The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
US sanctions hit Nicaragua’s social investment programmes
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Since 2018 sanctions have been placed on Nicaragua to force a regime change
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Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
WHICH country spends nearly two-thirds of its budget on tackling poverty? When I met Nicaragua’s Finance Minister Ivan Acosta, he had just presented his 2024 budget to its national assembly, and he made clear that a large part of it is aimed at doing just that.
In cash terms, Nicaragua’s government will spend about 24 per cent more in 2024 than in the current year, which includes a huge increase (43 per cent) in public-sector investment.
Acosta explained how the country would continue its recent advances in health, education, transport, energy, water supply, housing and local government services.
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