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Activists slam the latest sanctions placed on Nicaragua by the White House
President Joe Biden pauses at the top of the stairs as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022,

ACTIVISTS have slammed the latest round of US sanctions aimed at destabilising Nicaragua.

The Biden administration said on Monday that it would ban US citizens from doing business with Nicaragua’s gold industry.

The White House also raised the possibility that it may impose further trade restrictions on the central American nation, which could include stripping 500 government insiders of their US visas.

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