Nicaragua Tourism: “While Insecurity Persists, We’ll Continue Slipping,”
The situation is aggravated by the “police state” that still persists in Nicaragua and gravely damages the country’s image internationally.
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Easter Week Tourism in Nicaragua, Not this Year!
The Hotel Mogollon is empty. A business that seemed headed for successful development in the port zone of Corinto, in Chinandega, Nicaragua is having its worst season. The tourists have disappeared, nobody wants to reserve rooms.
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Nicaragua: Police Take Over the Newsroom of “Confidencial”
Less than 24 hours after the violent assault and looting of the newsrooms of the communication media outlets Confidencial and Esta Semana, the Ortega Police have occupied the facilities, ordering the removal of the security guards and installing half a dozen armed policemen inside the building, which was still disorderly and destroyed after the first attack.
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United States Touches Ortega’s “Iron Circle”
The United States infiltrated the inner circle of the presidential couple. With the sanction to Nestor Moncada Lau (“Chema”), Ortega’s private secretary, and liaison to the Police, paramilitary groups and intelligence activities, they have shown President Daniel Ortega that they know what is going on in the political kitchen of El Carmen bunker.
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Granada: the Colonial City Looks Like a Ghost Town
Xiamara Diaz juggles her resources in order to keep afloat her restaurant, the Garden Café, located in Granada. This city, the colonial jewel of Nicaragua, has suffered a severe economic blow due to the political crisis. Diaz has had to adjust to the new reality of a country that’s no longer receiving foreign tourists, and in addition has seen a downturn in local consumption.
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Nicaragua’s Tourism Industry Remains Crippled by Insecurity
According to Valenti, the key to this sector’s recovery lies in international tourism returning to the country, which will only happen if a safe environment is restored. “The tourism industry is all about confidence, a tourist will only go where they feel safe and confident.”
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US Airlines Reduce Flights to Nicaragua in Crisis
Gangs of delinquents and paramilitary groups associated with the Government emerge from the shadows at night, roaming the streets of Managua and other cities of the country committing murders, kidnappings and assaults. Others operate in broad daylight.
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Nicaragua: Human Rights Commission Entry to El Chipote Prison Blocked
Members of a mission of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) were prevented on Wednesday from entering the cells of the infamous El Chipote detention and interrogation prison, in Managua.
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Nicaragua Tourism Executive says “Ortega Must Resign”
Luci Valenti, president of Canatur, demands an early solution to the crisis. She says the president must recognize that “he can no longer govern,” adding, “For half of what has happened in the country, other leaders around the world would have resigned.”
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Ortega Blamed for Crisis Hitting Nicaragua’s Economy
After protests broke out 17 days ago, Nicaragua’s political crisis has hit sensitive economic sectors such as tourism and exports, warned private businessmen, who are urging the Government to establish a process of national dialogue as soon as possible.
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