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Chavez, Correa, Uribe arrive for regional summit, soundbites
1. Various of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arriving in Santo Domingo for the Rio Summit
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela:
"We must chose between two paths: war or peace. We are fighting very hard for...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT ARNOLDO ALEMAN MARKS 1ST MONTH IN POWER
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman has marked a successful month in power despite the difficulties surrounding his election.
During his first 30 days in office Aleman launched a series of programmes including talks with...
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Centam presidents meet to discuss food and energy
1. Wide of conference
2. Wide of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
3. Pan of summit, banner reads "food for life"
4. Medium of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, in white shirt
5. Wide of summit
6. Medium of Bolivian President Evo...
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NICARAGUA: SENIOR MEMBER OF FARC GUERRILLA GROUP INTERVIEW
Spanish/Nat
A senior member of Colombia's leading guerrilla movement FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) has spoken to APTV about his country's prospects for peace.
Speaking in Nicaragua, Marco Leon Calanca officially confirmed...
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Parties reject plan to end crisis; Zelaya, interim govt reax
San Jose, Costa Rica - 22 July 2009
1. Costa Rican President and mediator Oscar Arias sitting down for news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Oscar Arias, Costa Rican President and mediator:
"In order to reach reconciliation and...
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WRAP Felix sparks flood fears in Central America, aftermath
1. Wide of man and house on seafront silhouetted against sky
2. Deserted boat on shore
3. Fisherman bailing water out of boat
4. Man clearing debris off the beach
5. Various of man repairing roof of house
6. Young boy walking on...
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NICARAGUA: MANUEL IGNACIO LACAYO BELIEVES ECONOMY WILL IMPROVE
Spanish/Nat
One of Nicaragua's richest men is convinced his country will recover from its legacy of poverty and corruption to become the region's most prosperous nation.
Manuel Ignacio Lacayo returned to Nicaragua after several years in...
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NICARAGUA: PEACE MARCH AGAINST ATTACKS ON CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of Nicaraguans staged a march in the capital - Managua - to call for peace and protest against a recent wave of bomb attacks against Catholic churches and an alleged assassination plot against Cardinal Miguel Obando...
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SYND 10 3 78 PRESIDENT SOMOZA INTERVIEWED ON CIVIL UNREST IN NICARAGUA
Riots and unrest in Managua, Nicaragua. President Anastasio Somoza is interviewed on the civil unrest in his country.
1. ws girl carrying basket on head walking past burnt out buses
2. various ws street riot and students burn bus
3. ws...
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Profile of presidential candidate Enrique Bolaños
Managua, Nicaragua
1. Nicaraguan flag waving
2. Panoramic view of Managua
Nagarrote, Leon Province
3. Wide shot of political add billboard with Enrique Bolaños
4. Wide shot of crowd cheering for the arrival of Bolaños saying ¨It can...
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NICARAGUA: CAMPAIGN SEASON BEGINS FOR THE NEXT ELECTIONS
Managua, Nicaragua, 10th September 1996
1. Various of campaign rally for Ortega's party, Sandinista National Liberation Front, (FSLN)
2. Ortega shaking hands with people before press conference
3. Wide Shot of Ortega at press...
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NICARAGUA: MAN ACCUSED OF DRUG DEALING FOR CIA CLAIMS HE'S INNOCENT
Managua, Nicaragua 1st October 1996 1. Exterior jail2. Zoom into guard on tower3. Meneses walking through hallway towards his cell4. Meneses inside cell5. Close-up papers6. Meneses reading communique7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish), Norwin...
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NICARAGUA: POLITICAL LEADERS ASKED TO FULFIL CAMPAIGN PROMISES
Spanish/Nat
Many Nicaraguans believe there's a long way to go before they can enjoy real democracy.
Although democracy was restored in 1990, social and political unrest are still rampant in this Central American country.
And Nicaraguans...
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NICARAGUA: ORTEGA TO DEFEND HIS HONOUR IN ALLEGED SEX CASE
Spanish/Nat
Sandinista leader and former Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says he is willing to prove his innocence in an alleged sexual abuse case.
Ortega's stepdaughter has accused him of sexually abusing her since she was eleven...
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28-year-old Eric Volz was allowed to leave Nicaragua Friday after a court overturned his conviction on charges of murdering his ex-girlfriend in November of 2006.
HEADLINE: American cleared of murder leaves Nicaragua
CAPTION: 28-year-old Eric Volz was allowed to leave Nicaragua Friday after a court overturned his conviction on charges of murdering his ex-girlfriend in November of 2006. (Dec....
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LATIN AMERICA: FIRST VISIT BY POPE IN 13 YEARS
Spanish/Nat
Nearly 13 years after his last troubled visit, Pope John Paul II is returning to Central America to encourage peace in a region beset by war and decades of violence.
The Pope leaves Monday on a eight-day trip to Guatemala,...
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Pro-Zelaya demo blocks highway to capital, blockade of border with Nicaragua
Near Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1. Wide of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marching from Tegucigalpa to north Honduras
2. Mid of supporters marching
3. Soldiers with riot shields standing by roadside
4. Mid of march
5....
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT WANTS DEBT CLEARED AFTER HURRICANE
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman has called for his country's foreign debt- and that of neighbouring Honduras- to be written off following the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch.
Both the President and the leader of...
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WRAP Supporters of deposed president gather at border, Zelaya's wife
Danli, Honduras
1. Wide of police forces guarding area
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Xiomara Castro, wife of ousted Honduras President, Manuel Zelaya:
"We are going to be here until military and police forces permit us to go through. We are...
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OAS plan to solve diplomatic dispute between Colombia and Ecuador
1. Various exteriors of the Organisation of the American States headquarters
2. Wide of meeting room, delegations sitting down ahead of session
3. Ecuadorean Foreign Minister MarÄżËa Isabel Salvador Crespo arriving and passing by...
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Three days of national mourning as last living founder of Sandinista movement dies
Managua - 1 May 2012
1. Man carrying wreath of flowers towards the National Palace of Culture where people are queuing to sign the book of condolence and pay his respects for deceased Sandinista leader Tomas Borge Martinez
2. SOUNDBITE...
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CENTRAL AMERICA: HURRICANE MITCH AFTERMATH (2)
Foot of Casitas Volcano, Tipitapa, Nicaragua; Zacapa & Guatemala City, Guatemala; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Washington DC, USA - November 2-3, 1998
Foot of Casitas Volcano
1. Wide shot volcano
2. Pan of deserted village
3. Rescue...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: VIOLENT CLASHES
Natural Sound
There have been violent clashes in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua between striking transport workers and security forces.
Strikers fired home made bazookas at police, and there were running battles through the...
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NICARAGUA: FISHING INDUSTRY FACES PROBLEMS DUE TO OVER-EXPLOITATION
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua's fishing industry is in danger due to over-exploitation from national and foreign companies.
Residents from the country's Atlantic coast - who make a living from fishing - are calling on the government to...