Archive for January, 2007
ALBA vs gangster diplomacy
The new Sandinista Government seems to be living up to its promises to prioritise the poor, although it’s still (very) early days. Miguel de Castilla, the new Education Minister, has abolished fees, and ended school ‘autonomy’ i.e. the road to privatisation of the education system. Maritza Quant, the Health Minister, has announced the end of [...]
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Dealing with Disaster
In February a group from Wales Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign will be visiting the country for the ninth time. One of the places the delegation will travel to is Matagalpa, to meet with the Movimiento Comunal Matagalpa, which is campaigning against British company Biwater, who have the contract to manage local water services.
The MCM is also [...]
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They walk by night
George W Bush has proved second to none in resurrecting the careers of the Undead who tormented Central America during the 1980s. The crew of bloodsuckers – Reich, Noriega, Powell, Gates – up to their necks in Reagan’s genocidal policies in the region, and Iran Contra – have been given jobs great and small by [...]
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Nicaraguan small producers, in the poorest areas all over the country, will have been heartened by the appointment of Orlando Nunez Soto to head the ‘Zero Poverty’ programme. The innovative methods he has pioneered at CIPRES gives greater hope for reactivating the agricultural sector than following the neo-liberal path.
The contradictions of the CIPRES approach and [...]
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Latest newsletter
The Wales Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign’s latest newsletter for January 2007 is now out (). To see a copy of our last newsletter from July 2006, see here()
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Another year up in smoke
Scientists are again forecasting the warmest year on record for 2007, because of an El Nino event across the Pacific Ocean. The last record year, 1998, again co-incided with El Nino. Nicaragua experienced drought and crop loss, a typical result felt across Latin America.
No one knows for sure what impact global warming will have on [...]
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Busy in Empire’s Workshop
One of the most important tests for the Sandinista government will be their relationship with the United States. The intervention of the US Ambassdor, Paul Trivelli, in the elections, over several years, does not augur well. Assistant Secretary of State Roger Noriega (with responsibility for Latin America), one of the Reaganaut gangsters from the 80s, [...]
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New government takes shape
Nicaragua’s new cabinet is on the verge of being officially announced, but the appointments are being heavily trailed. Though, as one expect from such a wide coalition, it contains some committed to neo-liberalism and even ex-Contras, there is also a heavy emphasis on radicals, Sandinistas through and through.
Economist Orlando Nunez Soto will head the rural [...]
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With Ortega within days of taking over the Presidency, people are waiting to see if the new government can make a difference. Education has already been prioritised. The Sandinistas have said they will abolish ‘user fees’ for schools, one of the reasons up to 800,000 children in Nicaragua fail to make it through school.
The Sandinistas [...]
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