http://www.newsvine.com/nicaraguaNewsvine - nicaraguaen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:43:47 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 20:46:02 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17049644-nicaragua-builds-solar-farm-with-japans-donationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17049644-nicaragua-builds-solar-farm-with-japans-donationfarmnicaraguaworld-newsltsolar-farmFri, 22 Feb 2013 03:43:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Japan's ambassador to Nicaragua, Masaharu Sato, front center in white helmet, attends the inauguration of Nicaragua's first photovoltaic park, a joint project between the governments of Nicaragua and Japan, in La Trinidad, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Japan's government invested $11.4 million dollars in the solar park of over 5,000 solar panels with a capacity greater than one megawatt that can meet the demand of more than 1,000 homes with monthly consumption of approximately 150 kilowatt-hours. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Japan's ambassador in Nicaragua Masaharu Sato, front left, National Electricity Transmission Company President Salvador Mansell, center, and Energy Minister Emilio Rappaccioli, right, attend the inauguration of Nicaragua's first photovoltaic park, a joint project between the governments of Nicaragua and Japan, in La Trinidad, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Japan invested $11.4 million dollars in the solar park of over 5,000 solar panels with a capacity greater than one megawatt that can meet the demand of more than 1,000 homes with monthly consumption of approximately 150 kilowatt-hours. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16967547-550-couples-wed-in-mass-vows-in-nicaraguahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16967547-550-couples-wed-in-mass-vows-in-nicaraguanicaraguaweddingworld-newsltmass-weddingFri, 15 Feb 2013 02:57:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Couples participate in a mass wedding in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013. A public square in Nicaragua has become an improvised wedding chapel for 550 couples who took their marriage vows on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding. Mass weddings have become a tradition in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua since they began a decade ago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A couple poses for pictures after participating in a mass wedding in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013. A public square in Nicaragua has become an improvised wedding chapel for 550 couples who took their marriage vows on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding. Mass weddings have become a tradition in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua since they began a decade ago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Couples participate in a mass wedding in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013. A public square in Nicaragua has become an improvised wedding chapel for 550 couples who took their marriage vows on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding. Mass weddings have become a tradition in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua since they began a decade ago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A couple walks among chairs before participating in a mass wedding in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013. A public square in Nicaragua has become an improvised wedding chapel for 550 couples who took their marriage vows on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding. Mass weddings have become a tradition in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua since they began a decade ago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Brides line up next to their grooms, not seen, before a mass wedding in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013. A public square in Nicaragua has become an improvised wedding chapel for 550 couples who took their marriage vows on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding. Mass weddings have become a tradition in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua since they began a decade ago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Couples participate in a mass wedding in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Feb 14, 2013. A public square in Nicaragua has become an improvised wedding chapel for 550 couples who took their marriage vows on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding. Mass weddings have become a tradition in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua since they began a decade ago. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16683111-nicaraguan-presidential-guards-convicted-of-rapehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16683111-nicaraguan-presidential-guards-convicted-of-rapenicaraguarapedaniel-ortegaworld-newsbodyguardltThu, 24 Jan 2013 22:00:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16588002-nicaragua-sentences-18-mexicans-to-30-yearshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16588002-nicaragua-sentences-18-mexicans-to-30-yearsnicaraguaworld-newsltfake-journalistsFri, 18 Jan 2013 19:43:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mexican citizens, alleged members of an organized crime group, attend the reading of their sentence at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Jan. 18, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced 18 Mexicans who posed as a television crew to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering stemming from $9.2 million found in their news vans. (AP Photo/Mayerling Garcia)</p><p>CORRECTS YEAR - Mexican citizens, alleged members of an organized crime group, attend the reading of their sentence at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced 18 Mexicans who posed as a television crew to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering stemming from $9.2 million found in their news vans. (AP Photo/Mayerling Garcia)</p><p>CORRECTS YEAR - Mexican citizen Raquel Alatorre Correa, alleged member of an organized crime group, is escorted to court for her