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Efforts to Clean Rivers Reach Havana Suburbs

Members of the independent Guardabosques group came together and cleaned up a part of the polluted Luyano River with the limited and uncertain means at their disposal, but with a great deal of ingenuity and perseverance. The Luyano River is one of the rivers that meets the sea in Havana Bay.

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Land Conservation: A Risky Business

In light of land degradation and climate change, the protection of the environment is crucial—but the protection of the very people working tirelessly and with much risk to preserve nature should be just as important.

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Ortega Government to “Monitor” Family Remittances

“The compilation of so much detailed information [to the Ortega government] serves to develop political espionage, but also to estimate what the ranges of transfers, remittances, and other asset transactions could be taxed. The volume of information is going to be very high,” said an economist.

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The Economist Sees Ortega in Power in Nicaragua Through 2022

The only vulnerable point of the Ortega-Murillo regime is its susceptibility to US sanctions, according to the latest report from the British-based Economist Intelligence Unit The EIU maintains its prediction that the FSLN will not leave power before 2022, even if this means, “Nicaragua’s descent into a Venezuelan-style quagmire.”

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European Parliamentary Elections – Coming Soon!

Between May 23rd and 26th, citizens of 27 or 28 European countries, or member states, will vote for a new European Parliament. We hear more than usual this year about these elections due to confusion over how the United Kingdom (UK) will deal with them. Brexit or No Brexit?

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