Nicaragua: Armed Robberies on the Tipitapa-Masaya Highway between Managua and Granada

By Larry Habegger | May 21st, 2008 |

The U.S. Embassy received two reports in two weeks from U.S. citizens who were abducted and robbed while traveling at night from Managua International Airport to Granada along the Tipitapa-Masaya... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Transport Strike in Second Week

By Larry Habegger | May 14th, 2008 |

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A nationwide transportation strike to protest rising fuel costs began May 5 and continued into a second week with no signs of abating. Roads have been blocked and protests have... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Crime Up in Managua

By Larry Habegger | December 19th, 2007 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Managua reported receiving numerous reports that robberies and assaults are increasing, and that incidents of luggage pilfering at Managua’s international airport have occurred. Embassy officials advised... [Read this entry]

Mexico and Central America: Hurricane Felix and Henriette Hit on Same Day

By Larry Habegger | September 5th, 2007 |

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Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes made landfall on the same day for the first time since such data has been recorded. Current statistics date to 1949 and also show that this... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Election Unrest Possible

By Larry Habegger | October 24th, 2006 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Managua issued a statement advising Americans that demonstrations and “sporadic acts of violence” are possible in major cities during the campaign for national elections, on election... [Read this entry]

Guatemala: Floods and Mudslides

By Larry Habegger | October 11th, 2005 |

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Torrential rains from Hurricane Stan swept across Guatemala and other Central American countries causing extensive flooding and massive mudslides that wiped out entire villages. Areas hardest hit were Mayan mountain... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua: Violent Crime in Atlantic Coastal Regions

By Larry Habegger | September 6th, 2005 |

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Violent crime is escalating in the Atlantic coastal regions and the Corn Islands, and the Nicaraguan National Police do not have the resources to combat it. The U.S. Embassy in... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua

By Larry Habegger | April 26th, 2005 |

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An increase in public transit fares produced protests by students opposed to the change and counterdemonstrations by bus and taxi drivers in favor of it. Some protests turned violent and... [Read this entry]

Nicaragua

By Larry Habegger | June 4th, 2002 |

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Heavy rains have caused extensive flooding mainly in the Pacific Ocean coastal region, with the worst damage in Managua and Rivas to the south. Managua’s international airport was shut down... [Read this entry]

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