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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:57 AM

Nicaragua

Type: Country

Name: Nicaragua

population: 5,766,497

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject term limits

Mexico City; and Managua, Nicaragua - Modern Latin American history books have thick chapters on dictators and strongmen (caudillos) who pillaged government coffers, ruled for their own gain, and ruthlessly stamped out all opposition.When countries moved ... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Dictator, Colombia, Ortega (Colombia), Michael Shifter

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Head of Walmart Latin America to Exit

Vicente Truis has announced his departure as executive vice president, president and chief executive officer of Walmart Latin America. He leaves after serving less than five months in the role. Walmart has not reported Truis' reasons for his exit, nor ... [License - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Brazil, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

BPO firms look beyond Mexico in S. America

Info-Tech - Outsourcing Our Bureau Bangalore, Nov. 19 Indian BPO firms are now looking beyond Mexico in Latin America to set up their near-shore delivery centres.Countries such as Costa Rica and Nicaragua, among others, have emerged as new destinations ... [Hindu Business Line - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Texas Agent Volunteers for 7th Home Building Trip to Nicaragua

In 2005, when Cory Brooke, a partner of TCOR Insurance Management in Beeville, Texas, traveled to Nicaragua with other insurance executives as a volunteer for non-profit Bridges to Community, he was the only Texan in the group.Moved by his experience ... [Insurance Journal - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Nutrition, Earthquake, Austin, Human Rights

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents

Inter-American Development Bank

Nicaragua's leading supplier of staple food products to ensure supplies with IDB assistance

A $15.6 million loan will help the company refinance short-term debt, releasing funds to expand facilities and provide credit to small producers The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$15.6 million loan to help Corporaci ... [Inter-American Development Bank - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Nicaragua, Inter-American Development Bank

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Unmagical Realism in Central America

Heavy burden Millions of Central Americans, like this woman in Nicaragua, remain poor, while ousted President Zelaya is the latest symbol of the region's lack of progressAntonio Aragon / EPAMOREAdd to my:Blog this on:If he holds his handy lead in the ... [Time - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Nicaraguan navy seizes 2.5 tons of cocaine

Nicaragua's navy seized 2,400 kilos (5,286 lbs.) of cocaine in Caribbean waters and arrested five people linked to the consignment, a senior naval officer told Efe Friday."This has been a heavy blow against drug trafficking - the five Hondurans were carrying ... [Individual.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Cocaine, Nicaragua, Drug Trafficking

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Alternative Energy: Full Steam Ahead — volcanic power >

A bus carrying a group of international investors and analysts pulls onto a packed-dirt road leading into the new San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal power plant, a 20-minute drive outside Len, Nicaragua's second-largest city. Lining the route are dozens of ... [Canadian Business Magazine - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Geothermal Power, Alternative Energy, San Jacinto (United States), Aquifer

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

NICARAGUA: SURVEY FINDS GOVERNMENT STILL 'HIGHLY CORRUPT'

Two national surveys and the latest report on perceptions of corruption by Transparency International support the view that a culture of graft continues to undermine the foundations of Nicaraguan society, in spite of efforts to fight the problem in the ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Transparency International, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Accredited Suppliers Corp. Begins Operations in Central America

Accredited Business Consolidators Corp. (trading as Italian Oven on the Pink Sheets: (PINKSHEETS: IOVE)) today announced that its subsidiary Accredited Suppliers Corp. began revenue producing operations. ASC's business involves wholesale distribution ... [Stockwatch - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Nicaragua, Common Shares, Common Shares Outstanding, Registration Statement

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Student Loans for All

From Flickr user gabofr via Creative Commons Microfinance, a model well known for helping out small business owners throughout the world, is now being applied to student loans.One such initiative, called Vittana (which I learned about through the TBD ... [Idealist - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Microloan, Harvard University, Kiva.org

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

TI wants Nicaragua to clarify cooperation with Venezuela

wants Nicaragua to clarify cooperation with Venezuela - - CARACAS, Wednesday November 18, 2009 Update &gt News Espere un momento por favor Please wait Vote Vote Thanks for voting!! Share Transparency International wants Nicaragua ... [El Universal - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Venezuela, Nicaragua, Transparency International, Corruption, Patrick Duddy

Quotes

...Recall President Theodore Roosevelt's comments about the dictator Somoza in Nicaragua, "Yes, he is a son of a bitch, but he is our son of a bitch"

So Now What, Ambassador Llorens? [International Action Center - 8 hours ago]

...Tatuaje, a boutique brand rolled in Miami and Nicaragua by José "Pepin Garcia, was named the hottest cigar brand in America by Cigar Insider this summer."

