Dec 19th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate Hilda Solis as labor secretary. The Democratic congresswoman was just elected to her fifth term representing heavily Hispanic portions of eastern Los Angeles County and east L.A. She is the daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants.
Dec 18th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has picked California Congresswoman Hilda Solis as his labor secretary. The Democrat, a daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants, has worked closely with immigration and environmental issues.
Aug 26th, 2007 · A Nicaraguan man is in hiding in Toronto for fear of being deported. He has applied for refugee status, saying he is gay and homosexuality is illegal in Nicaragua. However, the Canadian refugee review board does not believe he is gay. Reporter Lorenda Redekopp, who is covering the story for the CBC, talks to Liane Hansen.
Apr 29th, 2007 · American Eric Volz has been sentenced to 30 years in a Nicaraguan prison. He was charged with killing his former girlfriend. But Volz's family and friends say the Nicaraguan court ignored evidence that should have cleared him.
Apr 26th, 2007 · Eric Volz, a 27-year-old American, is serving a 30-year sentence for the murder of his Nicaraguan ex-girlfriend. Volz insists he is innocent, and now his family is publicizing his case on the Web to get him freed.
Nov 7th, 2006 · Nicaraguan supporters of Daniel Ortega were celebrating in Managua Monday night. While the final tally is not yet in, it seems that the Sandinista leader has enough of a lead to avoid a runoff. With 60 percent of the ballots tabulated, he has about 38 percent of the vote.
Nov 6th, 2006 · As of Monday afternoon, Daniel Ortega appears to be headed for victory in Nicaragua's presidential elections. Though he says he is not the Marxist revolutionary that he was when he led the country in the 1980s, Ortega's victory would mark another step in South America's leftward drift.
Nov 5th, 2006 · Nicaraguans waited in long lines Sunday to vote in an election that will decide whether Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega returns to power. All eyes are on candidate Daniel Ortega, the former Marxist revolutionary and ex-president who has rebranded himself as a moderate.