This week’s guest blog is by a correspondent who prefers to remain anonymous due to their job in Nicaragua. The first month of the Trump presidency has been marked by so much chaos, mismanagement, and terrible policy that it is almost impossible to pay attention to everything. For example, Rex Tillerson, had no problem being…
An El Nuevo Diario article on Feb. 6 reported that as of Feb. 1, over 1.5 million students were registered for public school as the new school year is about to start. The article estimated there would be 1.7 million students in the public school system by the end of February. I thought back to the state of education in Nicaragua ten…
Last week I received an email from the Sandinista Renovation Movement entitled Nicaragua 2017: Crisis and Opportunity. Wow, did it contain some whoppers! You know, I expect politicians to lie to me, but when the lies come from people I once respected and considered compañer@s, the betrayal seems so much worse. The email didn’t come with a web link, and…
Today’s guest blog is a reprint of an article from Nicaragua Now (Issue 7, Fall/Winter 2016/7), the publication of our United Kingdom sister solidarity organization, Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. The author, Liz Light , is the NSC’s staff person stationed in Nicaragua. Farmers Adapting to Climate Change and Improving Crop Yields Liz Light visited San Francisco Libre to…
This week’s NicaNotes guest blog is by a long-time friend of the Nicaragua Network, Felipe Stuart. Felipe Stuart C. is a dual Nicaraguan-Canadian citizen and a longtime socialist and solidarity activist. He is a member of the Nicaraguan Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN). His short commentary addresses the media hysteria about allegations that the Russian government hacked and released embarrassing emails…
One item that caught my eye in the news this past week was an article in El Nuevo Diario about the Second Central American Forum on Housing and City. Hector Lacayo, president of the Chamber of Builders of Nicaragua, was quoted as saying that 78% of Nicaraguans live in housing that doesn’t meet “the minimum…
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 July 19, 1979, Sandinista troops entered Nicaragua’s capital marking the victory of the Sandinista Revolution. They had defeated the repressive U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship and were greeted by hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans. Video reposted from Telesur. Script based on an article in UpsideDownWorld by AFGJ’s Chuck Kaufman.
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…
