Sheynnis Palacios, 23, from Nicaragua, was crowned Miss Universe 2023 in San Salvador. Beat India’s Shweta Sharda at the 72nd Miss Universe event. Praises Mary Wollstonecraft, emphasizing gender equality strides. Sheynnis Palacios, a 23-year-old TV host and model from Nicaragua, was crowned Miss Universe 2023 in a historic moment at the 72nd Miss Universe event … Read more
Nicaragua granted clemency to 21 Honduran inmates. Nicaragua also intends to repatriate detainees to Costa Rica. The recent transfer involved David Elias and Campbell Licona. Nicaragua granted clemency to 21 Honduran inmates and repatriated them to their northern neighbor, among them a prominent figure from the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) criminal organization who was apprehended immediately … Read more
More than 200 political prisoners from Nicaragua were freed. FM Jose Manuel Albares praised Ortega’s decision to release his critics from prison. Several opposition presidential candidates were among the political prisoners who were freed. More than 200 political prisoners from Nicaragua who were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday were granted citizenship … Read more
The European Union’s foreign policy chief expresses “unwavering support” for the Netherlands. The EU representative to Nicaragua, Bettina Muscheidt, left Nicaragua on Saturday after being declared persona non grata. Managua severed ties with The Hague after its ambassador refused to finance a hospital. Sunday, the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy leader, Josep Borrell, criticized the … Read more
Following 16 days of stalemate, Nicaraguan police detain a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians. The arrests follow an inquiry into “destabilizing and provocative” acts. The OAS and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights call for the release of the prisoners. Nicaragua: Following a 16-day stalemate, Nicaraguan police detained a bishop along with seven … Read more
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington on July 12. At least 22 Mexicans were among the 50 people killed in and around a trailer truck found abandoned in Texas. Thousands of undocumented migrants cross Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala every year to reach the United States. … Read more
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico completed a migration-themed tour of Central America and the Caribbean on Sunday with a stop in Cuba, which has suffered its own exodus in recent months. Throughout his trip, which has brought him to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize, Lopez Obrador has pushed the United States to … Read more
After seeing three of his closest friends in Cuba receive prison sentences after planning a protest in a WhatsApp group, Alex, 25, decided it was time to leave. “Someone had already warned me I would be next,” said Alex, who spoke on condition of anonymity since he fears his statements could have repercussions for his … Read more
