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Reid chases NACAC medals in Nicaragua
Daija Reid, star of last weekend’s National Association of Athletics Administrations of T&T (NAAATT)/National Gas Company (NGC)/Republic Bank National Junior Championships, as expected was named on the national team to...

Challenging the Media Myth of Latino Machismo: Recognizing Feminist Strides in Latin America
Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made in the region....

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is just the start of a state plan to remove immigrants. Will it wreck Florida’s economy?
Mega-farmer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III addresses the camera as massive watermelons come rolling down a conveyor belt at one of his farms in Collier County. Behind him are workers, all of them Hispanic, rapidly picking up the melons and...

Miami congresswoman says her bipartisan bill can fix the nation's immigration system
Miami Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar and Texas Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar have teamed up to introduce a "revolutionary immigration reform bill" that they say would further secure the border and allow undocumented...

Everything To Know About Volcano Boarding In Nicaragua
Picture it. After a grueling 45-minute to one-hour hike up Nicaragua’s youngest volcano, Cerro Negro, you get to reward yourself with the thrill of a lifetime: volcano boarding. Similar to the winter recreational activity of snowboarding and the...
Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica?
Roberto Samcam Ruiz took security measures seriously. A retired Nicaraguan army major who had spoken out against the Sandinista government, he fled to neighboring Costa Rica after his name started popping up on wanted posters. When out in public...
International trade event heads for Ohio's capital
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's agriculture will be on display in August as an international trade event makes its stop in Columbus. The second annual Summer in Cities Buyers Mission is hosted by Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast will connect...

Study reveals surge in illegal arachnid trade via Facebook in Philippines
New research by wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC reveals a thriving online trade in live tarantulas and scorpions in the Philippines, with more than 16,000 arachnids found offered for sale on Facebook in 2020 and 2022. Most traded species are...

Nicaragua: Anti-Canal Leader Dies under Police Harassment
Octavio Ortega Arana was persecuted until his final day Octavio Ortega Arana, a leader of the anti-canal struggle, in a photo from January 2015. // Photo: Archive | CONFIDENCIAL The peasant leader led protests against the proposed expropriation of...

Pride, DEI, and Corporate Authenticity
Twin Cities Pride made headlines this year when it dropped Target as a corporate sponsor in response to the retail giant rolling back DEI efforts. That left the nonprofit, which organizes the annual downtown Minneapolis Pride parade and...

Columbus to host international trade event connecting local suppliers with global buyers
Brian Baldridge Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture | Ohio Department of AgricultureBrian Baldridge Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture | Ohio Department of Agriculture The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is set to...

Moscow-Led Eurasian Bloc Holds Landmark Economic Summit in Minsk
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Laureano Ortega Murillo, Nicaragua's envoy for relations with Russia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russia's...

All Litigation is Death Penalty Litigation
The second Trump administration seems to have spent half its time in court. The president’s shock and awe campaign of executive orders quickly ended up bogged down in interminable litigation, seemingly via an endless string of unreviewable...

Business News | Walnut Publication's Mayan Routes Indian Roots Strikes a Chord with Readers
VMPL Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 20: Walnut Publication is excited to announce that Lt. Col. Vineet Kumar's acclaimed travel memoir, Mayan Routes Indian Roots, has crossed the 300-copy mark in online sales. This achievement is a proud...

Sheikh Khaled, leaders of EAEU member states discuss trade ties in Belarus
On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has attended the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting, held on Friday at the Palace...

AD CP attends Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting
The meeting brought together heads of state and government from the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), chaired by President Alexander Lukashenko of the Republic of Belarus. The United Arab Emirates participated as a guest of...

Cuban president addresses meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council
Minsk, June 28 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, addressed the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, which is meeting this Friday in Minsk, Belarus. At the Palace of Independence, along with the leaders...

SAC Chairman attends plenary session of the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum
Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), attended the plenary session of the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum (EEF 2025) held at the Minsk International Exhibition Center BELEXPO in Minsk,...

Nicaraguan national faces multiple charges after extradition from Spain
Hayden O’Byrne United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | The Florida BarHayden O’Byrne United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | The Florida Bar Ernesto Ortega Padgett, a Nicaraguan national previously...

Weekly global protein digest: More countries lift HPAI-related trade restrictions on Brazilian poultry
Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Cattle industry trade conjecture: Mexico border may open up for cattle crossings sometime between now and July 11 Not all ports but maybe a couple. (t would make sense to stairstep on...