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Paul Oquist, Key US Born Aide to Daniel Ortega, Dies

Oquist’s death appears related to COVID-19. The prominent Nicaraguan official was sanctioned by the US Treasury Dept. in October 2020.

Nicaraguan gov. wants to repatriate boy abandoned by coyotes on the US border. The child’s mother, Meylin Obregón, remains missing in Mexico.

The proposal maintains unchanged the party’s control over all the structures of the electoral system. It also bans opposition participation.

VP Murillo, not the Health Ministry, is in charge of all Covid-19 information. She does this on her daily monologues on all gov. stations.

Francis Valdivia emphasized that the families of the victims are not going to negotiate or support any candidate who endorses impunity.

Yolidia Hernandez (Nicaragua) took our photo of the day: “The Backyard, Island of Ometepe”. She used her Redmi Note 8 camera.

The police harassment has been intense, Kalua denounces. “To the degree of insulting, brandishing arms, pointing a gun barrel into the porch.

Today’s featured band is Dimension Costena from Nicaragua with the song “Tululu” from the album “Cole Cole a Ritmo de Palo de Mayo” (2018).

A monitoring by Catholics for the Right to Decide documented 19 femicides and 41 frustrated femicides from January 1 to April 7.

Boy’s uncle in Miami says the mother is in the hands of kidnappers in Mexico. Nicaraguan government asks for help from Interpol.