sentence in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced 18 Mexicans who posed as a television crew to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering stemming from $9.2 million found in their news vans. (AP Photo/Mayerling Garcia)</p><p>CORRECTS YEAR - Mexican citizen Raquel Alatorre Correa, alleged member of an organized crime group, gestures during the reading of the sentence for her and 17 others at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced 18 Mexicans who posed as a television crew to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering stemming from $9.2 million found in their news vans. (AP Photo/Mayerling Garcia)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169887-correction-nicaragua-volcano-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169887-correction-nicaragua-volcano-storynicaraguaassociated-pressvolcanoworld-newsltsan-cristobalnicaragua-volcanoWed, 26 Dec 2012 20:11:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/19/16028554-nicaragua-18-mexicans-guilty-of-money-launderinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/19/16028554-nicaragua-18-mexicans-guilty-of-money-launderingnicaraguajournalistsfakecentral-americanworld-newsltThu, 20 Dec 2012 02:47:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mexican citizens Raquel Alatorre Correa, left, and Valentin Delgado, alleged members of an organized crime group, speak during their hearing in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Correa, Delgado and other alleged members of the group, who are facing charges of organized crime and money laundering, were detained on Aug. 24 in Las Manos, Nicaragua, while they were traveling inside a Televisa TV truck with "press badges," high–definition video cameras, microphones and a satellite dish, and ,according to authorities, hidden beneath the sound boards and screens in three of the vans, police officers found black gym bags stuffed with $9.2 million in cash for alleged use in drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Escorted by police officers, alleged members of an organized crime group, among them the Mexican citizen Raquel Alatorre Correa, second from left, arrive to a court to attend their trial in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Correa and other alleged members of the group, who are facing charges of organized crime and money laundering, were detained on Aug. 24 in Las Manos, Nicaragua, while they were traveling inside a Televisa TV truck with "press badges," high–definition video cameras, microphones and a satellite dish, and ,according to authorities, hidden beneath the sound boards and screens in three of the vans, police officers found black gym bags stuffed with $9.2 million in cash for alleged use in drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican citizen Raquel Alatorre Correa, alleged member of an organized crime group, looks down during her hearing in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Correa and other alleged members of the group, who are facing charges of organized crime and money laundering, were detained on Aug. 24 in Las Manos, Nicaragua, while they were traveling inside a Televisa TV truck with "press badges," high–definition video cameras, microphones and a satellite dish, and ,according to authorities, hidden beneath the sound boards and screens in three of the vans, police officers found black gym bags stuffed with $9.2 million in cash for alleged use in drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican citizen Raquel Alatorre Correa, left, alleged member of an organized crime group, attends her hearing in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Correa and other alleged members of the group, who are facing charges of organized crime and money laundering, were detained on Aug. 24 in Las Manos, Nicaragua, while they were traveling inside a Televisa TV truck with "press badges," high–definition video cameras, microphones and a satellite dish, and ,according to authorities, hidden beneath the sound boards and screens in three of the vans, police officers found black gym bags stuffed with $9.2 million in cash for alleged use in drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican citizen Raquel Alatorre Correa, alleged member of an organized crime group, looks up during her hearing in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Correa and other alleged members of the group, who are facing charges of organized crime and money laundering, were detained on Aug. 24 in Las Manos, Nicaragua, while they were traveling inside a Televisa TV truck with "press badges," high–definition video cameras, microphones and a satellite dish, and ,according to authorities, hidden beneath the sound boards and screens in three of the vans, police officers found black gym bags stuffed with $9.2 million in cash for alleged use in drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15274963-world-court-disputed-islands-belong-to-colombiahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15274963-world-court-disputed-islands-belong-to-colombiacolombianicaraguacourtlatin-americanworld-newsinternational-courtworld-courtMon, 19 Nov 2012 10:10:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Nicaragua's foreign minister Samuel Santos and ambassador Carlos Jose Arguello Gomez, Colombia's agent Julio London Paredes and former foreign affairs minister Guillermo Fernandez de Soto, from left to right, listen as the court delivered its ruling in the case of Nicaragua versus Colombia over ownership of a string of islands and cays off Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Samuel Santos, minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua, left, goes to shake hands with agent Julio Londono Paredes of Colombia, right, as the court delivered its ruling in the case of Nicaragua versus Colombia at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. The court is ruling on a long-running dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia over ownership of islands in the western Caribbean and the maritime border between the countries. