Last week the 16 members of the National Assembly loyal to veteran politician and banker Eduardo Montealegre, including Montealegre himself, were removed from the legislature and replaced by representatives who are members of the Independent Liberal Party (PLI). This move is bound to be blamed on President Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas and used by…
This week we have a guest blog by Dr. Arnold Matlin who gave the closing remarks at an international sister city conference in Nicaragua this month. Dr. Matlin is a long-time Nicaragua solidarity organizer and leader of the Nicaragua Network and Alliance for Global Justice. Honored officials, activists, and friends, My name is Dr.…
On this day in 1979 the nine commanders of the three tendencies of the Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) met for the first time amidst joyous crowds in Managua marking the official triumph of the Sandinista Revolution over the US-backed 45-year old Somoza dictatorship. Anastasio Somoza Debayle had fled two days earlier with the…
Guest Blog Used with permission from Tortilla Con Sal. If you are interested in submitting a guest blog to NicaNotes, send an email to: [email protected]. Blogs can be 800 to 2000 words and should have some tie-in to current Nicaragua affairs or US-Nicaragua relations. Proposed blogs should recognize Nicaragua Network’s 37 year history of solidarity…
State Dept. Travel Alert Shows Continuing US Interference in Nicaragua By Chuck Kaufman The US government plays a long game when it comes to foreign policy regardless of who sits in the Oval Office at any particular time. For over 100 years since the US Marines occupied Nicaragua from 1912-1933, who governs in Managua…
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March 5, 2013 The Nicaragua Network notes with great sadness the death today of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. We will miss his ebullient personality, his concern for the marginalized, his commitment to grassroots democracy, and his Bolivarian dream which expanded his vision beyond Venezuela to the rest of Latin America through ALBA. We note…
1. Nicaraguans concerned about health of Chavez 2. Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador meet on Gulf of Fonseca 3. Colombia still refuses to recognize World Court ruling 4. Purisima without fireworks accidents! 5. Energy Ministers commit to biofuels 6. Nicaraguan police show region’s police their training methods 7. Nicaragua advances the rights of domestic workers…
1. Ortega and Santos meet in Mexico on World Court ruling 2. Nicaragua to use Sucre for ALBA trade 3. World Bank lauds Nicaragua’s progress 4. Nicaragua hosts water forum; canal viability challenged 5. Indigenous conferences on climate change held 6. US companies eye Nicaraguan fruit and vegetables 7. International HIV/AIDS Day celebrated with new…
