Mexico’s AMLO will skip US-hosted Summit of the Americas The Mexican president says he will boycott the event over guest list that excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2022
U.S. bars Cuba, Venezuela from Americas summit; Mexican leader sits out The White House on Monday excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas this week, prompting Mexico's president to make good on a threat to skip the event because all countries in the Western Hemisphere were not invited. Reuters · Jun 6, 2022
US excludes Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua from regional summit The Biden administration has made a final decision against inviting the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to a regional summit this week, bucking calls from Mexico’s president to include all countries or risk him staying home. Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022
Nicaragua government laying waste to civil society Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled congress has cancelled nearly 200 nongovernmental organizations this week, ranging from a local equestrian group to the 94-year-old Nicaraguan Academy of Letters, in what critics say is President Daniel Ortega’s attempt to eliminate the country’s civil society The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022
Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua condemn exclusion from U.S. summit A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month's Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend. Reuters · May 27, 2022
Adapting Denis Johnson, Claire Denis debuts 'Stars at Noon' Just days removed from finishing her latest film and hours after arriving in Cannes, Claire Denis sits down in a poolside hotel restaurant and warmly pronounces herself “a mess.” The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
U.S. says it is not inviting Venezuelan, Nicaraguan governments to Americas summit The Biden administration has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, a State Department official said on Thursday, amid the threat of an embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders. Reuters · May 26, 2022
Stars at Noon review – languid tale of sex, lies and intrigue in the Nicaraguan heat Benny Safdie stands out among a strangely lethargic cast in Claire Denis’ erotic and intimate political drama The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022
Summit of the Americas invites are out, but no final decision on excluding Cuba, White House says In a signal that it might backtrack on statements about excluding authoritarian governments from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the Biden administration is considering inviting a representative of the Cuban government after Mexico and other countries threatened to boycott the gathering of leaders around the hemisphere. Miami Herald · May 21, 2022
Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua has begun an “indefinite fast” inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day The Independent UK · May 20, 2022
Nicaragua president says he is 'not interested' in attending U.S.-hosted summit Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said his government was "not interested" in attending the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, which some leaders have criticized for reports it may exclude the Central American country along with Cuba and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government. Reuters · May 19, 2022
U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to skip this year's summit in the United States if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded. WEKU · May 19, 2022
Mysterious Mansion Ruins On An El Salvadoran Beach Captivate Onlookers The villa may bear silent witness to the horrors of Hurricane Mitch, which hit Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998. Zenger · May 16, 2022
Threats of boycott cast a shadow over Biden’s Summit of the Americas The White House has not made a final decision on which countries will be invited to the forthcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, following warnings by Mexico’s president that he would skip the regional gathering next month if the authoritarian leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded. Miami Herald · May 11, 2022
Reuters · May 11, 2022 Bolivian president will not attend U.S. summit if other nations excluded Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced that he will not participate in next month's Summit of the Americas in the United States if Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are excluded from the gathering.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Mexico threatens to boycott Americas summit unless Biden allows Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to attend Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he’s out if the US excludes certain nations
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Mexico president threatens to skip Americas Summit Mexico’s president says he won't attend next month’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles if the Biden administration excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 8, 2022 Iran Helps Nicaragua ‘Neutralize’ Effects of US Sanctions Iran has pledged to supply Nicaragua with fuel, participate in oil exploration and consider investing in a refinery to “neutralize the effects of US and European sanctions and encroachments.” These sanctions target dozens of public sector officials and figures close to Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega who face charges related to…
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022 Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally
Reuters · May 5, 2022 Nicaragua quietly seeks to re-engage with U.S. - sources President Daniel Ortega’s son, an influential figure in Nicaragua’s leftist government, has reached out quietly to the Biden administration in recent months in an effort to re-engage with the United States, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them Officials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule even as it publicly says it has been trying to unwind it
Reuters · Apr 30, 2022 Nicaragua convicts businessmen in latest phase of political crackdown Two top executives of Nicaragua's largest business association have been convicted of "undermining national integrity", in the latest of a series of judicial actions against political opponents of President Daniel Ortega.
Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022 Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela unlikely to join summit: US official State Department official says three gov’ts unlikely to be at Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.
Reuters · Apr 27, 2022 Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela's Maduro government unlikely to be invited to regional summit -U.S Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government are likely to be excluded from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas to be held in June in Los Angeles, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
Reuters · Apr 27, 2022 Nicaragua says state to take over headquarters of 'deplorable' OAS Nicaragua said on Tuesday the state would take possession of the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Managua, two days after the Central American country exited the group and expelled some of its members.