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Samuel Santos, minister of foreign affairs of Nicaragua, left, shakes hands with agent Julio Londono Paredes of Colombia, right, as the court delivered its ruling in the case of Nicaragua versus Colombia over ownership of a string of islands and cays off Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Nicaragua's foreign minister Samuel Santos greets members of Colombia's delegation as Colombia's agent Julio London Paredes, center, and former foreign affairs minister Guillermo Fernandez de Soto, right, wait for the court to deliver its ruling in the case of Nicaragua versus Colombia over ownership of a string of islands and cays off Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. The International Court of Justice says a group of tiny islands in the western Caribbean belong to Colombia, rejecting Nicaragua's claim in a long-running territorial dispute between the two Latin American nations. Nicaragua first went to the world court, the United Nations' highest judicial organ, in 2001 arguing that Colombia had no legal claim to the islands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Presiding Judge Tomka, center, reads the verdict of the court delivered in the case of Nicaragua versus Colombia over ownership of a string of islands and cays off Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15223839-nicaraguan-protests-erupt-over-rise-in-power-costshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15223839-nicaraguan-protests-erupt-over-rise-in-power-costsnicaraguaprotestsworld-newsltFri, 16 Nov 2012 22:45:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14402008-nicaragua-sentences-figure-in-folk-singers-deathhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14402008-nicaragua-sentences-figure-in-folk-singers-deathnicaraguaworld-newsltcabralfacundo-cabralSat, 13 Oct 2012 00:47:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Henry Farinas is escorted by police to the reading of his sentence on charges of money laundering in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to Farinas who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors say a trafficking gang believed Farinas had betrayed it and tried to kill him as he accompanied Cabral in a vehicle after a July 2011 concert in Guatemala that Farinas organized. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Henry Farinas gestures during the reading of his sentence on charges of money laundering in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to Farinas who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors say a trafficking gang believed Farinas had betrayed it and tried to kill him as he accompanied Cabral in a vehicle after a July 2011 concert in Guatemala that Farinas organized. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A masked police officer stands guard as Henry Farinas sits with accused during the reading of their sentences on charges of money laundering in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to Farinas who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors say a trafficking gang believed Farinas had betrayed it and tried to kill him as he accompanied Cabral in a vehicle after a July 2011 concert in Guatemala that Farinas organized. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14123167-nicaragua-conviction-for-figure-in-singers-deathhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14123167-nicaragua-conviction-for-figure-in-singers-deathnicaraguaworld-newsltcabralfacundo-cabralThu, 27 Sep 2012 00:10:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Henry Farinas speaks during the last day of his trial 23 other suspects on charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012. Farinas, a businessman, is believed by authorities to be the intended target of the July 2011 ambush in Guatemala that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Henry Farinas was an associate in a gang along with Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, who allegedly ordered the attack on Farinas in retaliation for a purported betrayal. The killers' bullets hit Cabral instead. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Henry Farinas, second from left, gestures during the last day of his trial and 23 other suspects on charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012. Farinas, a businessman, is believed by authorities to be the intended target of the July 2011 ambush in Guatemala that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Henry Farinas was an associate in a gang along with Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, who allegedly ordered the attack on Farinas in retaliation for a purported betrayal. The killers' bullets hit Cabral instead. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A police officer, back to camera, gestures to Henry Farinas during the last day of his trial and 23 other suspects on charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012. Farinas, a businessman, is believed by authorities to be the intended target of the July 2011 ambush in Guatemala that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Henry Farinas was an associate in a gang along with Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, who allegedly ordered the attack on Farinas in retaliation for a purported betrayal. The killers' bullets hit Cabral instead. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13943874-mexican-network-denies-money-laundering-linkhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13943874-mexican-network-denies-money-laundering-linknicaraguajournalistsfakeworld-newslteighteen-mexicanTue, 18 Sep 2012 20:26:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, who is facing organized crime and money laundering charges, is seen between National Police officers, during a court hearing in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept 18, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, second left, and fellow detainees, all facing organized crime and money laundering charges, are escorted to a court hearing, in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept 18, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, who is facing organized crime and money laundering charges, is filmed by a TV reporter during a court hearing, in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept 18, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, left, and fellow detainees, all facing organized crime and money laundering charges, are escorted to a court hearing, in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Sept 18, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/17/13924016-correction-jason-puracal-nicaragua-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/17/13924016-correction-jason-puracal-nicaragua-storyusnicaraguaassociated-pressus-newsjason-puracalpuracalTue, 18 Sep 2012 00:53:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 in New York. Puracal, from Tacoma, Wash., had his 22-year conviction on drug and money laundering charges vacated by a three panel Nicaraguan appellate court. