Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new "volunteer" police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that President Daniel Ortega's ...

The U. S. Marines were at last leaving Nicaragua for home. The long planked pier at the Pacific port in which lay the transports Henderson and Antares creaked with the shuffle of 1790 brown shoes.

According to Nicaraguan media, the entry of Russian forces was planned and coordinated with the Nicaraguan Army. Russian units will also assist Nicaragua in fighting ”illicit activities“ in ...

Nicaragua's government announced Monday. The younger Ortega became the head of the Sandinista army and the country’s defense minister after the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.

Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control ...

SAN JOS?, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A boat carrying 17 migrants heading for the United States sank off Nicaragua, leaving at ...

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega secured approval for constitutional reforms to extend his control, prompting U.N.

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps. Place and date: Quilali, Nicaragua, 6, 7 and 8 January 1928. Entered service at: Illinois. Born: 1 March ...

Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega ... allow it to order the army to intervene to support the police, and permit security agents to temporarily take executive ...