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NICARAGUA: Asylum for Survivors of Attack on FARC Camp By José Adán Silva MANAGUA, May 14 (IPS) - The Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega granted asylum to two young Colombian women who survived a Mar. 1 bombing raid by the armed forces of their country on a FARC guerrilla camp in Ecuador....
We all enjoy a great cup of coffee, and much like our food, we rarely give thought as to how it arrived. Ms. Friedrich has used her gift as a film-maker of merit to bring us From The Ground Up, a beautifully done film that shows the startling differences along the way in the journey of coffee...
Central Sun Mining Inc. reports its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 . The consolidated financial statements along with management's discussion and analysis are available for viewing on the Central Sun website at www.centralsun
Central Sun Mining Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of three new senior individuals to the Company's management team. With these latest appointments, Central Sun has strengthened the Company's operational support team and added additional depth a
Abortion rights are once again under attack with amendments to the Human Embryology and Fertilisation Bill.The left need to unite behind the defence of the 24 weeks limit. They also need to work with feminist groups to push for a liberalisation of abortion law ,as a minimum a move to one doctor’s...
The U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua is warning U.S. citizens to beware of highway robbers and take precautions during a national transportation workers strike. It said in a statement Tuesday that two groups of U.S. citizens were robbed over the past two weeks along a highway between Managua and Granada...
Nicaraguan transport workers clashed with riot police Tuesday in Las Maderas town, 45 km east of the capital Managua, as the national transport strike entered its ninth day. Police retaliated with tear gas bombs and rubber bullets after the workers allegedly burned two cars on the northern Pan...
To see Doug Evans Betanco’s blog, go to postindependent.com and click on the “Doug Evans’ blog” banner. I’ve fallen in love all over again with Glenwood Springs and Colorado, where I’ve lived since 1973. I’m also now not only a don in Nicaragua but also an “Hon.” Teote’s Town Council Chairman and...
ORLANDO (CBS4) ― The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be remembered by the devastating storms named Dean, Felix and Noel and now those hurricane names have been retired. Atlantic hurricane names run in six-year cycles, so that a list repeats in the seventh year. When a storm causes wide spread...
Presented without comment: From the 1960’s through the 1980’s, those of us in the US Army Special Forces, along with our interagency partners, successfully stunted communist-sponsored insurgencies throughout Latin America. One of our prouder moments was in 1967, when Bolivian solders, trained,...