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13845465-spokesman-us-citizen-puracal-leaves-nicaraguahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13845465-spokesman-us-citizen-puracal-leaves-nicaraguanicaraguaworld-newsltjason-puracalpuracalThu, 13 Sep 2012 15:48:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2012 file photo, U.S citizen Jason Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. Puracal, jailed for nearly two years on money-laundering and drug charges in Nicaragua, will be freed after a court unanimously upheld his appeal, his lawyer said Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Attorney Fabbrith Gomez said the appeals court vacated the charges against Puracal, 35, of Tacoma, Washington, and ordered him released immediately. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>U.S. citizen Jason Puracal sits behind a car window as he leaves jail after being released in Tipitapa, Nicaragua, late Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Puracal, who was jailed for nearly two years in Nicaragua on money-laundering and drug charges, was released from prison on Thursday after a court upheld his appeal. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13751276-nicaragua-volcano-calms-some-but-area-under-alerthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/08/13751276-nicaragua-volcano-calms-some-but-area-under-alertnicaraguavolcanoworld-newsltsan-cristobalSat, 8 Sep 2012 21:22:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Nicaraguan National Police officer patrols on a road blanketed with volcanic ash spewed from the San Cristobal volcano, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Nicaragua’s tallest volcano, located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border, has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns, prompting an evacuations of residents. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A young man covers his face with his T-shirt while riding a bicycle on a road covered with volcanic ash spewed from the San Cristobal volcano, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Nicaragua’s tallest volcano, located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border, has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns, prompting an evacuations of residents. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A Nicaraguan soldier wears a protective mask as the San Cristobal volcano, in background, spews smoke and ash, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Nicaragua’s tallest volcano, located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border, has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns, prompting an evacuations of residents. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A Nicaraguan National Police officer patrols a road covered with volcanic ash spewed from the San Cristobal volcano, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Nicaragua’s tallest volcano, located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border, has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns, prompting an evacuations of residents. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>People take cover under a plastic tarp during heavy rain after the San Cristobal volcano spewed smoke and ash, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Nicaragua’s tallest volcano, located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border, has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns, prompting an evacuations of residents. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A Nicaraguan soldier wears a protective mask as the San Cristobal volcano, in background, spews smoke and ash, near Chinandega, Nicaragua, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Nicaragua’s tallest volcano, located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Managua, near the Honduran border, has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns, prompting an evacuations of residents. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13708903-lawyer-jailed-us-man-to-be-released-in-nicaraguahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/06/13708903-lawyer-jailed-us-man-to-be-released-in-nicaraguanicaraguaamericanjailedworld-newspeace-corpsltjason-puracalThu, 6 Sep 2012 19:00:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, left, sits next to other detainees during his appeals hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, a prison guard records a video with a cell phone during an appeal hearing for U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, center in blue shirt, is escorted out of court after his appeal hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 20, 2012 photo, U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal speaks during his appeals hearing in Granada, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Kelly Thomas, owner of the coffee shop and bookstore El Gato Negro, which was frequently visited by U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, works in her cafe iin San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, Jesse Pedro Resau, a friend of U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal, stands at a viewpoint in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. As a three-judge appellate panel mulls the 35-year-old American's fate, the case has drawn the scrutiny of U.S. lawmakers and human-rights advocates, including the California Innocence Project, which works to absolve people who have been wrongfully convicted. In