The plight of old age pensioners at heart of Nicaragua protests Former Nicaraguan Sandinista fighter Gilberto Castillo rides home from work and sharpens his machete after a night keeping watch over a shop - a side job that tops up his meager monthly pension. 61 year-old Castillo describes he felt "distraught" after the government announced a pension cut, that was later revoked, but which triggered a wave of deadly protests in the Central American country. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES