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NICARAGUA: STILL CONTROVERSY OVER RESULTS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan opposition leader Daniel Ortega insists his rival Arnoldo Aleman won the presidential race unfairly.
Aleman has invited opposition parties to form a coalition government but Ortega has declined the invitation.
In a...
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CLEAN : White House condemns 'dramatic deterioration' of human rights in Nicaragua
The White House condemns a "dramatic deterioration" of human rights in Nicaragua following the arrest there of a Catholic bishop and critic of the government (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Accidente vial en Nicaragua deja 16 muertos, la mayoría venezolanos
Un accidente de carretera en el norte de Nicaragua el miércoles dejó 16 personas fallecidas, en su gran mayoría venezolanas, y 47 heridos, informó el jueves la Policía Nacional (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Nicaragua bus accident leaves 16 dead, mostly Venezuelans
Nicaraguan police works at the scene of a road accident in northern Nicaragua that has left 16 people dead, including 13 Venezuelans believed to be migrants, and another 47 people injured (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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USA: HAND HELD LANDMINE DETECTOR UNVEILED
Eng/Spanish/Nat
CyTerra Corporation has unveiled an innovative hand held landmines detector that will enable soldiers to quickly and accurately detect all types of antitank and antipersonnel landmines.
This new technology is the result...
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NICARAGUA: ONE OF WORLD'S LONGEST FESTIVALS FINISHES
Spanish/Nat
One of the longest regular festivals in the world is coming to an end in Nicaragua.
Each year the town of Masaya honours its patron saint, St. Geronimo with a festival whose roots date from before the arrival of Colombus...
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Relatives fear for remaining miners as rescue efforts continue
Efforts to reach five miners still missing after a gold mine collapse in Nicaragua continued on Saturday, as relatives waited anxiously for news at a makeshift camp nearby.
Rescue workers and trapped miners digging away at opposite sides...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT ALEMAN GRANTS PROPERTY TITLES TO POOR PEOPLE
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman has fulfilled one of his campaign promises.
He has granted property titles to poor people who received small lots of land and other properties confiscated from the supporters of dictator...
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Preparations ahead of Ortega's inauguration
January 8, 2007
1. Wide shot of Managua street junction
2. Street with billboard of Daniel Ortega
3. Various of police convoy
4. Various of police convoy arriving at site of presidential inaugural event
6. Mid shot of police at...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: PROTESTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT AID PROJECT
Managua, Nicaragua - 2 April 19981. Various of march - Cathedral at background2. People shouting: 'The people united will never be defeated.'3. Group of demonstrators firing bazookas4. Poster showing President Aleman as a pig5. Various...
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NICARAGUA: OMETEPE ISLAND & VOLCANOES BECOMING TOURIST ATTRACTION
Span/Eng/Nat
Increasing numbers of tourists are turning off the beaten track and heading for a volcanic island in the heart of Nicaragua's greatest lake.
Ometepe island lies 17 kilometres from shore in the heart of Lake Nicaragua, one...
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Preparations for Beta, rain and winds
1. Motor boat carrying locals
2. Wide shot of Nicaraguan coastal line
3. Locals on boat towing to shore
4. Fishermen moving boat
5. Close-up of palm tree
6. Boats parked on shore
7. Local walking through street
8. Woman looking through...
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Micheletti at ceremony; CRica President Arias meets regional leaders
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1. Wide of soldiers presenting arms in front of Presidential Palace
2. Soldiers in formation
3. Wide of interim Honduran president Roberto Micheletti arriving at ceremony
4. Guards unfolding Honduran flag
5....
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Comprehensive coverage of voting
1. Police passing camera in back of truck
2. Various of police in truck
3. Various of presidential candidate Daniel Ortega voting
4. Ortega hugging supporters
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Ortega, Presidential Candidate,Sandinista...
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NICARAGUA: DELEGATES GATHER TO DISCUSS EL NINO PHENOMENON
Spanish/Nat
Delegates from Central America have been meeting in Nicaragua to discuss the possible effects of climatic changes caused by the so-called 'El Nino' phenomenon.
Some delegates attending said El Nino was the worst weather...
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NICARAGUA: BORDER DISPUTE TALKS ARRANGED WITH COSTA RICA
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman has appointed his vice-president to head talks between Nicaragua and Costa Rica over a navigation dispute.
Costa Rica is disputing navigation rights in a 60-kilometre-area (35 mile-area) in...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMES TO A CLOSE
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua's election campaign is coming to a close.
Two names continue to stand out in the contest for President. Liberal candidate Arnoldo Aleman is leading the polls but former president Daniel Ortega is narrowing the...
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NICARAGUA: KIDNAPPED NEW YORKER RELEASED BY FORMER REBELS
Spanish/Nat
A New Yorker kidnapped in Nicaragua while working as an election observer has arrived in a town near Managua after being released by former rebels.
Forty-one-year-old Cynthia Gersony, of Manhattan, told negotiators she had...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Spanish/Nat
The leading candidate in Nicaragua's presidential race has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt.
Gunmen shot at conservative candidate Arnoldo Aleman while he was campaigning in the north of the country, killing a...
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NICARAGUA: FORMER TORTURE CENTRE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A PARK
Spanish/Nat
A former Nicaraguan prison and notorious torture centre has been turned into a national park and peace memorial.
Tiscapa Hill was used for nearly six decades by the Somoza regime and the Sandinista government.
President...
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Elections in Guatemala and Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua
1. Various of voters waiting for polling station to open
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Elias Lopez, Voter:
"The vote is important for us, for our country, for education, for our homes, for work, for health care. Each vote,...
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NICARAGUA: LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT COULD REDUCE COFFEE PRODUCTION
Spanish/Nat
They call it the "golden grain."
Nicaraguans are proud of their booming coffee industry.
Coffee is one the country's most important sources of revenue and employment.
But growers are concerned the lack of financial support...
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NICARAGUA: BANANA WORKERS DEMAND COMPENSATION
Spanish/Nat
Banana workers in Nicaragua are stopping exports from plantations until their demands for compensation are met by the U-S based Standard Fruit Company.
Workers who used the pesticide NEMAGON more than a decade after it was...
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Ortega headed for victory this Sunday in presidential election
Managua, Nicaragua - 28 October 2011
1. High shot of Sandinista youth supporters marching to show backing for Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan President and presidential candidate
2. Mid of marchers carrying poster with Ortega's picture
3....