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Massive anti and pro-government rallies
1. Wide of demonstration against the possible re-election of Nicaraguan President Daniel Orgeta
2. Demonstrators with Nicaraguan flags
3. Various of demonstrators carrying banners with photo of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
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NICARAGUA: COREA FAMILY TAKE PART IN "VIA CRUCIS" PROCESSION
Spanish/Nat
Crowds lined the streets of the Nicaraguan town of Granada on Good Friday to watch four generations of a family celebrate Easter in a unique Christian fashion.
Forty members of the Corea family took part in a procession...
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Central American leaders discuss regional development plan
1. Various of arrival of Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama:
"We are going to work together to strengthen our relationship and cooperation between both countries."
3. Various...
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WRAP Preparations as tropical storm is upgraded to hurricane ADDS more
1. Man walking in the rain with umbrella
2. Rain falling on houses
3. Young man watching rain fall
4. Various of water running into a drain
5. Man cycling in the rain
6. Various of cars in the rain
7. Various of people walking in the...
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NICARAGUA: ECONOMY SUFFERING DUE TO HURRICANE
Spanish/Nat
With crippling debts of over 8 (b) billion U-S dollars, the Nicaraguan government is struggling to recover ten months after Hurricane Mitch tore through the country.
A recent 35 percent price hike on the cost of public...
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GUATEMALA: FORMER REVOLUTIONARIES MEET TO DISCUSS FUTURE
Spanish/Nat
Two of Nicaragua's former revolutionaries have met in Guatemala to discuss how best to steer their country towards a peaceful future.
The armies of Sandinista commander Tomas Borge and pro-Somoza boss Eden Pastora fought...
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NICARAGUA: POLLUTION LEVELS IN LAKE MANAGUA REACH CRISIS POINT
Spanish/Nat
Pollution levels in Nicaragua's largest lake, Lake Managua, have reached a crisis point.
The lake, which covers a distance of 1050 square kilometers, is now the capital Managua's largest and most accessible rubbish dump.
Over...
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NICARAGUA: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR VISIT
Spanish/Nat
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has concluded a 46-hour visit to the Central American state of Nicaragua, as part of a Latin American tour including Venezuela, Panama and El Salvador.
Aznar arrived for a series of...
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Sandinistas celebrate 25 years since dictator overthrown
1. Wide shot of Daniel Ortega singing and cheering with crowd
2. Various of crowd waving flags
3. Daniel Ortega at stage cheering the crowd
4. Man on a telephone post waving FSLN flag
5. Wide of crowd
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Daniel...
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NICARAGUA: CARLA SANABRIA MAY BE REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY IN USA
Spanish/Nat
Carla Sanabria, a Nicaraguan citizen who was deported from the U-S last month, leaving her American husband and son behind, could be reunited with them as soon as August.
Sanabria, currently living in Managua, was one of the...
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NICARAGUA: BODIES FOUND AFTER BOAT CARRYING ECUADORANS SINKS
Spanish/Nat
Sixteen bodies have been found on the shores of Lake Nicaragua after a boat carrying Ecuadorans sank in choppy waters on Friday night.
The Ecuadorans were crossing Central America with the aim of illegally entering the United...
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STORY: Nicaraguans may have hoped they were voting for peace
and prosperity in the February election, but there are...
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A look at one of the central issues of Nicaragua's elections.
November 3, 2001
1. Mid shot Nicaraguan Flag and Sandina's Statue, pull out to show Cathedral
2. Mid shot of crows on Cathedral grounds
3. Wide shot pan of property
4. Various of Daniel Ortega's home in Managua
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish)...
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RR8001/1 NICARAGUA: AFTER THE REVOLUTION / CUTS 1 OF 2 PART 2
Background to Story: Nicaragua has had a revolutionary government since
July 1979, when the Sandinista guerrillas forced the military-backed Somoza
himself to go into exile. The new government of national reconstruction has
promised no...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: US DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OPENS OFFICE
Spanish/Nat
The U-S Drug Enforcement Administration (D-E-A) has opened an office in the Nicaraguan capital, in the latest move to combat the drug trade.
The D-E-A's presence in Managua shows the warming of relations between the U-S and...
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Protest marches as political crisis continues
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 17 July 2009
1. Wide of Zelaya supporters marching on road
2. Demonstrators shouting (Spanish) "Roberto Goriletti (referring to interim President Roberto Micheletti) out."
3. Riot police standing on side of road...
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Polls close in Presidential elections
++SHOTS 11 & 13 MUTE ++
1. Exterior of polling station
2. Polling booth official empties ballots onto table
3. Close-up people watching
4. Various of official sorting ballot papers, UPSOUND (Spanish) of official counting votes
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NICARAGUA: TWO IRRECONCILABLE POLITICAL ENEMIES JOIN FORCES
Spanish/Nat
A political sensation in Nicaragua - two seemingly irreconcilable enemies have joined forces.
Nicaragua's former left-wing president, Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, has won the backing of the former Contras - now the...
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NICARAGUA: NEW CANDIDATES CHOSEN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan political parties are this week selecting new candidates to run for the presidency after three key candidates were barred by the electoral commission.
Antonio Lacayo, leading in the opinion polls, was disqualified...
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NICARAGUA: COUNTRY COMPLIES WITH WORLDWIDE LANDMINES BAN
Managua, Nicaragua - 12 April 1999 1. Various mines exploding2. Various of soldiers burying 5,000 unexploded landmines in ditch3. Close up landmine victims4. Various of ceremony5. Aleman gives order to blow up mines6. Wide shot of...
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Zelaya's presser at the border of Nicaragua and Honduras
1. Motorcade of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya travelling from Managua to Esteli
2. Supporters of Zelaya at the hotel in Esteli where he is staying
3. Supporters of Zelaya applauding, Zelaya seated in front of microphones for...
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USA: AID AND DEBT BOOST FOR CENTRAL AMERICA
Eng/Spanish/Nat
The United States plans to boost aid to areas of Central America hit by Hurricane Mitch to 370 (m) million U-S dollars, as well as asking Congress to cancel most of the debt owed by Honduras and Nicaragua.
That's...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT VIOLETA CHAMORRO
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua has voted in a new parliamentary leadership against the opposition of the Sandinista hard-liners.
The victory signals further progress for President Violeta Chamorro's government in continuing constitutional...
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Bolivian, Venezuelan, Cuban and Nicaraguan leaders hold summit
1. Wide of news conference
2. Bolivian President Evo Morales (left) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (right)
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President:
"All parts agree to create a network of food commercialisation of...