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Nicaragua: What General Aviles Didn’t Say

The first thing that caught my attention in the speech of the Army Chief, Julio Cesar Aviles, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of that institution was what he didn’t say.

Nicaragua After Ortega, Will “Anything” Be Better?

En la lucha contra el somocismo se repetía profusamente la frase “después de Somoza cualquier cosa”. Esa frase encerraba la creencia, o la ilusión, de que lo peor era el somocismo.

Tall Tales from Ortega about Mega-Projects in Nicaragua

For a number of years, one of the Ortega regime’s strong points was their propaganda. A large part of the population was hypnotized by the siren songs that government spokespeople, the media, their allies and servants repeated over and over.

The Lights and Shadows of Nicaragua’s Civic Alliance

Throughout these stormy months, the Civic Alliance is the organization that led the negotiations with the regime, having nothing less than the present and the future of the entire country on the table…

Nicaragua: General, Obey the Constitution

After more than a year since the explosion of the sociopolitical crisis in Nicaragua, now aggravated by the economic crisis, the head of the Army finally offered statements to the media.

Ortega: The Peace of the Graves

Ortega announced the cancellation of the negotiating table. He closed it, for now. When he feels the need, to dig it up again, it will be with the same purpose: Distract, confuse and gain time.

Nicaragua: What’s Left of the Venezuelan Oil Money?

Throughout the peak period, Venezuelan oil cooperation played a key role. It was its strongest lever. It can be stated correctly that Ortega never could have built his regime without the considerable resources provided [by Hugo Chavez] from Venezuela.

Nicaragua: The Mafia in Action

In recent days, the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa published a report that neatly portrays how the members of the governing clique operate in sacking our public funds and – through the use and abuse of political power – in amassing enormous fortunes.

Early Elections in Nicaragua with Ortega Still in Power?

One of the issues generating the widest range of conflicting opinions among Nicaraguans on all levels is the holding of early elections while Ortega remains in power.

Ortega’s Coup d’etat in Nicaragua

The outrages recently committed in the Catholic churches in Leon and Managua against Nicaraguans exercising their basic citizens’ rights, give us a good measure of Ortega’s plans for the immediate future. His hordes, who apparently enjoyed full impunity, had no respect for the cathedrals in either city.