AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoConstitutional Reform Watch: Nicaragua’s Free Trade Zone workers and unions voiced support for partial constitutional reforms, saying they protect jobs and help keep peace and stability while pushing for sovereign elections without foreign interference. OAS Pressure on Ortega: Rosario Murillo said the National Assembly will present “advances” of electoral reforms this weekend as the OAS calls an extraordinary session over Nicaragua’s democratic crisis and opposition-banning plans. U.S.-Nicaragua Sanctions Push: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Tim Kaine introduced a bipartisan bill to strengthen sanctions on Nicaragua, citing human rights abuses and religious persecution under the Ortega-Murillo regime. ECLAC Growth Update: ECLAC cut its 2026 Latin America growth forecast to 2.2%, while still projecting Nicaragua at 4.5% and Cuba’s economy to contract 10.3% in 2026. Sports/Visas: Two Nicaraguan Little Leaguers were denied entry to the U.S., leaving Nicaragua to play with a reduced roster at the Little League World Series.
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