Wednesday, November 27, 2024

General Interest

General Interest

This “Hill of Beans” is Important for Nicaragua

The numbers are quite staggering and they confirm that small red beans are, and will continue to be, a staple food for most Nicaraguans. The...

Independence Day Statutory Holidays – Bicentennial Year

The 14th and 15th of September are Independence Day Statutory Holidays (feriados) in Nicaragua. This year the celebration is particularly special as it's the...

Electoral Calendar 2021 – Important Changes

The biggest change to the Electoral Calendar is that the election campaign period (originally scheduled for a 21st of August start) has been shortened...

Tourist Signage in Nicaragua – INTUR Signage Project

The Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR), working with the municipal authorities, as well as the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) and the National Police,...

Energy Loss in Nicaragua was 21.4% in 2020 (INE Report)

The Nicaraguan Institute of Energy (Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía or INE) reports that in 2020, the energy loss in Nicaragua (unpaid electricity production) was...

General Elections in Nicaragua – Sunday November 7th, 2021

The next General Elections in Nicaragua will be held on Sunday November 7th, 2021. On that day, Nicaraguans will vote for; President and Vice...

Nicaragua and Colombia Territory Dispute – not over yet!

Another hearing has been scheduled to start on September 20th 2021 at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands in the...

Costa Rica Border Hours – Statutory Holidays 26/7 and 2/8 2021

Due to Statutory Holidays in Costa Rica, their Immigration Services have announced some changes in Costa Rica Border Hours at various border posts that...

MTI Projects; Ochomogo to Las Salinas (September Start)

MTI Projects; last Friday, the 16th of July, 2021 was the official inauguration of the new 58 meter long Cárdenas Bridge spanning the Rio...

Nicaraguan Foreign Minister-Official Visit to Russian Federation

Press Release from the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the official visit...