late 2010 masked policemen raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. Prosecutors charged that Puracal was using his business as a front for money laundering in a region used to transport cocaine from Colombia to the United States. Because no drugs or cash were seized, Puracal's family and friends thought he wouldn't be held long, but nine months later, a judge convicted Puracal and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this Aug. 31, 2012 photo, people play soccer on a beach in San Juan del Sur, where U.S. citizen Jason Sachary Puracal lived in Nicaragua. Puracal made his home in this Pacific coast beach town after a Peace Corps stint, wed a Nicaraguan woman, and they had a son. He watched the surfing community on the crescent-shaped bay flourish as more expats arrived and settled. But Puracal's seemingly paradisiacal life changed abruptly in late 2010 when masked policeman raided his seafront real estate office and took him to Nicaragua's maximum security prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2012 file photo, U.S citizen Jason Puracal, left, attends his appeals hearing in handcuffs in Granada, Nicaragua. Puracal, jailed for nearly two years on money-laundering and drug charges in Nicaragua, will be freed after a court unanimously upheld his appeal, his lawyer said Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Attorney Fabbrith Gomez said the appeals court vacated the charges against Puracal, 35, of Tacoma, Washington, and ordered him released immediately. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13595358-big-cash-seizure-puts-light-on-nicaragua-drug-rolehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13595358-big-cash-seizure-puts-light-on-nicaragua-drug-rolenicaraguajournalistsworld-newsltfake-journalistsFri, 31 Aug 2012 20:58:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, center, surrounded by fellow detainees, all facing organized crime and money laundering charges, attend a court hearing to face additional indictments, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A group of Mexican nationals who were posing as journalists when detained are escorted by Nicaraguan police agents to a court hearing to face additional charges, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive vans emblazoned with Televisa's news logo, to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Nicaraguan police stand guard during a court hearing for a group of Mexican nationals who were posing as journalists when detained, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive vans emblazoned with Televisa's news logo, to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, a Nicaraguan police officer stands next to a van bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive the vans to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A group of Mexican nationals who were posing as journalists when detained are escorted by Nicaraguan police agents to a court hearing to face additional charges, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive vans emblazoned with Televisa's news logo, to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, left, looks at the shoulder of a fellow detainee, both facing organized crime and money laundering charges, during a court hearing to face additional indictments, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, a plain clothes Nicaraguan police officer stands between two vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive the vans to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo taken Friday, Aug 24 2012, members of the Nicaragua National Police form a cordon around a fleet of vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive the vans to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13460134-big-cash-seizure-puts-light-on-nicaragua-drug-rolehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13460134-big-cash-seizure-puts-light-on-nicaragua-drug-rolenicaraguajournalistsfakeworld-newsnational-policeltfake-journalistsaminta-graneraFri, 24 Aug 2012 19:22:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Nicaragua National Police present 18 foreigners believed to be Mexican nationals who posed as Televisa journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Police Commissioner Aminta Granera said the men posed as Televisa journalists to cover the trial of Nicaraguan businessman Henry Fariñas, survivor of an attack that killed the singer Facundo Cabral last year. The Mexican ambassador to Nicaragua confirmed that the Mexican news channel has no correspondents in Nicaragua. It is unclear why the men were posing as journalists. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A Nicaraguan National Police officer walks between a confiscated fleet of vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa at a presentation of 18 foreigners believed to be Mexican nationals who posed as Televisa journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Police Commissioner Aminta Granera said the men posed as journalists to cover the trial of Nicaraguan businessman Henry Farinas, survivor of an attack that killed the singer Facundo Cabral last year. The Mexican ambassador to Nicaragua confirmed that the Mexican news channel has no correspondents in Nicaragua. It is unclear why the men were posing as journalists. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Nicaraguan National Police stand next to and around a confiscated fleet of vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa at a presentation of 18 foreigners believed to be Mexican nationals who posed as Televisa journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Police Commissioner Aminta Granera said the men posed as journalists to cover the trial of Nicaraguan businessman Henry Farinas, survivor of an attack that killed the singer Facundo Cabral last year. The Mexican ambassador to Nicaragua confirmed that the Mexican news channel has no correspondents in Nicaragua. It is unclear why the men were posing as journalists. