Nicaragua’s Central Bank President Antenor Rosales quit following a disagreement with President Daniel Ortega over the use of foreign currency reserves to fund a regional bank for the Venezuelan-led bloc of eight nations known as Alba.

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The financial crisis hit hard enough to cut some house prices in half.

Ortega says the Bank of ALBA will give loans to members without conditions to pay for development or social projects.

Nicaragua may be rich in resources, with abundant rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and wind-swept plains, but it built its economy on being a gas-guzzler.  Now, the government is reevaluating its approach, trying to wean Nicaragua off its dependence on foreign oil and becoming a leader in sustainable development along the way.

A Golden company has been stepping up to help build communities in Nicaragua.

Hundreds mourn Nicaragua native Juan Castillo in Kitchener funeral also honouring 10 others killed in tragic collision

Golden Reign Acquires El Jicaro Mining Concession, Nicaragua

Jesus Ignacio Flores started working when he was 16, laboring long hours on construction sites and in the fields of his country's biggest sugar plantation.

The members of ‘Team Marblehead’ are getting ready for their volunteer trip to benefit Outreach360 in Nicaragua over February school vacation.