RSSIn July a Los Angeles judge overturned a previous ruling that had awarded $2.3 million in compensation to six Nicaraguan banana workers. Dole Food Company, the workers’ former employer, had authorized the administration of dangerous pesticides that left the men sterile. The U.S. court ruled that [...]
Archive for the Category: "Nicaragua"
Nicaragua & ALBANISA: The Privatization of Venezuelan Aid
After Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega took office for his second presidential term in 2007, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez announced his plan to meet Nicaragua’s oil needs. The leaders’ ideological ties led Ortega to push for Nicaragua’s membership in the Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos d[...]
June 16th, 2010 - 1:49 pm § in Front Page, Nicaragua
This Ongoing Institutional Crisis Brought to You by Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega
The election of Daniel Ortega to the presidency of Nicaragua in 2006 marked the commencement of his second presidential term following three unsuccessful bids for the office. As the leader of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN), Ortega holds a place in Nicaraguan history for his ro[...]
August 18th, 2009 - 9:33 am § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Small Arms in Latin America in the Aftermath of the NACLA Study
According to the World Health Organization, gun-related fatalities are the leading cause of death among Latin Americans between ages 15 and 44. Overall, gunshot wounds kill between 73,000 and 90,000 people annually in Latin America, demonstrating that the region is inundated with fire-arms. In fact,[...]
Nicaragua Under Daniel Ortega’s Second Presidency: Daniel-Style Politics as Usual?
Daniel Ortega, popular from his days as the leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), has twice served as President of Nicaragua. First known as a fiery revolutionary during his initial term in office, Ortega now presents himself as a mature politician devoted to enacting social cha[...]
Water in Latin America: The Importance of Gender Relations
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), private corporations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have explored possible solutions to the worldwide water crisis in the past. Consequently, water policy has been shaped by debate, discussion, and field work alike. As these players refine their arg[...]
Déjà Vu in Central America: Iran’s recent push into Nicaragua
On January 23, 1981, President Reagan chose to suspend aid to Nicaragua, fearing that the Sandinista revolution and Daniel Ortega’s subsequent rise to power could turn the small Central American country into “another Cuba” that eventually would destabilize the region. Today, Ortega is presiden[...]
Nicaragua Under the Second Coming of the Sandinistas
Last November 9, the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) won majorities in most of a series of municipal elections throughout Nicaragua. Because these elections were the first since the national balloting in 2006, in which the FSLN captured the presidency as well as gained influence in [...]
November 19th, 2008 - 10:58 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Front Page, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Venezuela
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Embark on a Highly Revealing Latin American Journey Sure to Give Washington Heartburn
• After attending the APEC Summit in Peru, Russian leader to visit Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba • Could a new order for Russian military equipment be placed in Caracas? • Russia continues to secure a position as a growing ally of rising-star Brazil • First visit of a Russian leader to Cuba in [...]
November 17th, 2008 - 11:05 am § in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Front Page, Honduras, Nicaragua, Press Releases
Dealing with a Bad Deal: Two Years of DR-CAFTA in Central America
Critics argue that for over a decade, the United States has been striving to create commercial inroads into Latin America by way of bilateral free trade agreements that benefit U.S. economic interests to the detriment of those of Latin America. A recent example of this trend was the passage of the D[...]