, occupation and fiscal crisis, including the Nicaraguan Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and the Contra War of the 1980s. (wikipedia.org)
- Since its independence, Nicaragua has undergone many periods of political, economical, and fiscal unrest, most notably the Nicaraguan Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s which resulted in the implementation of a representative democratic republic that exists to this day. (escapeartist.com)
19831
- Davis's time in Nicaragua was short: a brief trip in 1983 and a follow-up in 1986. (csmonitor.com)
Search1
- Results of search for 'su:{Nicaragua. (who.int)
Bilateral1
- There are no bilateral agreements in force between Nicaragua and the United States concerning international parental child abduction. (state.gov)
Residency1
- Due to the large increase in foreign money and investment coming into Nicaragua, getting a residency or visa in Nicaragua is a relatively straightforward process. (escapeartist.com)
Ministry1
- Through clinics and community health programs managed by the Ministry of Health (MINSA), Nicaragua offers a range of routine vaccines to the public at no cost. (csis.org)
Salud3
- Necesita identificar evidencia para tomar una decisión en salud? (bvsalud.org)
- Ley General de Salud - Ley No. 423, aprobada el 14 de Marzo del 2002 Publicado en la Gaceta No. 91 del 17 de Mayo del 2002. (bvsalud.org)
- Plan maestro de salud, 1991-1996 / Ministerio de Salud, Rep'ublica de Nicaragua, con la colaboraci'on de la Organizaci'on Panamericana de la Salud. (who.int)
18211
- Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821. (wikipedia.org)
Bluff1
- This new compendium of essays could not more thoroughly expose the imperial bluff against Nicaragua. (dissidentvoice.org)
Dictatorship1
- Nicaragua, like many other countries of the region, was a dictatorship just several decades ago. (pravda.ru)
Nationals2
- The Department has determined the risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals by the Government of Nicaragua exists. (state.gov)
- WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Nicaragua for an additional 18 months, effective Jan. 6, 2015, through July 5, 2016. (uscis.gov)
Civic space1
- The civic space in Nicaragua has been significantly reduced. (voanews.com)
Honduras1
- It became an autonomous territory of Nicaragua in 1860 and its northernmost part was transferred to Honduras in 1960. (wikipedia.org)
Ortega3
Protesters1
- There were more clashes at the Polytechnical University of Nicaragua, one of the strongest bastions of the protesters. (chicagotribune.com)
Panama1
- This report describes these cases and dengue activity in Nicaragua and Panama and summarizes public health activities to control dengue fever in the Americas. (cdc.gov)
20181
- The Revolution Won't Be Stopped: Nicaragua Advances Despite U.S. Unconventional Warfare (Alliance for Global Justice, July 2020) is a well-organized collection of essays, paragraph-length news briefs, and reference lists, covering recent Nicaraguan history, including the electoral return of the Sandinistas in 2007, through the 2018 counter-revolutionary, US-authored putsch, its aftermath, and the country's recovery and response to COVID-19 in 2020. (dissidentvoice.org)
Country6
- Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Nicaragua. (state.gov)
- Review the Country Security Report for Nicaragua. (state.gov)
- For information concerning travel to Nicaragua, including information about the location of the U.S. Embassy, the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, entry/exit requirements, safety and security, crime, medical facilities and health information, traffic safety, road conditions and aviation safety, please see country-specific information for Nicaragua. (state.gov)
- This theory holds that the name Nicaragua was formed from Nicarao and agua (Spanish for 'water'), to reference the fact that there are two large lakes and several other bodies of water within the country. (wikipedia.org)
- Along with the climate and low cost of living in the country, Nicaragua has become a key destination for expats to live and retire abroad in . (escapeartist.com)
- Extraordinarily high rates of adolescent pregnancy and intrafamilial sexual violence in Nicaragua, coupled with limited educational and occupational opportunities for girls from the most impoverished families, pose challenges for the future of child and family health in the country. (csis.org)
Southwestern1
- The first is that the name was coined by Spanish colonists based on the name Nicarao, who was the chieftain or cacique of a powerful indigenous tribe encountered by the Spanish conquistador Gil González Dávila during his entry into southwestern Nicaragua in 1522. (wikipedia.org)
Guatemala1
- Programas de alimentaci'on a grupos : su integraci'on en programas y estrategias de desarrollo en Centroamérica y Panam'a , memorias del seminario sub-regional celebrado en la ciudad de Antigua Guatemala, entre el 21 y 25 de julio de 1986. (who.int)
