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Though this article was a bit brief, it gave a few good statistics on Nicaragua's crime patterns. It talked in depth about other Latin American countries and how crime is handled in certain countries. 

"The First World War was "one of the seminal moments of the twentieth century in which literate soldiers, plunged into inhuman conditions, reacted to their surroundings in poems," Oxford University English lecturer Dr Stuart Lee says."

This article talks about Nicaragua's freedom of the press

President Daniel Ortega is threatening the democracy that has been reasonably sustained over the past couple decades in Nicaragua.

The Nicaraguan government stigmatized the local groups and the NGOs that advocate human rights. National Liberation Front party continued the exercise significant control over all branches of government.

The article is about the emergence of indigenous people in the Caribbean.  

This article is about the pictures that were found in caves.  These pictures illustrated the interactions between Indigenous people and Europeans.

This article is about the Taino Amerindians.  The Taino people were the native americans of the Caribbean.   This is relevant because my topic is indigenous people of the carribean

FSD (foundation for sustainable development) is a non-profit that addresses human rights issues throughout Nicaragua. The issues it endeavors to address are educating women on basic human rights, supporting the rights of children against mistreatment, and supporting the lobby of government and legislative authorities about issues and solutions regarding violence against women.

Nicaragua remains behind in Human Rights specifically in violence against women, freedom of expression and sexual and reproductive rights.

This article summarized the "Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy" (ONDCP) and how it is one of the primary counter narcotics agencies for Antigua and Barbuda. The ONDCP is an agency that combats the illegal uses and functions of drugs, money laundering, and terrorism. The ONDCP is not exclusive to Antigua and Barbuda, but also to much of the Caribbean. They have seven units, in which two are specialized in the field of drugs.

This article listed the forces used to enforce drug related policies in Antigua and Barbuda. There were connections between the local forces and the ONDCP, which is responsible for the U.S.'s anti-drug policies and one of Antigua and Barbuda's primary counter narcotics agencies.

This article was about a specific crime about a woman that was found with six and a quarter pound of cocaine. She was fined $300,000 for an amount that was value around $300,000. Even after this, the judge of the case said that consequences for drug busts should include more penalties than they already do. This woman who was found with the cocaine was a first time offender and of strong Christian background, and would be someone perfect for possible alternatives to fines and jail-time, such as militaristic or service options.

This article was about one of biggest cannabis seizures of Antigua and Barbuda. The total value of the cannabis reached over $1.5 million. This article enforces that the anti-drug systems of Antigua and Barbuda are very weak and need to be improved.

This article highlights the need of developing countries for ICT to improve the risk of fatality and cost of natural disasters. 

This passage skims why more natural disasters are occurring. The main focus of this article is the use of technology to improve disaster management capabilities.

This article discusses how ICTS can be used to warn a population of oncoming disasters to prevent more damage from occurring. 

This passage discusses how ICTs can be used by countries for disaster preparedness.