Uncertain about the process of dialogue between the OAS general secretary Luis Almagro and the government of Daniel Ortega – a dialogue that culminated with an accord based on a report that has thus far been kept secret – the Group of 27 laid out its concerns Tuesday, Jan. 10, in a letter.
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Sixteen representatives in Nicaragua’s Parliament, who were elected in 2011 under the Liberal Independent Party Alliance (PLI Alliance)’s umbrella at the voting booths, and who formally expressed their intention to no longer remain on in this party, were unseated by the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), according to a notification sent to the National Assembly.
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The Group of 27 presented a manifesto titled “We will not allow a minority to hijack the country”, demanding that the government of Daniel Ortega hold free and transparent elections, “the only civilized means of choosing government authorities and defining the country’s course.”
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Politicians and economists coincide in their criticism of the opaque and inefficient management of resources originating from privatization of Venezuelan aid money over the last decade in Nicaragua.
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Daniel Ortega called him “The Somocista chaplain” after Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo’s “parable of the snake” homily, pronounced in the Metropolitan Cathedral on October 17, 1996. Just three days later, Ortega would lose the presidential election to Arnoldo Alemán.
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) “strongly and categorically” condemned the accusations leveled at “the UNDP and its personnel” by the government of Daniel Ortega via a communiqué issued by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry and addressed to embassies, international organizations and cooperation agencies accredited in Nicaragua, where the UN organization is said to be developing acts of “political interventionism” to “finance political groups” and to “distort” the country’s development data.
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Gerd Schnepel and Elba Rivera founded “La Esperanzita” farm in 1984. It was the first site in Nicaragua to practice organic agriculture.
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The released Nicaraguan political prisoners are traveling on a charter flight to the US capital. The Ortega Murillo regime is silent.
Read MoreHavana Film Festival (Dec. 1-11) tickets go on sale on Monday in the Cuban capital. As in recent years a “passport” good for 15 films cost 20 regular Cuban pesos (0.80 USD). Over a dozen cinemas will be presenting the several hundred films throughout the festival. The festival is a favorite among Havana residents, many of whom save up their vacation time for this time of year.
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