Nicaragua's English Language Newspaper

NicaNews #14 June 1998 Vol. 2 - No. 4 - 14


Stoplight biodiversity. An Iguana for sale on the streets of Managua.

Featured Article:

A Burning Issue
One result of the 10-year civil war in the 1980s is that Nicaragua was left with much of its forest resource in remote areas intact. At that time, other countries in the region, such as Costa Rica, were busy converting their precious hardwood forests into wood products or simply razing them to make room for cattle pastures. The 1990s brought relative stability and the opportunity to make use of this valuable resource. Logging concessions were granted and measures were decreed by government authorities to regulate exploitation of Nicaragua's forests. [More...]

Zoilagate: bad news for victims of child abuse
When Zoilamerica Narvaez accused Sandinista party boss Daniel Ortega of child molestation and harassment, the country was taken aback. Ortega's political career was anything but promising, and many expected it to end soon. The expectations proved to be naive, because even though Zoilagate is an unprecedented scandal, it is now clear that it will take more to bring down the FSLN leader. It's a dirty game, and the Sandinistas have proved themselves very impressive at playing it. [More...]

The Rape of Mombacho's Orchids
Biodiversity is becoming less and less diverse. Progress for one reason or another into heretofore remote areas appears to ignore the natural wealth already there. And the marketing of what remains... seems that everyone has their own particular definition of "green". [More...]

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