Rosario Murillo
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. The Central American country has created a National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. The new agency was approved on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, by 76 legislators in the country's congress, which is dominated by President Daniel Ortega's Sandinista Party. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)
Nicaragua creates Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs

Feb. 18, 2021 04:40 PM EST

A woman works to recover the part of roof damaged by Hurricane Eta in Wawa, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Eta slammed into Nicaragua's Caribbean coast with potentially devastating winds Tuesday, while heavy rains thrown off by the Category 4 storm already were causing rivers to overflow across Central America. (AP Photo/Carlos Herrera)
Eta brings heavy rains, deadly mudslides to Honduras

By Marlon González Nov. 04, 2020 12:05 AM EST

A nurse takes a sample from an army officer for a COVID-19 test at a Public Health Ministry post where drivers wait their turn in a line of cars in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
The Latest: China's community virus cases hit single digits

By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2020 06:47 AM EDT

Vatican calls for arson investigation at Nicaragua cathedral

Aug. 03, 2020 04:21 PM EDT
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — An arson attack on Managua’s cathedral has drawn the attention of Pope Francis and the Vatican after Nicaragua’s vice president...

Workers ready a new monument, called the Peace Bell, before its inauguration ceremony later in the day in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, July 17, 2020. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government is being deterred by the new coronavirus from holding the usual mass celebration to mark the victory of the country's revolution July 19, and will instead unveil a new addition to its collection of monuments. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)
Amid virus, Nicaragua forgoes celebration, unveils monument

Jul. 17, 2020 01:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2020 file photo, a medical worker wears a mask and face shield at the entrance of the SERMESA hospital in Managua, Nicaragua. While the Pan-American Health Organization urges Nicaragua to take more aggressive measures against the coronavirus pandemic and neighboring countries warily eye its outbreak, President Daniel Ortega’s increasingly authoritarian government seems more focused on hiding the virus than treating it. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)
During pandemic, Nicaraguan doctors face political pressure

Jul. 06, 2020 10:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks at the opening of a national dialogue, in Managua, Nicaragua. Ortega spoke in a nationally televised address on Monday, May 18, 2020, and blamed health monitoring measures taken by Costa Rica for his country's decision to close their two border crossings. The dispute boiled over since Costa Rica began May 8 testing all truck drivers entering the country for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)
Health organization: Nicaragua won't allow hospital access

May. 19, 2020 06:38 PM EDT

A woman wears a mask against the spread of COVID-19 disease, as she attends a funeral at the Central cemetery of Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, May 11, 2020. President Daniel Ortega's government has stood out for its refusal to impose measures to halt the new coronavirus for more than two months since the disease was first diagnosed in Nicaragua. Now, doctors and family members of apparent victims say, the government has gone from denying the disease's presence in the country to actively trying to conceal its spread. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)
'Express burials' cast doubt on Nicaragua's virus figures

By Gabriela Selser May. 12, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

Students arrive to Rigoberto Lopez Perez public school, with very few wearing masks amid the spread of the new coronavirus, at the start of the school day in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, April 27, 2020. Nicaragua ordered its students back to class Monday, in spite of concerns about spreading the novel coronavirus that have led other countries in the region to try to keep education on track through remote learning.(AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)
US willing to increase sanctions on Nicaragua

By Gabriela Selser May. 05, 2020 03:39 PM EDT

People, wearing protective face masks, make their way through a popular market in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Restaurants are empty, there's little traffic in the streets and beach tourists are sparse headed into Holy Week despite the government's encouragement for Nicaraguans to go about their normal lives. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga)
Nicaragua inaction on virus raises fears of regional spread

By Gabriela Selser Apr. 09, 2020 12:00 AM EDT