Sergio Ramirez, My Friend
Nicaragua deserves writers like Sergio. What it doesn’t deserve is the cruel, coarse, and mediocre dictatorship that we unfortunately have.
Search Results for: Gioconda Belli
Gioconda Belli: Ortega’s accusation against Sergio Ramírez is malicious
Gioconda Belli called the accusation against the writer, novelist & former vice-president of Nicaragua Sergio Ramírez, “shameful & vengeful.”
Nicaragua’s Brain Drain Worries Writer Gioconda Belli
Nicaraguan poet & author Gioconda Belli expressed her concern for the flight of human capital in Nicaragua with the stepped-up repression.
The Insults of Nicaragua’s New Colonizers
Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega do not cease to shame us before the world with their teenage behavior and public tantrums.
Did They Up the Ante, or Go Off the Deep End?
They’ll be proclaiming they won the elections, but what they’ll really have won is the gold medal for the most extraordinary spectacle.
Artists and Power
The massive rebellion of July 11 in Cuba owes much to the courage of the San Isidro Movement, and the song “Patria y Vida.”
Nicaragua: The Fear Is Mutual
The Ortega-Murillo regime has us under so much repression because it is possessed by fear of its own people.
Ortega’s Raid on the Home of Humberto Belli
The night before, the police raided Belli’s home seeking to capture him. Expecting an attempt to arrest him, Belli had left into exile.
The Big Lie in Nicaragua
The Ortega-Murillo response to the origin and scope of the 2018 April Rebellion was to concoct a Big Lie, to evade their own responsibility.
Nicaragua: Deceptive Quotas for “Gender Parity”
In world statistics, Nicaragua appears to be an amazing country in terms of women’s participation in decision-making. Is it real or fantasy?