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http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/09/04/departamentales/114994-avanza-proy...

Over ten communities of Diriamba, Carazo will benefit from the solar panel project located in the community of La Trinidad, which is being organized by Japan through the municipal government and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM).

A total of 534 solar panels are part of the clean energy project that aims to produce more than 900 kilowatts of power, benefiting more than one thousand families in the communities surrounding La Trinidad, where the project is implemented.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/09/04/poderes/115027-piden-cerrar-escuel...

They appeal to Ortega to close School of the Americas

"The worst atrocities of this continent, from Mexico to Chile, have been committed by graduates of this school."

Today the delegation of the Movement against the School of the Americas (SOA Watch) will meet with President Daniel Ortega to ask once again to withdraw Nicaraguan soldiers from the School of the Americas, located at Fort Benning, Georgia.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/08/31/departamentales/114523-baja-deshon...

Headlines:

While not naming names, the head of Public Relations of the National Police, Chief Commissioner Fernando Borge, confirmed that three officers assigned to the security of the house of the President were dishonorably discharged immediately.

The three agents are apparently involved in the rape of a 12 year old girl with intellectual disabilities, as reported on Wednesday the father of the victim in the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh).

http://www.rationalrevolution.net/war/communism_and_marxism.htm

It is important to distinguish the difference between Communism and Marxism.

Marxism is basically a system of analysis, and a way to view the world. Communism, on the other hand, is basically a political movement, a form of government, a condition of society....

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/261658-capturan-a-estadounide...

American Captured In Granada after Alleged Child Abuse.

Rey (Ray?) George is in custody for allegedly sexually exploiting girls ages 12 to 16 years.

"The victims came from very poor neighborhoods of the town and came to the subject's home looking for money, but he took the opportunity to satisfy his sexual desires".

Report suggest he would lock them up.

Police now say his real name is George Clinton.

http://delsurnewsonline.com/8185/epn-san-juan-del-sur/

Both the Nicaraguan Port Authority (EPN) and the Office of the Director General Transporte Acuatica have increased fees that will directly affect the sailors, such as these three groups; the dozen or so boat owners that currently have their boats up on the side of the dock (“on the hard” as they call it), sailing trip operators as well as those on buoys or anchored in the bay.

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http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/politica/260831-sacaran-a-condenados-del...

August 14, 2012

The judge of the Supreme Court, Rafael Solis Cerda, confirmed that the CSE has asked for the list of convicted criminals for the purposes of cleansing the electoral roll of those citizens serving firm sentences and are disqualified from participating in the election.

The National Penitentiary System reported that the prison population stands at 8,446 but without specifying how many are actually sentenced. (some would be on remand then?)

This long awaited and much need project will start after this year’s rainy season with funding from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the National Economic Development Bank (BNDES) of Brazil. When complete, this project will be a key component in the plan to reduce dependence on bunker fuel for energy. The first part of the construction will be a 50 kilometer all-weather road linking San Pedro del Norte with the hydroelectric site.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/08/13/cultura/112213-jinotega-memoria

Jinotega, Novia de la Montaña

Jinotega, Girlfriend of the Mountain... is the latest title in the works of Nicaraguan Eddy Kühl Arauz.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/08/13/poderes/112296-artola-renuncia-al-fise\\

Nelson Artola resigned as head of the Social Investment Fund for Emergency (FISE), as published in the Gazette.

Since last week, sources close to the government and had leaked Artola's removal from office for alleged irregularities in the administration of FISE.

Artola was always characterized by his subservience to the presidential couple, which would have helped him address the problems he faced at FISE.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/08/10/ambito/111954-albanisa-control-tot...

Albanisa could be going for control of Gas Natural, formerly Union Fenosa, says La Prensa

pabloplaguna@hotmail.com for Del Sur News

On August 2nd 2012, about 15 city officials received training on the implementation process of Law 620 the Water Law (which was passed into law in 2007 and regulations were added in 2010).

The activity was held in the Municipal Civic Centre. The training was provided by officials from the Nicaragua Water Authority (ANA) and during the activity the officials disclosed the especially urgent need to protect watersheds, such as Basin 72 located in the southern part of San Juan del Sur.

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/259950-acusan-a-4-playa-amari...

La Procuraduría General de la República, PGR, acusó este domingo a los canadienses Alexander P. Thorn y Howard Wayne John Hodges, además de los nicaragüenses César de la Trinidad Ibarra y Héctor José Lacayo Páez, por los delitos de fraude contra el Estado, luego que se determinara que la supuesta inversión en la que ofrecían en venta una propiedad en Playa Amarillo, municipio de Tola, era en realidad un plan para cometer estafas.

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/08/05/reportajes-especiales/111208-celul...

Cure & Tourism – from the San Juan del Sur clinic “CURISMO” (Cure and Turismo) was featured in a two page La Prensa story last Sunday the 5th of August.

The link to the story is: http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/08/05/reportajes-especiales/111208-celul...

His web site can be found at: http://www.curismo.net/typo3/curismo/index.php?id=94

Some of you may know this guy.

"Improving access to rural areas, less damage to vehicles, less dust and mud, which translates to a benefit to the health of the inhabitants of these areas" says the local council

A 7.9 km stretch of dirt road linking the town of Tola with the beaches of the Pacific coast of this county, is being transformed with a paving project.