Costa Rica Hit by Trump’s Latest Tariff Hike Targeting Dozens of Countries

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a executive order raising tariffs on dozens of countries, including Costa Rica, as part of a broader effort to address what the administration calls “persistent trade imbalances.” The increase will be...

Putin congratulates Nicaraguan co-presidents on Sandinista Revolution anniversary

HAVANA, July 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Nicaragua’s co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo on the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. "Please accept my warmest congratulations on the 46th...

Current Nicaraguan Political Prisoners List Rises to 54

Photo: Archive | Confidencial Fifteen of the political prisoners are “disappeared due to concealment of whereabouts and denial of visits”. By EFE (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES – At least 54 opposition members and critics of the Nicaraguan...

Nicaragua's crackdown on opposition extends beyond its borders

Maarit Kohonen Sheriff, director of the U.N. Human Rights Office’s Division of Global Operations, said the human rights situation in Nicaragua has significantly deteriorated over the past year. File Photo by Martial Trezzini/EPA-EFE July 8 (UPI)...

One year after police raided her house, Nicaraguan journalist Fabiola Tercero is still missing

By Silvia Higuera July 16, 2025 Repression, persecution, exile, and even statelessness are part of what Nicaraguan journalists have experienced with increasing intensity since the 2018 protests. As part of this persecution, many have gone to jail,...

Nicaragua’s Government Sends Warm Congratulations to Suriname’s First Female President

Nicaragua and Suriname strengthen revolutionary ties with message of unity and friendship. Photo: National Assembly of Suriname. July 7, 2025 Hour: 5:56 pm The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua congratulates Jennifer...

Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Protected Status From Migrants; Plays Race Card in Ruling

A Biden-appointed federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from removing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from more than 63,000 Nicaraguan, Honduran and Nepali migrants, flouting the Supreme Court’s recent decisions lifting similar...

Telica volcano (Nicaragua) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 9 July-15 July 2025 (New Activity / Unrest)

Mon, 14 Jul 2025, 12:30 Wed, 5 Mar 2025, 15:00 Based on webcam and satellite images, the Washington VAAC reported that at 0720 on 25 February a narrow plume from Telica, possibly containing ash, extended more than 11 km SW at an altitude of 1.2 km...

The aftershocks of L.A.'s summer of ICE will live on

After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, parks across the San Fernando Valley filled with families left homeless by the destruction or simply too afraid that an aftershock might pancake their home. An estimated 14,000-20,000 people lived in those...

Permanent Commission on Human Rights of Nicaragua hold press conference on TPS suspension

A press conference is being held on Tuesday by the Permanent Commission on Human Rights of Nicaragua to discuss the suspension of Temporary Protective Status. The conference will be held at 14016 SW 8th St. at 11 a.m. Representatives from...

Nicaraguan priest arrested because his driver was allegedly drunk

The Christ of the Mercy statue in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. (Photo: Getty/iStock) A Catholic priest critical of the Nicaraguan government has been arrested and held incommunicado after his driver was accused of drunkenness. According to the...

Nicaraguan Filmmaker Premieres “Profane Prose” Short Film

Still from the Nicaraguan documentary “Una prosa profana” (Profane Prose) by filmmaker Juan Vílchez // Photo: Courtesy The film explores themes of “power” and “guilt”, inspired by the “spirit of rebellion” in Prosas Profanas by Ruben Darío, says...

Fear of Leaving and Not Returning to Nicaragua

The anxiety of a forced Exile Nicaragua has become a prison for many Nicaraguans, who at the same time fear leaving and finding themselves in forced exile. // Photo art: CONFIDENCIAL When traveling outside of Nicaragua, many face the fear of not...

National Assembly of Nicaragua approves presidential proposal to join International Organization for Mediation

Photo: websiteOn June 26 local time, the National Assembly of Nicaragua unanimously approved a proposal submitted by the Presidential Office to join the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), officially marking the country's accession...

Trump administration ends protected status for Honduras, Nicaragua

Hurricane center tracking disturbance. Next tropical storm would be Dexter 

Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Dexter. The Aug. 2, 2025, tropics advisory states a trough of low pressure could form near the southeastern US coast during the next day or two. The USA TODAY...

San Francisco federal judge postpones TPS termination citing 'racial animus'

A federal judge in San Francisco has postponed a Trump administration decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, attributing the decision to "racial animus." Meanwhile, a second Northern...

Nicaragua Reaffirms Revolutionary Solidarity with Venezuela on 214th Independence Anniversary

Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo envían mensaje de unidad y resistencia al pueblo venezolano en su día histórico.Photo:EFE. July 4, 2025 Hour: 4:47 pm On the 214th anniversary of Venezuela’s Independence, Nicaragua’s government, led by...

'Color isn't a poison': Kristi Noem hit with scathing rebuke as court blocks Trump admin

The Trump administration was dealt another court blow Friday as a federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for a group of migrants. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson issued a 37-page...

End the ‘mission creep’ of Temporary Protected Status

After the attacks of 9/11, the United States undertook a military operation aimed at dislodging the Taliban government of Afghanistan, which had provided material support and bases to al Qaeda. That immediate goal was achieved relatively quickly....