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NicaNotes is a blog for Nicaragua activists and those interested in Nicaragua, published by the Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice. You can read more about the history of the blog on the About page.



NicaNotes: Education for the Good of Humanity

By Roger McKenzie [This article was first published in The Morning Star of the United Kingdom. In this article, Roger McKenzie reports on an interview about Nicaragua’s education policies with Salvador Vanegas, adviser for education to President Daniel Ortega.] Salvador Vanegas, as the adviser for education to President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega, plays a central…

NicaNotes: Masaya in flames – five years afterwards

By John Perry [John Perry is based in Masaya, Nicaragua, and writes for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, London Review of Books, FAIR and other outlets. Here he reports on an interview with Randall, a “historic fighter” from Nicaragua’s revolution against the Somoza dictatorship, about the attempted coup in 2018 and how the violence affected his…

NicaNotes: Money under the Cassock

By Fabrizio Casari [Fabrizio Casari is an Italian journalist who writes frequently about Nicaragua. This article was first published in Spanish on the webpage of Radio La Primerisima, June 4, 2023. Translation by Nan McCurdy] This Nicaraguan story that can be read in European or Latin American newspapers speaks of sacks full of money found…

NicaNotes: What We Learned about Agroecology from Nicaragua

By Rick Kohn [Rick Kohn is a professor of Animal Science at the University of Maryland. His interests include evaluating and implementing methods to decrease adverse environmental effects from animal agriculture including effects on air and water resources and climate change. Rick worked in Nicaragua in 1987-1988 as an internationalist with the Union of Farmers…