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, center, surrounded by fellow detainees, all facing organized crime and money laundering charges, attend a court hearing to face additional indictments, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A group of Mexican nationals who were posing as journalists when detained are escorted by Nicaraguan police agents to a court hearing to face additional charges, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive vans emblazoned with Televisa's news logo, to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Nicaraguan police stand guard during a court hearing for a group of Mexican nationals who were posing as journalists when detained, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive vans emblazoned with Televisa's news logo, to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, a Nicaraguan police officer stands next to a van bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive the vans to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>A group of Mexican nationals who were posing as journalists when detained are escorted by Nicaraguan police agents to a court hearing to face additional charges, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive vans emblazoned with Televisa's news logo, to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Mexican national Raquel Alatorre Correa, left, looks at the shoulder of a fellow detainee, both facing organized crime and money laundering charges, during a court hearing to face additional indictments, in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Costa Rican authorities say Alatorre is believed to be the leader of a group posing as Televisa journalists transporting millions of dollars to Costa Rica to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, a plain clothes Nicaraguan police officer stands between two vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive the vans to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>In this photo taken Friday, Aug 24 2012, members of the Nicaragua National Police form a cordon around a fleet of vans bearing the logo of Mexican news channel Televisa, confiscated from a group of Mexican nationals posing as journalists, in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaraguan police say the group was detained while attempting to drive the vans to Costa Rica, transporting millions of dollars, to pay for a load of drugs that had been smuggled into the United States. The Aug. 20 seizure has pulled back the curtain on Nicaragua’s role as a conduit between South American cocaine producers and the Mexican drug cartels that move their product into the United States. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13383296-american-imprisoned-in-nicaragua-appeals-sentencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13383296-american-imprisoned-in-nicaragua-appeals-sentencenicaraguaworld-newsltjason-puracalpuracalTue, 21 Aug 2012 01:56:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13043278-nicaragua-folksinger-killers-laundered-1-billionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13043278-nicaragua-folksinger-killers-laundered-1-billionnicaraguaworld-newsltcabralfacundo-cabralTue, 31 Jul 2012 05:22:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/03/12033419-former-nicaragua-contra-leader-adolfo-calero-dieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/03/12033419-former-nicaragua-contra-leader-adolfo-calero-diesobitnicaraguaworld-newsltadolfo-calerocaleroSun, 3 Jun 2012 13:56:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 26, 1996 file photo, former Nicaraguan Contra leader Adolfo Calero gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Intelligence Committee on allegations of CIA involvement in drug trafficking. Calero, one of the principal leaders of the U.S.-backed Contra rebels who battled Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s has died, according to reports Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was 81. (AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 7, 1987 file photo, Contra leader Adolfo Calero holds a copy of Nicaraguan newspaper El Nuevo Diario during a news conference, in Miami. Calero, one of the principal leaders of the U.S.-backed Contra rebels who battled Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s has died, according to reports Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was 81. (AP Photo/Doug Jennings, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 18, 1988 file photo, Adolfo Calero, member of the Nicaraguan Resistance, raises his arm and says "I am happy to be here," after a visit to the opposition newspaper La Prensa in Managua, Nicaragua. Calero, one of the principal leaders of the U.S.-backed Contra rebels who battled Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s has died, according to reports Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was 81. (AP Photo/Mario Tapia, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1987 file photo, Nicaraguan Contra leader Adolfo Calero gestures at a news conference at the headquarters of the United Nicaraguan opposition in Miami. Calero, one of the principal leaders of the U.S.-backed Contra rebels who battled Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s has died, according to reports Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was 81. (AP Photo/JLS, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/12/11675948-with-burial-nicaragua-party-tries-to-create-herohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/12/11675948-with-burial-nicaragua-party-tries-to-create-heronicaraguafinaledaniel-ortegaworld-newsborgeltrosario-murillotomas-borgeteary-eyed-sandinistaSat, 12 May 2012 17:15:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks during a midnight funeral of the late Tomas Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement, in Managua, Nicaragua. At left is first lady Rosario Murillo. Borge, the country's powerful interior minister from 1979 to 1990 and Sandinista hard-liner died on April 30 at age 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. In death, Borge has been given near-saint status by Ortega and his wife. Critics suggest they are using the mourning to bolster the legitimacy of a government whose last election was widely questioned. