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India has provided $10 million to Nicaragua for setting up two electric substations. Nicaragua is a key member of India-SICA (Central American Integration System), in which India has a dialogue mechanism at the foreign ministers level. Bilateral trade stands at $60 million, largely in favour of India.Nicaragua is keen for Indian participation in the Nicaragua Canal project, which is expected to rival the Panama Canal, an official said Wednesday.
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos Lopez, in India on an official visit Aug 19-23, wants Indian businessmen involved in the proposed $40 billion canal, foreign ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.
Lopez told Indian officials that his government was expected to ready a detailed project report by 2014. Lopez also reiterated his country’s support for India’s candidature to a UN Security Council permanent seat.
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Oakland truckers protestAugust 19: Truckers shut down a major terminal at the Port of Oakland and blocked access to several more Monday to protest repeated logjams that have left them trapped in their big rigs for up to six hours while waiting to pick up their next load.
“We are not allowed even to go to the bathroom,” said Cesar Parra, one of more than 100 truckers who began blocking gates at 5 a.m.
The truckers shut down five berths, which suffered some of the longest wait times after they were consolidated last month into a single terminal operated by industry giant SSA Marine. Longshoremen arrived at work to find truckers blocking the terminal’s gates and opted not to cross the picket line, union officials said.
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Source: The Daily Californian