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CLEAN : Nicaragua's Bluefields braces for potential tropical cyclone
People in Bluefields on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua dock their boats and buy food, matches and candles to prepare for a potential tropical cyclone heading towards the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica (Footage by AFPTV via...
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VOICED : Potencial ciclón tropical avanza hacia Nicaragua y Costa Rica
Un potencial ciclón tropical se desplazaba el jueves con dirección a las costas caribeñas de Nicaragua y Costa Rica, en Centroamérica, mientras ciudadanos se preparaban para enfrentar las posibles consecuencias de la tempestad (Footage...
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CLEAN : Nicaraguans take shelter as tropical storm bears down on Central America
Residents on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua take shelter with the aid of soldiers and the Red Cross as tropical storm Bonnie barrels toward shore (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Intense winds and rain as hurricane Julia slams Nicaragua
"The drinking water hasn't come back yet," says a fisherman in the Caribbean town of Bluefields, after Hurricane Julia passed through Nicaragua, downgraded to a tropical storm (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Summit of LatAm leaders, ousted Honduran president comments
1. Wide of meeting of Latin American leaders at meeting
2. Medium of Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega and Cuban president, Raul Castro
3. Various of ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, speaking on mobile phone
4. Zelaya...
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Nicaragua president Daniel Ortega meets with Mexican President
1. Wide of Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (white shirt) at podium
2. Calderon and Ortega shaking hands, audience applauding
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico:
"The US...
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NICARAGUA: PLAN TO SAVE THE SEA TURTLE
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The world's sea turtle population is dropping at an alarming rate, and the Nicaraguan government has launched a plan to save them.
Turtles have used the country's beaches for centuries as a breeding ground where they can lay...
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RE-EDIT 116 year old still going strong
1. Various of Eva Rayo with family
2. Eva Rayo eating a meat soup
3. UPSOUND (Spanish) Mercedes Rayo, Daughter:
"What do you want to eat?
4. UPSOUND (Spanish) Eva Rayo:
"I want tortillas."
5. UPSOUND (Spanish) Mercedes Rayo,...
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SYND 24-12-72 INTERVIEW WITH NICARAGUA EARTHQUAKE VICTIM IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
Interview with Sanson Navaro, witness to Managua earthquake in which some ten thousand people are reported dead.
1. ms to mcu Sanson Avaro interviewed (SOUNDBITE): Spanish
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag SOF - Colour - NYFilm: c0030885 - LN...
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NICARAGUA: ISTHMUS CATTLE FAIR
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Livestock breeders from across Central America have flocked to Nicaragua to take part in the most important horse and cattle fair in the region.
Around 200-thousand people are expected to attend a fair bringing together all...
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NICARAGUA: CERRO NEGRO VOLCANO ERUPTION SITUATION UPDATE
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Nicaragua's President Violeta Chamorro has been touring the area devastated by the Cerro Negro volcano.
Thousands of people have fled their homes and ash from the eruption has covered fields, polluted drinking water and...
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Former president appears in court, says charges against him are political
Managua, 13 Dec 2002
1. Various of former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman arriving at court escorted by riot police
2. Supporters of Aleman (Liberal Party) chant and greet Arnoldo Aleman
3. Aleman waves to supporters
4. Aleman enters...
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NICARAGUA: FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SUNDAY'S ELECTIONS
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Final preparations are underway for Sunday's election in Nicaragua.
Voters have a choice of 23 candidates for president, but only two men really stand a chance of winning.
It's a contest between leftist Sandinista candidate...
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Preparations ahead of Sunday's presidential election
1. Various of statue of soldier
2. Various of soldiers patrolling
3. Various of electoral banner for Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega
4. Various of electoral officials and military officers controlling the transportation of ballot...
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Massive anti and pro-government rallies
1. Wide of demonstration against the possible re-election of Nicaraguan President Daniel Orgeta
2. Demonstrators with Nicaraguan flags
3. Various of demonstrators carrying banners with photo of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
4....
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NICARAGUA: COREA FAMILY TAKE PART IN "VIA CRUCIS" PROCESSION
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Crowds lined the streets of the Nicaraguan town of Granada on Good Friday to watch four generations of a family celebrate Easter in a unique Christian fashion.
Forty members of the Corea family took part in a procession...
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Central American leaders discuss regional development plan
1. Various of arrival of Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama:
"We are going to work together to strengthen our relationship and cooperation between both countries."
3. Various...
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WRAP Preparations as tropical storm is upgraded to hurricane ADDS more
1. Man walking in the rain with umbrella
2. Rain falling on houses
3. Young man watching rain fall
4. Various of water running into a drain
5. Man cycling in the rain
6. Various of cars in the rain
7. Various of people walking in the...
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NICARAGUA: ECONOMY SUFFERING DUE TO HURRICANE
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With crippling debts of over 8 (b) billion U-S dollars, the Nicaraguan government is struggling to recover ten months after Hurricane Mitch tore through the country.
A recent 35 percent price hike on the cost of public...
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GUATEMALA: FORMER REVOLUTIONARIES MEET TO DISCUSS FUTURE
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Two of Nicaragua's former revolutionaries have met in Guatemala to discuss how best to steer their country towards a peaceful future.
The armies of Sandinista commander Tomas Borge and pro-Somoza boss Eden Pastora fought...
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NICARAGUA: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR VISIT
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has concluded a 46-hour visit to the Central American state of Nicaragua, as part of a Latin American tour including Venezuela, Panama and El Salvador.
Aznar arrived for a series of...
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Sandinistas celebrate 25 years since dictator overthrown
1. Wide shot of Daniel Ortega singing and cheering with crowd
2. Various of crowd waving flags
3. Daniel Ortega at stage cheering the crowd
4. Man on a telephone post waving FSLN flag
5. Wide of crowd
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Daniel...
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NICARAGUA: CARLA SANABRIA MAY BE REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY IN USA
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Carla Sanabria, a Nicaraguan citizen who was deported from the U-S last month, leaving her American husband and son behind, could be reunited with them as soon as August.
Sanabria, currently living in Managua, was one of the...
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NICARAGUA: BODIES FOUND AFTER BOAT CARRYING ECUADORANS SINKS
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Sixteen bodies have been found on the shores of Lake Nicaragua after a boat carrying Ecuadorans sank in choppy waters on Friday night.
The Ecuadorans were crossing Central America with the aim of illegally entering the United...