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Princess Cruises Reveals 2011-12 Panama Canal Season Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:00PMLine’s Unique Two-Day Canal Experience Offers Extra Time in Panama
Nicaragua Coffee Crop Seen 63% Bigger After Rain Lifted Yields, Group Says Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 1:40PMNicaraguan coffee output will likely rise 63 percent in the crop year ending next month, more than previously expected, after rains in the flowering period boosted yields, a growers group said.
Honduras Says Coffee Exports are Set to Drop 9% Because of El Nino, Coup Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 1:10PMCoffee exports from Honduras, set to become the world’s sixth-biggest exporter, will be about 9 percent lower than forecast this crop year because of losses from bad weather and a coup, an industry association said.
Windstar Cruises Announces 2-For-1 Fares on Select Costa Rica and Panama Canal Voyages Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:00AMWindstar Cruises, which operates a three-ship fleet of luxury yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world's most treasured destinations, offers great value with 2-for-1 fares on select winter Costa Rica and Panama Canal voyages on new bookings made now through August 14, 2010.
WORLD TRAVEL WATCH Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:15PM1 Greece: More strikes disrupted life and travel across Greece when both air traffic controllers and truckers walked off the job, delaying hundreds of flights and creating gasoline shortages around the country. Air traffic controllers returned to work Tuesday... Greece - Air traffic controller - Air traffic control - Technology - Gasoline
Road less traveled: Nicaragua Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:06PMNo one will ever confuse Nicaragua with being a tourist trap. For starters, there are so few tourists.
Learn Spanish While Experiencing the Culture in Nicaragua Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:31PMGRANADA, Nicaragua -- ORO Travel, a receptive agency based in Nicaragua, is hosting a series of "special interest and cultural packages." Among the series is the "Spanish at La Casona de Los Estrada."
Fairfield's Finest Assist With Training the Nicarguan National Police Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 12:21AMPolice officers -- no matter where they are located -- are a family all their own. They may not be blood related but their badges are the bond. And family helps family.
Return trip for Central American priest Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 11:46PMNicaraguan priest received school desks from Tonawanda parish
Storm Alex Moves Over Yucatan Away From Spill for Now Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 11:17AMAlex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, weakened to a tropical depression as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico today on a track that may keep it away from the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
You lucky dog: Vet clinic volunteer reunited with pet she helped to save Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 7:00AMVet clinic volunteer Finnegan Dowling gave the 50-pound black-and-tan dog, regally called Portia, a big hug as soon as Portia came bounding onto her back porch, trailing a bright pink leash.
Nicaragua's untamed Caribbean coast Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 9:34AMBeautiful, warm-hearted people welcome visitors to a remote paradise.
ORO Travel Offers an Exclusive Experience at the Famed 'Morgan's Rock Resort' in Nicaragua Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 3:33PMNestled between Costa Rica and Honduras lies a hidden gem â Nicaragua.Â A country full of wonder, warm seas, tropical forests, a plethora of flora and fauna, colonial towns and home to one of the largest lakes in Latin America.Â Amidst all of this beauty on the Pacific coast on a 2000-hectare property and a natural reserve sits Morgan's Rock, a member of the Rainforest Alliance and a leader in ...
GE Said to Consider Selling Stake in BAC-Credomatic (Update2) Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 3:44PMJune 8 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. ’s finance unit is in talks to sell its 75 percent stake in Panama’s BAC- Credomatic GECF Inc. as GE shrinks assets to focus on commercial lending, two people with familiar with the plans said.
Clinton Tells OAS ‘It’s Time’ That Honduras Be Readmitted Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 4:03PMSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Honduras should be readmitted to the Organization of American States, potentially putting the U.S. at odds with Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, Latin America’s largest economies.
Jamaica Seeks $1 Billion to Rid Island of Drug Gangs (Update1) Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 3:32PMJamaica is seeking $1 billion in loans and grants to rid the country of “cancerous” drug gangs that have taken over poor neighborhoods on the Caribbean island and hurt economic growth, Finance Minister Audley Shaw said.
