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Sugar Workers Dying from Kidney Failure
May 31, 2008 – This is the first in a series of articles and action suggestions on the issue of sugar workers and kidney disease. Names of workers and their families have been changed... Read the rest Womens Groups Very Concerned about Steep Rise in Violence May 20, 2008 – The Network of Women Against Violence is “extremely worried about the high level of violence against women,” according to spokesperson Fatima Millon. The number of women murdered in Nicaragua in... Read the rest Sandinista Government Makes Health and Education Gains May 13, 2008 – The National Vaccination Brigade during Apr. 17- 30 fulfilled 95% of its goal and continues carrying out house to house visits to vaccinate those unable to get to the vaccination... Read the rest Pesticide Victims File Complaint with Organization Affiliated to World Bank Group Apr 12, 2008 – Over 700 Nicaraguan sugar plantation workers, whose health was severely affected by the inappropriate use of pesticide at the Ingenio San Antonio plantation, owned by Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited, have... Read the rest US State Department Warns Citizens about Rapid Increase in Violent Crime in Nicaragua Apr 6, 2008 – The US State Department issued a report on Mar. 28 claiming that the level of violent crime in Nicaragua has dramatically increased during the last six months. "Violent crime in... Read the rest Ex-Sugar Cane Workers File Complaint with IFC of World Bank Apr 1, 2008 – Washington, D.C.—Over 700 community members and ex‐sugarcane workers from the Pacific coast of Nicaragua filed a complaint yesterday with the International Finance Corporation for injuries to their health and environment... Read the rest Holy Week Deaths Rise Mar 30, 2008 – According to official sources there were 71 deaths as a result of violence, road accidents and drowning during Holy Week in Nicaragua. However, national media outlets were reporting that the... Read the rest Local Authorities Fail to Recover Control of Garbage Dump Mar 27, 2008 – Since the beginning of the month over one thousand informal workers who make a living from selling recyclable waste (metal, plastic and glass) dumped on Managua's municipal garbage dump "La... Read the rest Brazil Deploys Hundreds of Health Care Workers to Combat Dengue Fever Outbreak Mar 25, 2008 – Brazil is sending at least 600 health professionals to help hospitals in Rio de Janeiro state that have been overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue fever. In addition, hundreds more... Read the rest "Chureca" Workers Block Entrance to Dump Causing Public Debate and Fears For Public Health Mar 22, 2008 – The more than 1,600 workers who earn their living by scavenging for recyclable material in Managua's municipal garbage dump "La Chureca" began blocking the entrance to the site on Mar.... Read the rest Women's Group Denounces Setback for Human Rights on International Women's Day Mar 16, 2008 – The Network of Women Against Violence organized events and protests across Nicaragua on Mar. 8, International Women's Day. The slogan adopted by the group for these events was "Not one... Read the rest Mexican Police Find 33 Bodies in Grave Mar 15, 2008 – Mexican authorities say they have found the remains of 33 people buried at a home in the Ciudad Juarez area, which borders the southwestern U.S. state of Texas. Officials said... Read the rest ENABAS Reactivates Service Centers and Reduces Prices of Basic Products Mar 14, 2008 – Director of the Nicaraguan Basic Food Company (ENABAS) Roger Ali Romero announced on Mar. 6 that, as a result of the government program "Food for the People," the prices of... Read the rest Group Demands Supreme Court Rules on Constitutionality of Abortion Ban Mar 11, 2008 – A group made up of representatives of women's rights organizations and medical associations called the Strategic Group for the Legalization of Therapeutic Abortion presented an appeal to the Nicaraguan Supreme... Read the rest UN Warns of Nutritional Crisis in Central America Due to Soaring Food Prices Mar 10, 2008 – On Feb. 26 the United Nations World Food Program issued a statement warning of the possibility of a nutritional crisis in Central America due to the rising cost of basic... Read the rest Ministries of Health and Education Promise Further Pay Increases Mar 2, 2008 – On Feb. 19 the Minister of Health Guillermo Gonzalez and the General Secretary of the Federation of Health Workers (FETSALUD) Gustavo Porras announced that all health sector workers will receive... Read the rest Banana Workers Pressure Judges in Leon to Rule on Appeal by Companies Feb 19, 2008 – Some 800 former banana workers affected by the pesticide Nemagon marched on Feb. 11 from Chinandega to the Leon courthouse to place a demand before the judges of the Appeals... Read the rest Ministry of Education to Take Literacy Campaign to Nicaraguan Migrants in Costa Rica Feb 12, 2008 – The Ministry of Education (MINED) made public this week plans to make it possible for illiterate Nicaraguan migrants living in Costa Rica to benefit from the literacy campaign taking place... Read the rest Government Allocates Millions for Public Schools, Childcare Jan 30, 2008 – Minister of Education Miguel De Castilla announced plans to invest over US$17.5 million on repairs and rehabilitation of school buildings and US$2.8 million on school furniture during 2008. Among... Read the rest Desperate S.O.S of Mayangna Communities Jan 22, 2008 – Econayo Taylor, the president of the Association of Communities of the Mayangna Sauni As Territory, traveled to Managua to make an urgent call to the authorities to do something for... Read the rest Government Announces Nutrition and Health Care Programs for Children Jan 22, 2008 – As of Feb. 4, when the school year begins, the government will implement the Program of Integrated Care for Nicaraguan Children in 66 municipalities across the country. As part... Read the rest Emergency Continues in RAAN Four Months after Felix Jan 15, 2008 – A situation of extreme hardship and general chaos lingers in the majority of indigenous and rural communities in the Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) four months after Hurricane Felix, according... Read the rest Teachers Unions Sign Benefits Agreement with Ministry of Education Jan 15, 2008 – On Jan. 8 the Ministry of Education and representatives of eleven different teacher unions signed an agreement on benefits for working and retired primary and secondary school teachers in Nicaragua.... Read the rest Ortega Talks about Therapeutic Abortion Ban for First Time Dec 25, 2007 – For the first time since the issue of therapeutic abortion, which previously allowed abortion to save the life of the woman, was imposed on the national agenda by the hierarchy... Read the rest Prosecutors Refuse to Release the Charges in the Case of "Rosita" Dec 18, 2007 – Nine members of the Network of Women Against Violence continue to be under threat of prosecution due to accusations made by the formerly defunct US- funded contra "human rights" organization,... Read the rest Health Officials Call for Increase in Bird Flu Surveillance Dec 17, 2007 – Hong Kong -- Experts with the World Health Organization are urging countries to step up surveillance of bird flu outbreaks in poultry. The announcement follows Pakistan's first human bird flu... Read the rest Dominican Republic Flooding Kills 22 Dec 13, 2007 – Miami -- Emergency officials in the Dominican Republic say at least 22 people have been killed in flooding caused by Tropical Storm Olga. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports many... Read the rest Nicaragua Network Delivers Call to Decriminalize Therapeutic Abortion Dec 12, 2007 – In consultation with our partners in human rights and women's organizations in Nicaragua, the Nicaragua Network, joined by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign of Great Britain, on December 4, sent a... Read the rest Ministry of Education on Track to Achieve Universal Primary Education by 2011 Dec 11, 2007 – Nicaragua is on track to declare universal primary education in the country by 2011, four years before the 2015 United Nations Millennium Goal deadline, according to Minister of Education Miguel... Read the rest President of AMNLAE Speaks Out Against Therapeutic Abortion Born Nov 30, 2007 – Dora Zeledon, president of the Luisa Amanda Espinoza Women's Movement (AMNLAE), said on Nov. 23 that "Each day the state goes backwards in terms of women's rights. In the last... Read the rest
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