Democracy1
- So, to attack Nicaragua, the machine's fabrications and propaganda have targeted some of that country's strengths: gender equity, Indigenous rights and autonomy, democracy, sovereignty, and a successful response to the pandemic, as well as the Sandinista government's great popularity. (dissidentvoice.org)
Families2
- But as she sought to situate what she learned about immunization programs within the broader context of maternal and child health in Nicaragua, the author was struck by the number of adolescent girls who become pregnant at a very young age and considered what implications this may have for the health outlook of Nicaragua's newest families. (csis.org)
- Also families from Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Germany moved to Nicaragua to set up their own businesses to do with money. (bartleby.com)
Extend1
- Current TPS Nicaragua beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from Oct. 16, 2014 through Dec. 15, 2014. (uscis.gov)
Gorgeous1
- Nicaragua is hidden jewel with warm, gorgeous culture and breathtaking nature. (bartleby.com)
Partnership1
- This paper explores prevailing views on research partnerships, and also questions the applicability of partnership models using an emerging research program around gender equity and health in Fair Trade coffee cooperatives in Nicaragua as an example. (cdc.gov)
Close1
- But Ron Baalke , a software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has posted an update to the close pass by asteroid 2014 RC on the NASA's Near Earth Object website , saying, "Since the explosion in Nicaragua occurred a full 13 hours before the close passage of asteroid 2014 RC, these two events are unrelated. (universetoday.com)
Political5
- The government of Nicaragua arbitrarily enforces laws for political purposes. (state.gov)
- Prevent certain individuals from departing Nicaragua by air or land for political reasons. (state.gov)
- U.S. citizen residents of Nicaragua also report increased scrutiny of alleged political speech and additional scrutiny by immigration officials. (state.gov)
- Last month, Nicaragua also expelled 222 political prisoners, including political and business leaders, journalists, civil society representatives, and students-all of them now in exile in the United States. (foreignpolicy.com)
- The story of Nicaragua's remarkable social, political and economic progress under Sandinista government will be familiar to readers of the alternative press, despite the hostility and neglect of Nicaragua found in faux-alternative media (e.g. (dissidentvoice.org)
Health1
- Health care in Nicaragua : primary care under changing regimes / Richard Garfield, Glen Williams. (who.int)
Davis4
- 349 pp. $18.95 Peter Davis wrote ``Where is Nicaragua? (csmonitor.com)
- Using the skills that won him kudos as the producer of a film essay about Vietnam, ``Hearts and Minds,'' Davis tries to sift daily life of Americans and natives in Nicaragua until he winnows out some fresh insight. (csmonitor.com)
- We are not much closer to answering the questions Davis poses in his first pages: Is Nicaragua our enemy? (csmonitor.com)
- Nicaragua / B. Holland, J. Davis, L. Gangloff. (who.int)
Resistance1
- Host Manila Chan sits down with Dan Kovalik, professor and author of a new book on Nicaragua, to talk about the history of US intervention and resistance to it in the small Central American nation. (rt.com)
People1
- n the 1800's a lot of people from Europe started to come into Nicaragua. (bartleby.com)
Countries1
- NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has now been offered asylum in three American countries: Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. (greenleft.org.au)
Government3
- Activists are urging the international community to maintain vigilance over Nicaragua and to pressure the country's government to rule in accordance with international human rights standards. (voanews.com)
- The U.S. government negotiated with President Jose Santos Zelaya to get land so their would be a canal through Nicaragua in the late 1800's. (bartleby.com)
- The minister of Nicaragua, Luis Felipe Corea, went to Washington and wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State John Hay addressing the needed support of a canal by the Zelaya government. (bartleby.com)
Human1
- But at the same time she noted that the human rights crisis in Nicaragua remains acute. (voanews.com)
International1
- and other valuable articles are prohibited in Priority Mail Express International shipments to Nicaragua. (usps.com)
Year1
- It occurs several times throughout the year and Nicaragua is one of the few places in the world where visitors can witness this amazing event. (mapquest.com)
Include1
- Typical investments abroad in Nicaragua include textiles and light manufacturing, tourism, renewable energy and agribusiness, fishery, and forestry. (escapeartist.com)