By Katherine Hoyt [This article was published in Against the Current, July/August 1995, in the year of the centennial of Augusto Sandino’s birth. We republish it this week on the 90th anniversary of his death on February 21, 1934.] Katherine Hoyt is a retired National Co-Coordinator of the Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice. In retirement…
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NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: New House Resolution Would Annul the Monroe Doctrine!
By Katherine Hoyt Katherine Hoyt was National Co-Coordinator of the Nicaragua Network and the Alliance for Global Justice for many years before her retirement. She is now on the board of the Alliance for Global Justice. On the 200th anniversary of its announcement to the US Congress by President James Monroe, Representative Nydia Velasquez (D-NY)…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Good Infrastructure Makes People’s Lives Better
By Nan McCurdy and Katherine Hoyt According to the international financial institutions, Nicaragua stands out because it completes projects in an efficient and timely manner. On Dec. 7, 2022, the President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), Dante Mossi, stated that “Nicaragua is the country [in Central America] with the best execution…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Profound Advances in Education and Culture
By Nan McCurdy and Katherine Hoyt Since 2007, when the Sandinistas returned to power, until 2023, Nicaragua’s education budget has increased by a staggering 457%. Nicaragua places children and families at the center of all its educational policies. An inclusive multicultural model at all levels of education has been developed, from preschool through technical and/or…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Spectacular Advances in Health in 2023!
By Nan McCurdy and Katherine Hoyt Nan McCurdy is the editor of NicaNotes. Katherine Hoyt is the former editor (now retired) of the Nicaragua News Bulletin and the Nicaragua Network Hotline. Nicaragua made some spectacular advances in health care so far this year. The country has done very well in Covid vaccination compared to most…