Nicaraguan Perspectives

Ceremony in Homage of the VII Anniversary of the Journey to Immortality of Commandante Tomás Borge Martínez and the Celebration of the Day of the Workers (April 30, 2019)

May 3, 2019

This speech Daniel Ortega gave is wide ranging, touches on history of slavery, the coup attempt in Venezuela, international labor day; but it is also important in that it shows…

Message of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua to Priests, Religious, Lay Christian Faithful and all People of Good Will

May 2, 2019

This pastoral letter, a theological reflection on the Easter mystery in the current context in Nicaragua, also has clear political consequences. It was issued by the Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop´s Conference…

They Created a Suspicious Military Organization, “Defenders of the Homeland”

May 1, 2019

The news that the Ministry of the Interior approved legal status to a new NGO called "Defenders of the Homeland", composed of ex-military, created expressions of serious concern in the…

Specialists point out that there is no trust in the Financial Analysis Unit to oversee transactions

April 29, 2019

This article published in La Prensa analyzes the possible impacts of new norms issued on money laundering and terrorism financing, overseen by the Financial Analysis Unit, issued April 23, 2019…

Police Attack the Most Crowded Way of the Cross in Nicaragua in a Holy Week Turned into Protest

April 21, 2019

In the agreement reached between the Government and the Civic Alliance on March 29 as part of the second National Dialogue, the government agreed to "ensure the right to concentration,…

The Commandante…is staying?

April 9, 2019

This is the translation of an article that provides an analysis of the correlation of forces of the National Dialogue, just as this second Dialogue essentially ended. Both sides say…

Excerpt of Speech by Daniel Ortega on the last day of the National Dialogue April 3, 2019, on receiving the credentials of 13 Ambassadors

April 4, 2019

When the National Dialogue was renewed on Feb 27 of this year, a deadline of March 28th was set for agreements to be reached, in light of the criticism that…