Indigenous groups in Nicaragua complain of pressure to accept canal
Indigenous authorities of the Rama-Kriol Territorial Government in Nicaragua complain they are under pressure to give the interoceanic canal project their approval.…
$50 billion Chinese canal project in Nicaragua to be further delayed
HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Group (HKND), a Chinese infrastructure firm, announced Wednesday that it was delaying the construction of a $50 billion canal across Nicaragua to late 2016, but…
Construction of Nicaragua Canal postponed after details of environmental study made public
The delay comes after the Britain-based ERM consulting company that performed the project's environmental impact assessment said several issues should be further researched before the project proceeds. Those issues include…
Chinese-planned canal would displace many in Nicaragua, sparking anger and anxiety
Everything in the path of the proposed trans-oceanic canal in Nicaragua would have to be relocated. Churches. Cemeteries. Stockyards.As many as 28,000 people scattered in villages and towns face the…
Nicaraguan government keeps news media in the dark when it comes to canal project
As international spokesman for the project to build a mammoth canal across Nicaragua, Ronald MacLean saw his job become increasingly untenable.…
Scientists criticize Nicaragua Canal environmental study
Nicaraguans are anxiously waiting for the government to make public a long-anticipated environmental impact report on the $50 billion interoceanic canal project. But while the public waits, some independent scientists…
Nicaragua Canal environmental study submitted, details remain hidden
Nicaraguan officials this week received a long-awaited environmental impact assessment of the controversial $50 billion interoceanic canal, checking off a major to-do item for the ambitious Chinese-backed project. Authorities said…
Chinese not interested in financing Nicaragua Canal: Panama official
Email this page April 14th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) The administrator of the Panama Canal, Jorge Luis Quijano, said Monday that Chinese state builders are wary of becoming involved in the Nicaraguan…
