House to house visits are part of the national public health campaign to combat COVID-19 What other countries could learn from Nicaragua’s response to COVID-19

NSCAG News | on: Monday, 24 August 2020

The following is an edited version to a longer article by Coleen Littlejohn that first appeared on the website of the Alliance for Global Justice on 20 August 2020. Coleen has lived and worked in Nicaragua since 1980. From 2011-2014 she also worked for the World Bank in Liberia during read more



Nicaraguan opposition groups meet with US Congress members, October 2019 US issues instructions to Nicaraguan opposition

NSCAG News | on: Thursday, 13 August 2020

Following the leaked document which gave details of US plans to instigate a further coup in Nicaragua, the US has made its intentions even clearer by holding a teleconference with Nicaragua’s opposition groups on 12 August. In a meeting which showed beyond doubt who is pulling the opposition’s read more



Pic: Labour Outlook Say NO to Trump's regime change agenda in Nicaragua and Latin America

NSCAG News | on: Wednesday, 12 August 2020

In the run-up to the Presidential election, Trump has upped sanctions & attacks on Latin America. Read why Britain should not be his poodle when it comes to the US' illegal 'regime change' agenda in Nicaragua. Say No to Trump's 'regime change' agenda in Nicaragua and Latin America. Ruby Cox, read more



FSLN rally in Nicaragua Is the US era of domination of Latin America coming to an end?

NSCAG News | on: Wednesday, 12 August 2020

Despite its failings at home, the United States continues to intervene in countries across multiple continents seeking to control their governments and resources. Popular Resistance looks at the US’ latest efforts in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Bolivia to undermine their independence and force them to serve the interests of the US read more



NSCAG webinar: Trade Unions - the Nicaraguan Example

NSCAG News | on: Tuesday, 11 August 2020

NSCAG will be holding a free webinar on Thursday 27 August from 6.00 - 7.30 pm (UK time). Please see below for details and how to register. Guest speakers from two Nicaraguan trade unions will discuss the way in which they have seen their rights restored and significant improvements for read more



Nicaraguans enjoy free community-based health care, based on prevention How Nicaragua's Community-Based Health System is tackling Coronavirus

NSCAG News | on: Sunday, 9 August 2020

Reproduced from an article by Kevin Zeese and John Perry in Popular Resistance (popularresistance.org):- Nicaragua’s Sandinista government is – like every other government – engaged in a struggle to limit the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on its people. But Nicaragua suffers two additional handicaps. One is that it is read more



Defending Nicaragua's right to self-determination of paramount importance

NSCAG News | on: Friday, 7 August 2020

With Nicaragua coming under increasing pressure from Washington, Unite Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke argues that it is for the Nicaraguan people to determine their own future, free from outside interference by the US and other interests. explains why defending the country’s right to self-determination is of paramount importance. read more



USAID funding for Nicaraguan opposition. Source: William Grigsby, Sin Fronteras Nicaragua's opposition groups laid bare: NSCAG reports

NSCAG News | on: Friday, 7 August 2020

In June this year, in an apparent show of unity, seven of Nicaragua’s right-wing opposition groups came together as a National Coalition. NSCAG has examined in some detail who these groups are, what they represent and the extent of their financial backing from a United States administration determined to oust read more



New opinion poll indicates strong support for Nicaraguan government

NSCAG News | on: Friday, 7 August 2020

On 6 August, independent polling firm M&R Consultores presented the results of the most recent survey of the Public Opinion Monitoring System SISMO corresponding to the first quarter of 2020. The survey was conducted among Nicaraguans over 16 years of age in urban and rural areas of all departments read more



US launches new coup plan against Nicaragua

NSCAG News | on: Monday, 3 August 2020

The US has launched a brazen, criminal and arrogant plan to overthrow Nicaragua’s government. A well orchestrated plan financed by the United States to launch a coup d'état in Nicaragua over the next two years was leaked in a document from the US embassy and presented July 31, 2020 by read more





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