Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, has won the Miss Universe competition in El Salvador, the first to wear the crown from her country The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023
All about Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua, who was crowned Miss Universe 2023 is the first Nicaraguan to earn the title. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Nov 19, 2023
Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua crowned Miss Universe 2023 Miss Universe 2022, R’Bonney Gabriel, crowned Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador just minutes ago, making her the Miss Universe 2023, winner of the 72nd Miss Universe pageant. The Times of India · Nov 19, 2023
How U.S. war crimes led us here Israeli forces are emulating what the U.S. did in Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere. But it's harder to hide Salon · Nov 18, 2023
Nicaragua’s exiled clergy and faithful in Miami keep up struggle for human rights at Mass For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, fellow priests and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at a Miami parish is not only a way to find solace in community The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023
Human traffickers offer ‘VIP route’ from Venezuela to avoid Darién perils. It’s just as dangerous Coyotes claim route is ‘100% safe’, but dozens have died and Colombian coast guard have rescued more than 1,000 people The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2023
Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Darien Gap: As migrants take deadly risks for better lives, Canada and the U.S. must do much more Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller recently announced that as many as 15,000 displaced people with extended family connections in Canada — most of them from Colombia, Haiti and Venezuela and located in Central or South America or the Caribbean — are now eligible to apply to immigrate to Canada on… The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023
Nicaragua is weaponizing US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration Panama and Costa Rica have set up a bus system to speed the flow of migrants from the Darien Gap to Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome The priests were arrested as part of an ongoing crackdown on the Catholic Church following mass protests in 2018. Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023
Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome following agreement with the Vatican Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Italy following an agreement reached with the Vatican The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
I returned to Nicaragua, where I was born, and found a country steeped in fear NPR's Eyder Peralta recently visited Nicaragua for the first time in a decade, gaining rare access to a nation that is hostile to journalists and known as the Western Hemisphere's newest dictatorship. WEKU · Sep 14, 2023
UN says Nicaragua's human rights violations and persecution of dissidents are on the rise Nicaragua has increased human rights violations and persecution of the opposition as it ratchets up its efforts to stifle dissent, a United Nations group of experts monitoring the country says The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Reason · Sep 2, 2023 My New "The Hill" Article on Dubious Lawsuit Challenging Immigration Parole Program for Migrants Fleeing Socialism, Oppression, and Violence in Four Latin American Nations The case was filed by 20 red states seeking to dismantle the CNVH program extending the successful Uniting for Ukraine policy to migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives The government of President Daniel Ortega described the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua as a “center of terrorism” and seized its property, buildings and bank accounts on August 16
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023 Woman given ibuprofen after breaking back on holiday forced to pay £30,000 for surgery Exclusive: Amie Coltman was travelling in a tuktuk in Nicaragua when she was flung from the seat and into the road
The Times of India · Aug 24, 2023 Wow! Rare albino puma cub born in Central American country Nicaragua In a rare incident, an albino puma cub was born in a zoo in the Central American country Nicaragua roughly a month ago. The tiny snow-white puma cub is one of the four such pumas across the world today.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Nicaraguan government bans Jesuit order, confiscates all property Nicaragua's government has declared the Jesuit religious order illegal, and ordered the confiscation of all its property
Roll Call · Aug 23, 2023 Biden administration to defend migration parole program at trial - Roll Call The Biden administration will defend a key migration program this week in a Texas federal court, a key part of its immigration strategy.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 A Republican lawsuit threatens a Biden immigration policy thousands have used to come to the US A trial this week will shine a spotlight on a key part of President Joe Biden's immigration policy
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023 Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media Thousands of migrants from the West African country of Mauritania have arrived in the U.S. in recent months, following a new route taking them to Nicaragua and up through the southern border
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74 Patrick Hamilton, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who covered civil wars in Central America as a photojournalist for The Associated Press,and later worked at Reuters covering the first Gulf War in Iraq, has died after a long struggle with cancer
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits The Jesuits say Nicaragua's government has confiscated the University of Central America in Nicaragua, which is one of the region’s most highly regarded colleges
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica aims to cut shipping times, avoid border problems A new ferry line for commerce moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras