Family identifies 1 of 3 victims injured in a Sacramento helicopter crash

The pilot, nurse and paramedic on board a medical helicopter that crashed onto Sacramento's Highway 50 remained in critical condition Tuesday at UC Davis Medical Center. Family and friends of the nurse have identified her as Suzie Smith, a flight...

UN experts demand Nicaragua clarify fate of over 120 forcibly disappeared since 2018

United Nations human rights experts called on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government on Friday to clarify the fate and whereabouts of more than 120 individuals who appear to have been forcibly disappeared after the violent suppression of...

ICE issues detainer for Nicaraguan man charged in Virginia Beach nightclub shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH — A Nicaragua citizen charged last weekend with killing a 20-year-old man outside a Virginia Beach nightclub has had a detainer placed on him by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a jail spokeswoman. Cesar...

Nicaragua launches national campaign against diabetes

Announced by Co-President Rosario Murillo in citizen-led media outlets, the initiative aims to examine 2.5 million children, adolescents, and young people up to 20 years of age. The strategy reportedly includes conducting screening tests in...

Staff Spotlight: Maria Grove

Q: Could you share a little about yourself and your role on the Amherst campus? A: I am the student leadership development coordinator for the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership. I oversee the Mammoth Leadership Academy. I’m from Miami. I...

Nicaraguan Doc Will Face Trial For Spiking Drink

A Nicaraguan doctor accused of secretly spiking his colleague's drink during a night out in Belize City will go on trial tomorrow before Chief Magistrate Deborah Rogers. Thirty-eight-year-old Dr. Carlos Saborio is charged with administering an...

Nicaraguan doctor to stand trial for allegedly spiking colleague’s drink

Views: 137 Views: 136 Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 8:02 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: The case of a Nicaraguan doctor accused of secretly spiking his colleague’s drink during a social outing is moving forward to trial before the...

This is how we got to the international political crisis, and is there a way out?

733 days since 7/10: The past two years have been among the most turbulent in the history of the State of Israel. The dramatic events of October 7, 2023 initially produced an unprecedented wave of sympathy and embrace for Israel and Israelis after...

Without guardrails, nothing can stop Trump

When I was in college, I studied South and Central American politics, which often consisted of various strongmen taking over their respective countries. These strongmen sometimes entered power through a Democratic election, later using force to...

Lawmakers’ Health Care, Government Shutdown Claims

Democrats and Republicans have sparred over Democratic demands to address health care issues in a government funding bill, with the standoff leading to the first government shutdown since 2019. We’ll provide the facts on two talking points each...

The shutdown and the fight over 'free health care' for immigrants

Republicans are claiming Democrats shut down the government "to demand free health care for illegals." But is it true? The United States government ground to a halt at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to fund the federal...

Dems Choose To Shut Down Govt. Rather Than Restrict Free Health Care For Illegals

Democrats chose to shut down the federal government Wednesday rather than restrict free health care for illegal aliens. The Republican-led House passed a clean continuing resolution on September 19 that would give Congress until November 21 to set...

Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn

The US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and...

A look back at every government shutdown in US history

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports after test votes failed in the Senate as Democrats continue holding out for healthcare subsidies. Lawmakers were hoping to prevent another government shutdown in 2025 but failed to...

From Nicaragua to the Vatican: China’s Diplomatic Bidding War with Taiwan

Written by Sophia Li. Image credit: 01.10 尼加拉瓜的建築 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 2.0. In 2019, the Solomon Islands received a reported $500 million in promised Chinese investments, days before it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing. Soon...

Nicaragua: “I Carry on My Back the Weight of My Freedom”

Ana Margarita Vijil. Screenshot / Confidencial By Ana Margarita Vijil HAVANA TIMES – I feel the weight of my own liberty on my back. While I walk around freely, hundreds of people in Nicaragua remain behind bars: silences, disappeared, tortured,...

Nicaragua to participate in Russian cancer vaccine trials

Murillo said that, according to the director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Gamaleya, Alexánder Guínzburg, the trials will begin in a month and a half, and Nicaragua was confirmed as one of the participating...

Nicaragua Cuts Ribbon On India-Funded Electric Substation, Transmission Lines

Home Central America Nicaragua Cuts Ribbon On India-Funded Electric Substation, Transmission Lines South America is far from Indian shores but development assistance from this country is highly valued across the region India’s development...

Nicaragua’s Most Expensive Estate Hits the Market

The Estate at Playa Majagual, Nicaragua’s most expensive listing at $31.5M, offers private beaches, rainforest, and unmatched luxury living. The Estate at Playa Majagual has just set a new benchmark in Nicaraguan real estate. Listed at $31.5...

Hardy the dog joins 1st Nicaraguan-born US bishop

An auxiliary in Newark, Bishop Chau brings his ministry experience -- including to the Deaf Community -- and a trusty sidekick. Newly ordained Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau brings both his heritage and a canine companion, along with his extensive...