Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua are the Latin American countries where corruption is most prevalent according to the 2017 Perceived Corruption Index presented on February 22 by Transparency International.
Read MoreWe associate Frida Kahlo with those thick eyebrows, the flowers in her hair, and the colorful Mexican attire. According to the experts, all this was part of “a great performance” that also became her artistic image.
Read MoreOne of many properties owned by Roberto Rivas, the head of Nicaragua’s Electoral Council, is a “little chalet” in Madrid valued at over 11 million USD.
Read More“How much information does Roberto Rivas have on Daniel Ortega in order to enjoy such protection? No one is investigating him, no one is stripping him of protection. He’s covered under the mantle of the Ortega-Murillo family,” notes Dora Maria Tellez.
Read MoreBoth satisfied with the rulings, representatives from Nicaragua and Costa Rica expressed the hope that they wouldn’t be returning again to the Hague due to these conflicts.
Read MoreThe fall from grace of the Electoral Magistrate’s brother in Costa Rica after nearly ten years in this diplomatic post comes over a month after Robert Rivas was included by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in a list of “people involved in serious human rights abuses or corruption.
Read More“The Government has placed its bets on destroying us, but the Movement has high principles,” said Francisca Ramirez.
Read MoreRoberto Rivas, the head of Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council, has been missing from the public agenda for over a month now, ever since the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned him for fraud and corruption through the U.S. Global Magnitsky Act.
Read MoreA man with long hair, a full beard and wire-rimmed glasses is preparing to begin a baptism ceremony. He’s not a conventional priest, with lengthy sermons and heavy solemnity.
Read MoreThe resignation of Monica Lopez as legal advisor for the National Council in Defense of the Land, Lake and Sovereignty was a strong warning blow for the inner circle of the Rural Movement. The lawyer expressed that she couldn’t continue working under the current conditions imposed during the term of Medardo Mairena as director.
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