Guatemala Struggles to Recover After Storm Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 9:13AMGRANADA, Nicaragua -- Victims of the first tropical storm of the region's hurricane season began returning to their storm-battered homes in Guatemala on Tuesday because of a lack of emergency food and beds to house them, relief officials said.
Guatemala Struggles to Recover After Storm Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 6:02AMRescue workers continued to dig bodies from the rubble of landslides and floods that left at least 179 dead in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Agatha Weakens Over Central America; Storm Leaves 99 Dead Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 1:34AMAgatha, the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, weakened to a tropical depression over the mountains of Guatemala after killing at least 99 people in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Agatha Weakens Over Guatemala; Storm Leaves 83 Dead (Update2) Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 8:49PMAgatha, the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, weakened to a tropical depression over the mountains of Guatemala after killing at least 83 people in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Agatha Weakens Over Guatemala; Storm Leaves 18 Dead (Update1) Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 3:34PMAgatha, the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, weakened to a tropical depression over the mountains of Guatemala, the National Hurricane Center said.
Agatha Floods Homes; 13 Die in Guatemala, El Salvador (Udpate1) Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:44PMMay 29 (Bloomberg) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a “ state of calamity ” as the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, Agatha, flooded about 600 homes and killed 12 people the day after a volcanic eruption. A thirteenth person died in El Salvador.
Tropical Storm Floods Homes; 5 Die in Guatemala, El Salvador Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 6:30PMMay 29 (Bloomberg) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a “ state of calamity ” as the first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, Agatha, flooded about 600 homes and killed four people the day after a volcanic eruption. A fifth person died in El Salvador.
Jamaica Probes Alleged Police Abuses After 74 Killed in Manhunt Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 3:14PMMay 29 (Bloomberg) -- Jamaican investigators are investigating complaints of abuses by police who clashed with gunmen in west Kingston in their manhunt for a druglord sought by the U.S., public defender Earl Witter said.
Jamaican Hotels Boost Security as Tourists Cancel (Update1) Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 3:30PMThere have been 300 hotel room cancellations on the Caribbean island since Prime Minister Bruce Golding declared a state of emergency May 23 to contain gang violence related to the government’s efforts to extradite an accused drug lord to the U.S., Cummings said today.
Jamaican Hotels Boost Security as Tourists Cancel Amid Clashes Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 12:22PMJamaican hotels are adding security to reassure tourists as clashes in the capital Kingston cause visitors to cancel trips, said Wayne Cummings, the head of Jamaica’s Hotel and Tourism Association.
Nicaragua’s Electoral Climate Hasn’t Improved, Yohannes Says Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 2:59AMMay 5 (Bloomberg) -- Nicaragua’s electoral climate “has not improved” since the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation cut $61 million in aid over electoral transparency concerns after a 2008 mayoral vote, said Daniel Yohannes, MCC’s chief executive officer.
Grupo Mariana Family of Resorts Announces Beachfront Property for Under $50,000 USD in Nicaragua Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 1:35PMEvery Now and Then, Opportunity Knocks -- A Second Time
Grupo Mariana Family of Resorts Announces Beachfront Property for Under $50,000 USD in Nicaragua Tuesday, April 27, 2010 @ 1:24PMMANAGUA, NICARAGUA--(Marketwire - 04/27/10) - Forget California's overbuilt, overpriced Pacific Coast. There's another stretch of coast... on the very same ocean... only hours away -- yet even more beautiful. Fronting the Pacific, and with a river at its back, this secluded piece of paradise hidden from the outside world is called Isla Mariana Beach & Marina Resort . Additional Features: View ...
Teens take trip of a lifetime Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 9:16PMNicaragua is a Third World country in Central America, and the second poorest country in the Americas, with 80 per cent of its population living on less than two dollars a day.
Eat at our House -- Apr. 7, 2010 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 1:33PMLetters arrived from various parts of the world this past week and it seems everyone is on the move. For a part of the four months son Strom and Jennette spend in Costa Rica, they go help Jennette’s son with his project School Box.
