Nicaragua Archives - Havana Times

Nicaragua Goes Deeper in Debt with “Chinese Solidarity”

“There is a “pattern” of borrowing from Chinese companies in Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Angola, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.”

Havana Times is now in its 18th year of daily publishing and we hope to be able to continue throughout 2026.

Around 35 Nicaraguans were released from prison over the past week; 17 of them had not been identified as political prisoners.

Between exile and persecution, Nicaraguan writers and journalists struggle to make their voices heard inside and outside the country.

In short, for US President Donald Trump, Juan Orlando Hernandez “may be an SOB… but he’s one of ours.”

Honduras’ new president could add another Central American country to the growing influence of the Bukele model.

The Miss Universe pageant uncovered a criminal network in Mexico that led to the resignation of the attorney general.

What happens in Venezuela in the coming weeks could shape the United States’ relationship with our region for the remainder of Trump’s term.

Hernandez was extradited to the US in 2022, and sentenced in 2024 to 45 years in prison on three counts of drug trafficking & weapons charges.

The release comes amid growing international pressure and the threat of US trade sanctions, including the possible expulsion from DR-Cafta.