"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
“They’re still killing us!” Those are the first words in a two-page statement released today by the Blue and White National Unity (UNAB), announcing a more forceful strategy to protest against the Ortega-Murillo government. The organization argues that adopting non-violent…
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On the afternoon of Sunday, July 9, Lieutenant Roberto Brenes and Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Lau, two officers in Somoza’s Guardia Nacional, ordered their troops to open fire upon student protesters marching in Jinotepe, Carazo. The Guardias shot four people dead….
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After another defeat at the OAS and under threat of a general strike, the Ortega-Murillo administration released a nine-point program to “consolidate stability and peace in Nicaragua.” The document reiterates that the government will “definitively” liberate all political prisoners by…
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Today at dawn, Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, shared a video of himself, flanked by soldiers, as he announced that a faction of the military had pledged their support to the interim government. “Brave soldiers, brave patriots, brave men…
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Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco called for nationwide picketing, starting at 2 pm, Managua time. At around 9:30 am, the Orteguista Police announced that “it will not permit any activity that alters public order, threatens the constitutional right to work,…
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After the Alianza and the OrMu negotiation teams issued a joint statement announcing a rekindled negotiation, the Alianza retreated into mutism, that is, with the exception of Mario Arana, the president of the American Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Mr….
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Francisco Diaz, the highest ranking police officer in Nicaragua, sat down with Norwegian journalists Halldor Hustadnes and Henning Lillegard on November 30, 2018 for an interview that was finally published on February 2. Diaz, who was named First Police Commissioner…
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On Monday, January 28, OrMu’s Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Ivan Acosta, presented a proposal to reform Nicaragua’s tax code to the National Assembly. Armed with a seizure-inducing powerpoint slide deck, Mr. Acosta informed the Assembly that the…
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When Daniel Ortega became president in 2007, the relationship between the Nicaraguan government and the independent press changed dramatically. It’s not that the independent press had enjoyed a particularly easy relationship with the previous administrations. However, the governments of Chamorro,…
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THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ADD COMMENTS FROM ASSEMBLYMEN RODRIGUEZ AND NAVARRO. Orteguista Assemblyman Filiberto Rodriguez introduced a law initiative that stripped the Centro de Informacion de Asesoria en Salud (CISAS) from its legal status as a non-profit. The…
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