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The Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act, also known as NICA Act, is a bill that, as a response to the alleged election fraud committed by Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega during the 2016 election, prevented Nicaragua from taking additional loans until it was willing to "[take] effective steps to hold free, fair and transparent elections."
The Social Protection Network (Red de Protección Social in Spanish or RPS) is a Nicaraguan Conditional Cash Transfer program. It is designed to address both current and future poverty via cash transfers targeted to households living in poverty in rural Nicaragua. It began in 2000.
The unicameral National Assembly replaced the bicameral National Congress of Nicaragua which was disbanded following the overthrow of Somoza government in 1979. There was an interim Council of State with 47 and later 51 appointed members from 1980 to 1984. [2]
The social security system provided pension, disability and healthcare benefits to members. The system is funded by employer and employee contributions, amounting to about 5% of GDP in 2016. As of 2017 only about 32% of the work force were members largely due to high levels of informal employment.
7 February: Nicaragua grants political asylum to former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli after he requested protection at the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City. [2]16 February: The government orders the dissolution of the Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua and seven other nongovernmental organizations perceived of opposition to the regime of President Daniel Ortega, accusing the ...
Nicaraguan nationality law is regulated by the Constitution, the General Law for Migration and Foreigners, Law No. 761 (Ley General de Migración y Extranjería. Ley No.761) and relevant treaties to which Nicaragua is a signatory. [1] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a citizen of Nicaragua.
Article 72 of the Constitution of Nicaragua states that: [3]. Marriage and stable unions are protected by the State; they rest on the voluntary agreement between a man and a woman, and may be dissolved by mutual consent or by the shall of one of the parties.