On September 21st 1998, Yosier Hernandez Quinones, then 7 years old, confirmed that miracles really do exist. Even today, twenty years later, people still remember that night in the Pinar del Rio province, which includes the city of Candelaria. His mother, Aida Hernandez Quinones (54 years old), hasn’t forgotten a single detail.
Read MoreBusinessman Piero Coen Ubilla, president of a large conglomerate that wields a lot of weight in Nicaragua in financial services, agroindustry, cattle raising, the agricultural sector, real estate and ID solutions, hopes to see a “rapid”, “peaceful”, and “constitutional” way out of the political, economic and social crisis that has engulfed the country since April 18th.
Read MoreAt the dialogue table, in the medical centers, the press rooms, in the occupied universities, and behind the barricades, there are women. We talk with some of them.
Read MoreZoilamerica Ortega Murillo, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega’s stepdaughter, said the president is “capable of anything to hold on to power” and that he and her mother, Vice President Rosario Murillo, act “like wounded gods” faced with the protests that shake the country.
Read MoreFrancisca Ramirez said President Ortega has already demonstrated “he is unable to govern” because he ordered the population to be repressed. “They are sick from power and they think they own Nicaragua,” she said.
Read MoreA month ago, the classrooms were the ideal sites for Nicaraguan students to meet with their teachers. Today, some of the youth go out daily to demonstrate against the government, while others remain in the hallways of the universities they’re occupying. Still others have been killed during the protests. “The students of Nicaragua are our inspiration,” affirm their professors.
Read MoreI met Ezequiel Rodriguez outside the literary cafe on 23rd and 12th streets. He seemed to be going through a tough time. Months later, I saw him again at the presentation of the second edition of the digital magazine Confluencias, promoted by members of Regla municipality’s literary workshop.
Read MoreHenri Falcón divided the adversaries of Chavismo by agreeing to be a candidate against President Nicolas Maduro in the Venezuelan elections on Sunday, May 20, a vote not recognized by more than a dozen countries and qualified as fraudulent in advance.
Read MoreCarlos Mejia Godoy never stops writing songs. He says that the students leading the current protests in Nicaragua have given him back his youth and that dedicating music to them is his way of contributing to the struggle.
Read MoreSince last April 19, the streets of various cities in Nicaragua have filled with protesters. “These young people are bringing together the essence of many generations of Nicaraguans, and hence that makes this movement one that gives us hope,” comments Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo.
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