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Chinese Megastores are Suffocating Nicaraguan Businesses

Dozens of local businesses in the departments of Nicaragua have seen sales drop by up to 70% following the opening of Chinese stores…

“They didn’t pay us our full salary, nor did they give us [Russian] passports. We’re illegal. They conned us, and now they’re threatening us.”

Jose Mulino replaced former President Ricardo Martinelli, who has asylum in the Nicaraguan Embassy after being convicted of corruption.

The Cuban government accuses the independent media “El Toque” of influencing more than its economic policies to stop inflation.

The “migrant dream” of Cubans is under the scrutiny of researchers from the University of Oriente in Santiago de Cuba.

“I’ve come here to denounce that in my community we drink water with heavy metals and breath polluted air from the mining activity.”

Hundreds of families endured conditions imposed by Furukawa Plantations of minimal wages, exploitation, lack of access to basic services…

Ana and Jairo have several jobs that allow them to get by. They have no plans to leave the country.

“You are all to blame right now in the eyes of the world, for participating directly in an assault against a political prisoner.”

Martinelli led all polls for years. But after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering he was relieved by Jose Raul Mulino.