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and first lady Rosario Murillo attend the funeral of the late Tomas Borge, in Managua, Nicaragua. Borge, the country's powerful interior minister from 1979 to 1990 and Sandinista hard-liner died on April 30 at age 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. In death, Borge has been given near-saint status by Ortega and his wife. Critics suggest they are using the mourning to bolster the legitimacy of a government whose last election was widely questioned. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)</p><p>The tomb of Tomas Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement, is cordoned off, in Revolution Square in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Borge, the country's powerful interior minister from 1979 to 1990 and Sandinista hard-liner died on April 30 at age 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. In death, Borge has been given near-saint status by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and first lady Rosario Murillo. Critics suggest they are using the mourning to bolster the legitimacy of a government whose last election was widely questioned. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/30/11479238-correction-tomas-borge-obituaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/30/11479238-correction-tomas-borge-obituaryobitnicaraguacosta-ricaassociated-pressworld-newsborgelttomas-borgetomas-borge-martinezTue, 1 May 2012 03:59:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 9, 2004 file photo, ex-guerrilla commander Tomas Borge, then vice secretary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, or FSLN, speaks during an interview in Managua, Nicaragua. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May, 1, 2005 file photo, ex-guerrilla commander Tomas Borge, 74, former vice secretary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, or FSLN, speaks during May Day celebrations in Managua, Nicaragua. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 22, 2005 file photo, Tomas Borge, the former Nicaraguan interior minister and top leader in the Sandinista Party, poses in front of a portrait of his father accompanied by Gen. Augusto Sandino in Managua, Nicaragua. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 4, 1986 file photo, Nicaragua's Minister of the interior, Tomas Borge, speaks at the inauguration of the Augusto Cesar Sandino public school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro state's socialist Gov. Leonel Brizola, is at right seated. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Altamiro Nunes, File)</p><p>FILE - In this on Nov. 2, 1984 file photo, five members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front directorate talk before the final campaign for general elections in Managua, Nicaragua. From left Defense Minister Humberto Ortega, Interior Minister Tomas Borge, Junta member vice presidential candidate Sergio Ramirez, Junta member presidential candidate Daniel Ortega and Political Coordinator Bayardo Arce sit together before the rally. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Pat Hamilton, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct, 25, 2006 file photo. Tomas Borge, a founder of the FSLN, or Sandinista National Liberation Front, and Interior Minister during the 1980's swims in the Tiscapa lagoon in Managua, Nicaragua. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>ADDS SANDINO IS AT LEFT -- FILE - In this March 22, 2005 file photo, Tomas Borge, the former Nicaraguan interior minister and top leader in the Sandinista Party, poses in front of a portrait of his father accompanied by Gen. Augusto Sandino, left in portrait, in Managua, Nicaragua. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979 died Monday. He was 81. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>People stand by the coffin of the late Tomas Borge Martinez during his wake in Revolution Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Nicaragua declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday for Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979. Borge died Monday night at 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)</p><p>A woman salutes over the coffin of the late Tomas Borge Martinez during his wake in Revolution Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Nicaragua declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday for Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979. Borge died Monday night at 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)</p><p>A woman looks into the coffin of the late Tomas Borge Martinez during his wake in Revolution Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Nicaragua declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday for Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979. Borge died Monday night at 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)</p><p>Ernestina Navarro holds a Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) flag covered by a photograph of Tomas Borge Martinez, right, and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega in Revolution Plaza in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Nicaragua declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday for Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979. Borge died Monday night at 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)</p><p>A youth holds a Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) flag in line with others waiting to pay their last respects to the late Tomas Borge Martinez during his wake in Revolution Palace in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Nicaragua declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday for Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979. Borge died Monday night at 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)</p><p>Flowers sit on the coffin containing the body of Tomas Borge during his wake in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Nicaragua declared three days of national mourning on Tuesday for Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista guerrilla movement that overthrew Nicaragua's U.S.-backed right-wing dictatorship in 1979. Borge died Monday night at 81 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and other ailments. 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