Word: maduro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sure, the newest Nicaraguan refugees hardly have it easy. Impoverished, frightened and confused, many of them were herded into a grimy makeshift shelter at Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium. There, cots were crammed end to end, and families crowded around long tables eating rice and beans, Big Macs and other offerings from local restaurants. Still, many agree with Manuel Ortega, 33, a carpenter from Managua who says he lost his job because of his anti-Sandinista politics, that "anything is better than home." At week's end most of the refugees had been moved to apartments and a church shelter...
Many domestic business leaders believe confidence can eventually be restored, but only after the political upheaval has ended. Steve Maduro, president of the 110-year-old Felix B. Maduro department store chain, remains optimistic, although he concedes that his March and April sales were 70% lower than during the same period last year. The firm has closed one store and put its 240 employees on half days with half pay. Less generous employers have added some 25,000 Panamanians to the rolls of the unemployed, boosting joblessness to an estimated 20% in recent months...