«Both dictatorships share totalitarianism and arbitrary arrests as a means of maintaining power.»
Large groups of African migrants arrive in Managua via El Salvador
Between 3 and 4 flights from San Salvador arrive in Managua daily. It has been observed that approximately 40 African individuals arrive on each flight.
Mercon, owner of Cisa Exportadora, filed for bankruptcy in New York but will continue operating
Mercon confirms bankruptcy and announces its adherence to a law that will allow it to fulfill all commitments to clients and collaborators.
Financial problems at Mercon lead to closure of Cisa Exportadora and other companies in nine countries
After almost 75 years of history, Cisa Exportadora in Nicaragua halted its operations due to the bankruptcy of Mercon.
Gisela Sánchez, new president of the BCIE: «My main commitment is to ethics and transparency»
In an interview with LA PRENSA, Sánchez promises austerity at the BCIE, which has been accused of allocating resources based on political interests and providing its officials with benefits akin to those in first-world countries.
Ernesto Medina: «Ortega wants to turn university students into a mass of people who don’t think»
The student-led civil protests of April 2018 marked a turning point in challenging the Ortega regime.
Ortega grants the CNU full control over the decisions of universities
Ramona Rodríguez, loyal to the dictatorship, will retain the power to elect academic and administrative authorities, sign contracts, among other activities.
National University of Engineering eliminates psychometric and aptitude exams
With the removal of these exams, the requirement for any entrance examination to enter the university is completely eliminated.
The dictatorship and its eagerness to demonstrate that «nobody is safe in Nicaragua.»
The recent weeks have been marked by more kidnappings and exiles, a dynamic critics label as a revolving door.
Aruba Airlines will cease to offer flights from Cuba to Nicaragua
Travel agencies in the United States confirmed that «due to migration issues,» airlines have informed them that «flights are no longer departing» between both destinations.
