Fernando Cardenal: A Life for Love
“Those who are here today saying goodbye to him, are sending off three people: a friend – and he was a good friend – a spiritual guide and a confidant,” said his nephew, Fernando Cardenal.
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Nicaragua: Fernando Cardenal, revolutionary priest dies at 82
Fernando Cardenal passed away in the early morning of Saturday, February 20, following several weeks in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Nicaragua’s capital. Born in Granada in 1934, Cardenal was a Jesuit priest, liberation theologian and former Minister of Education in Nicaragua.
Some 4,100 Cubans Still Stranded in Costa Rica
Costa Rican president Luis Guillermo Solis reported on Friday that some 4,100 Cuban migrants remain stranded in his country, waiting to be able to reach the United States.
Nicaragua: UNDP Strongly Refutes Ortega’s Accusations
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) “strongly and categorically” condemned the accusations leveled at “the UNDP and its personnel” by the government of Daniel Ortega via a communiqué issued by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry and addressed to embassies, international organizations and cooperation agencies accredited in Nicaragua, where the UN organization is said to be developing acts of “political interventionism” to “finance political groups” and to “distort” the country’s development data.
Ortega accuses the UN Development Programme of “Political Interference”
The Nicaraguan government has issued an official explanation of the reasons behind their September 2015 decision to halt all projects of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), affecting twenty million dollars in project funds.
Nicaragua: “A Transparent Judicial System Is Important for Investment”
“Basically, international investors – including those from the US – look for several things from the countries where they wish to invest. One of them is the rule of law: they want transparency and a solid judicial system. They also want to see market opportunities like the ones Nicaragua enjoys thanks to the free trade treaty with the United States,” said Robert Manogue.
Amnesty International: Nicaragua Canal Sidelines Indigenous Peoples
The global organization Amnesty International (AI) criticized the “reckless” manner in which Daniel Ortega’s government is “handling a multi-billion dollar project that will see a canal cutting the country in two” and “will displace tens of thousands of people.”
Zika Virus Revives Abortion Debate in Nicaragua
The appearance of Zika in Latin America has placed all the regional health systems on high alert, especially since the virus in pregnant mothers is associated with congenital malformations and microcephaly. In countries such as El Salvador and Nicaragua, where the laws prohibit the interruption of pregnancy for any reason, the epidemic projected by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revived the debate on abortion.
Nicaragua’s Unknown Ruben Dario
The full work of Ruben Dario, our greatest literary figure and one of the greats of the Spanish language, is still largely unknown in the country, stated writers and academics interviewed by “Confidencial”.
Nicaraguan Prisoners: From the Cell to the Stage
A strong smell of garlic permeated the Pilar Aguirre Theater. Someone was atoning for their guilt by crushing entire heads of this plant with their feet, with such force and precision that the cloves were scattered across the floor. The man behind this calamity had no face, but the movements of his body spoke of deep pain.