US approves return of non-emergency personnel to Nicaragua 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe United States on Wednesday approved the return to Nicaragua of non-emergency personnel and diplomats’ family members after they were pulled from the Central American nation during weeks of deadly anti-government protests. “Though Nicaragua is not back to normal, due to President Daniel Ortega’s campaign of violence and intimidation…the Department of State has lifted” the mandatory evacuation order on non-emergency personnel and relatives, it said in a statement. A travel warning remains in place for Nicaragua. Catholic Church-brokered peace talks broke down in June after Ortega rejected a key opposition demand to step down and bring forward presidential elections.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 12, 2018 22:41 UTC