NSC works in solidarity with Nicaraguan organisations and social movements fighting for social and economic justice by promoting and seeking support for their activities in the UK.
Wales NSC and 13 groups in England have twinning links or provide support for their partner organisations in Nicaragua.
21 November 2013
Plans move forward rapidly on interoceanic canal project
In June 2013,Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved a bill to grant a 50-year concession to the Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co (HKND) to conduct... read more
21 November 2013
Buy Fairtrade Coffee to guarantee farmers a livelihood
World coffee prices are predicted to fall to US$85 per hundredweight, $40 less than production costs for Nicaraguan farmers. In contrast Fairtrade producers receive $160... read more
27 October 2013
Nicaragua 10th in global gender equality rankings
The World Economic Forum Global Gender Report 2013, ranks Nicaragua in 10th place (out of 135 countries) while the UK and US lag behind in... read more
10 October 2013
Polls show strong cross sector support for the government
A CID Gallup poll released on 1 October indicated a continued feeling that the country is heading in the right direction but also strong concerns... read more
10 October 2013
New York mayoral frontrunner vilified for past Sandinista support
The Republican opponents of Democrat Bill de Blasio have launched a negative campaign against him based on his 1980s involvement in the movement opposed... read more
7 December 2013
Carlos Fonseca to speak at Latin America Conference
Carlos Fonseca, FSLN International Secretariat, and son of FSLN founder Carlos Fonseca Amador will be a keynote speaker at the Latin America conference. Carlos will... read more
30 November 2013
Improving the well being of the majority: Nicaragua and *ALBA
Interview with Carlos Fonseca, FSLN international department, in advance of his UK visit 3-13 December. Carlos will be speaking at the Latin America Conference on... read more
29 November 2013
‘At home, in bed, in the streets’, Nicaraguan documentary
Puntos de Encuentro is a Nicaraguan feminist organisation who have very successfully combined working through dramas shown on prime time TV and grass roots activism... read more
26 November 2013
Nicaragua Now, NSC's new magazine
NSC launches new magazine, features on Nicaragua and UK Nicaragua solidarity news, issue 1, autumn... read more
8 November 2013
Hasta la Victoria! Photographic exhibition by Grant Fleming
A personal journey through the upheavals of Central America in 1988. From the Republican Convention in New Orleans through Sandinista Nicaragua to Panama, Grant Fleming... read more