Altadis and Tatuaje End Lawsuit [Cigar Aficionado - 14 hours ago]

In its daily report, BullMarket.com wrote: "Ormat is a vertically integrated company that operates in two segments: Electricity and Products. The Electricity segment develops, builds, owns, and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants, and sells electricity in the United States, Guatemala, Kenya, Nicaragua, and the Philippines. The company operates 12 geothermal sites and has five more under construction. Two of the projects are expected to be complete by year-end, and the other three by the end of 2010 or early 2011."

BullMarket.com Updates Outlook on Green Energy Stocks - Zibb.com [Zibb - 19 hours ago]

More Content

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Declaration of ALBA countries at the Summit of ... [Third World Network - 3 hours ago]
L.American countries mark 20th anniversary of U... [Xinhua News Agency - 6 hours ago]
So Now What, Ambassador Llorens? [International Action Center - 8 hours ago]
Nicaragua's leading supplier of staple food pro... [Inter-American Development Bank - 12 hours ago]
Nicaraguan navy seizes 2.5 tons of cocaine [Individual.com - 12 hours ago]
Vittana: Student Loans and a New Generation of ... [WRI - 13 hours ago]
Altadis and Tatuaje End Lawsuit [Cigar Aficionado - 14 hours ago]
New USAID Mission Director for Benin Sworn In [Street Insider - 15 hours ago]
Cinemark Launches Five New XD Auditoriums In Un... [Business Wire via MSN Money - 19 hours ago]
Cinemark Launches Five New XD Auditoriums In Un... [Business Wire - 19 hours ago]
The practice of illegal abortion [Irish Medical News - 19 hours ago]
BullMarket.com Updates Outlook on Green Energy ... [Zibb - 19 hours ago]
Wal-Mart Latin America CEO is leaving company [Fresh Plaza - 20 hours ago]
BullMarket.com Updates Outlook on Green Energy ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 21 hours ago]
Letter: Global warming fairy tales and a fallin... [The Land - 21 hours ago]
The Grassroots Fight Against Terrorism [Accuracy in Media - 11/20/2009]
Dell Hymes, 82; linguistics, anthropology scholar [Washington Post - 11/20/2009]
NICARAGUA: SURVEY FINDS GOVERNMENT STILL 'HIGH... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]
Children, women most vulnerable in L America: U... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/20/2009]
Student Loans for All [Idealist - 11/20/2009]
Chavez calls Colombia’s Uribe a “mobster” [NoticiasOklahoma.com - 11/20/2009]
White House renews push for immigration reform [NoticiasOklahoma.com - 11/20/2009]
Zelaya seeking help from U.S. government [NoticiasOklahoma.com - 11/20/2009]
El Salvador to build shelter houses for hurrica... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/20/2009]
Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject ... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]
Head of Walmart Latin America to Exit [License - 11/19/2009]
BPO firms look beyond Mexico in S. America [Hindu Business Line - 11/19/2009]
Texas Agent Volunteers for 7th Home Building Tr... [Insurance Journal - 11/19/2009]
Unmagical Realism in Central America [Time - 11/19/2009]
Holidays in Costa Rica Bring Savings and Warm W... [Business Wire - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Crazy warmonger ChÃ¡vez proved wrong ... [Progressive Bloggers - 18 hours ago] ...by a Catholic priest from Nicaragua, no less... Story by Aporrea: "President ChÃ¡vez is right with his idea that we have to prepare ourselves for war," ...
"The View From Your Window" - Now Jus... [The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 11/19/2009] Apologies for the belated update, especially to the 1000+ readers last week who pledged to purchase at least one Window View book. (Total pledges: nearly ...
Nicaragua: Farmers express thoughts on Rural De... [Global Voices Online - 11/17/2009] Seed by theogeo http://www.flickr.com/ ... / CC BY 2.0 The Alzar las Voces (Raise the Voices) project in Nicaragua brings farmers in ...
On Bended Knee to Bob Gates [NO QUARTER - 11/16/2009] Reprinted from Consortium.com with the express permission of Mel Goodman, whose bio is at the end of this article. Consortium Editor’s Note: It’s been said that ...
The latest news on G.M. Loss, Pakistan, Obama i... [God's Politics Blog - 11/16/2009] Health-Care Reform. Critics say the drug industry is trying to establish a higher price base before Congress passes legislation that tries to curb drug spending ...

Audio/Video

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Gates Foundation: Rotavirus Threatens Children ... [ABC News Video: Politics - 10/26/2009]
Volcano Boarding [MSN Video: What's Hot - 07/14/2009]

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