Caribbean & Central America - March 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)

Earlier this month a Nicaraguan delegation took part in the 2013 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, the world’s leading mining event. This is in line with President Daniel Ortega’s declared intention of boosting the mining sector, which has become one of the country’s most important exporters. These efforts are not without controversy, however, and have recently attracted concern from the Catholic Church and a leading environmental organisation, Humboldt.

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