Nicaragua's Corn Islands Friday, April 2, 2010 @ 8:12AMCheck-in for the 90-minute flight from Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, to Corn Islands, a set of Caribbean islands on the opposite side of this Central American country, goes something like this.
Women's Soccer Spends Break with Soccer Without Borders in Nicaragua Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 10:02PMThe local staff at Soccer Without Borders outside of their office. Sara Chehrehsa, Rachel Sheehy, Alyssa Pont, Alison Nabatoff and Stephanie Iantorno spent their spring break in Nicaragua with Soccer Without Borders. Above, Chehrehsa with local kids.
Nicaragua: a guide for beginners Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 9:34AMChris Moss offers a guide to Nicaragua, ahead of this year's celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Latin America's fight for independence.
Drug Gangs Sink Mexico Tourism Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 1:40AMHotels in Cancun and Acapulco see a drop in spring-break revelers following reports of bloodshed
Limbaugh's Socialized Medicine Moment Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:58PMIn threatening to flee to Costa Rica for health care if Obama's plan passes, talk-radio king Rush Limbaugh embraced a system where 98% of citizens are covered and private insurance is rare
Beautiful Granada, Nicaragua Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:31PMGRANADA, Nicaragua -- It was amusing to read a New Jersey couple's Web review of their hotel stay here as "very noisy" on the street at night.
Former journalist complete eight-day charity trek Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:27PMA former local press journalist has successfully completed an epic eight-day voyage across Central America by bike.
Former journalist completes eight-day charity trek Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:27PMA former local press journalist has successfully completed an epic eight-day voyage across Central America by bike.
Appleby College Students to Embark on International Service Trips Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:25PMOAKVILLE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 3, 2010) - More than 80 Appleby College students and employees will be travelling in March to remote international destinations to engage in service work. Departing March 5 and 6, eight groups will be travelling to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Moldova, Nicaragua, Peru and Romania.
Nicaraguan Economic Output Fell 2.2% in December From Year Ago Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:49AMMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- Nicaragua’s economic output fell 2.2 percent in December from a year earlier on declines in construction, mining, finance and transportation, the central bank said in an e-mailed statement.
Nicaraguan Economic Output Fell 2.2% in December From Year Ago Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:49AMMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- Nicaragua’s economic output fell 2.2 percent in December from a year earlier on declines in construction, mining, finance and transportation, the central bank said in an e-mailed statement.
Obits more meaningful with age Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 11:26PMAs we grow older it seems that one of our favorite sections of the daily newspaper is the one titled “Obituaries.”
Nicaragua city capsules Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 11:17PMAn in-depth look at Nicaragua's most visited cities.
Explorer finds evidence of early waterway from Atlantic to Pacific Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 3:58PMHailed by some as the eighth wonder of the world, the Panama Canal is one of the greatest engineering achievements. It took more than 20 years and cost the lives of more than 27,000 workers.
Nicaragua the real deal Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 3:52AMIt's easy to see why Paul Rivers and Tyler Carpenter left the snow, cold, hustle and bustle behind back home in Canada.
Costa Ricans May Elect First Female President in Vote Today Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 12:28AMCosta Rica’s Laura Chinchilla, who may become the first female president to oversee Central America’s second-biggest economy, heads into elections today with a 17-point lead over her closest opponent.
The rustic side of Nicaragua Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 12:47AMIt's easy to see why Paul Rivers and Tyler Carpenter left the snow, cold, hustle and bustle behind back home in Canada.
Developing Nicaragua with schools, bakeries and job training Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 1:43PMThe Integral Development Project (IDP) is located in the rural community of Los Cocos, about ten miles from Granada, Nicaragua. It consists of a school, a bakery, job training, and agricultural projects.
UN Struggles to Unblock Aid as Haitians Suffer, Wait (Update2) Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 6:49AMJan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and the United Nations struggled to coordinate relief efforts in Haiti as estimates of the death toll topped 100,000 and aid groups began bringing supplies overland from the Dominican Republic.