Nicaraguan Perspectives

The left has to be re-invented, which is urgently facing new challenges in a new context

August 16, 2018

This article was published on the website nicaraguainvestiga.com on Aug 8, 2018. This young anonymous Nicaraguan addresses a debate among the international left that has come out to strongly defend…

Declarations of VP Rosario Murillo on 38th Anniversary of Nicaraguan Navy

August 15, 2018

This speech was given on the anniversary of the Navy (August 13), considered an important speech because it was given within a context of debate over the role of the military…

“My Head has a price in Nicaragua”, fleeing to Costa Rica to Survive.

August 9, 2018

This was published in the Costa Rican newspaper "Semanario Universidad" on August 7, 2018, located on the campus of the University of Costa Rica in San José. It provides a…

Message to Parents at the Colegio Centro América

August 9, 2018

This message was published on the Colegio Centro America facebook page, and gives an inside view as how the crisis is affecting normal families. It is a large Jesuit run…

Letter to the Commander in Chief of Nicaraguan Army from Prominent Nicaraguan Women

August 2, 2018

This letter, although written on July 24, was published as a paid ad in La Prensa, on August 2, 2018. Early on in this crisis the Commander in Chief of…

Central American University announces SUSPENSION OF WORK FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

August 1, 2018

The Central American University in Managua released this press statement yesterday July 31, 2018 announcing the suspension of most of their activities for the month of August. Nearly half of…

Will We be Able to Live Together Some Day?

July 28, 2018

This is an opinion piece done by Guillermo Rothschuh, writer, essayist and Director of Observatorio de Medios of CINCO, published on July 20 in their digital publication, Confidencial. It addresses…

Daniel Ortega´s interview on Fox News

July 28, 2018

On July 23 Daniel Ortega was interviewed on Brett Baier´s Fox News Program. The full interview with its English translation can be seen here: http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/23/bret-baier-interviews-nicaraguan-president-daniel-ortega-special-report The interview was widely followed in…

Daniel Ortega´s Speech on the 39th Anniversary of the Revolution

July 25, 2018

To have a full picture of the polarization in Nicaragua today it is important to compare this speech with the previous post, the interview of Daniel Ortega´s Vice President in…

Sergio Ramírez: “Maybe what Daniel Ortega wants is to provoke a civil war”

July 23, 2018

This is an interview of Sergio Ramírez by the Costa Rican newspaper "La Nación". He is a well known writer throughout the Spanish speaking world, and was Daniel Ortega´s vice…