(Eng)Nicaragua 6% for the universities

Luis Prat (prat@sbmm1.ucsb.edu)
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:39:37 -0500

Sorry for not writing but just now i'm able to take a few hours break.
The situation is as follows: After dozens of marches by university students
in Nicaragua (including all its regions) asking for the 6% of the national
budget that is their right, after the taking of the airport, the massacre of
students this wednesday (there is so far one student dead, 3 between life
and death and about 40 wounded, mostly bullet wounds). Well, afetr all this
the deputees didn't approve the 6% of the budget and they want to include
UNICA (catholic university, private and very expensive) with the
universities financed by the state, they also want to implement reforms to
the university's autonomy and to give accounts every three months, and other
things, i didn't finish listening to the interventions of all the deputees
around 4000 students (800 according to the extreme right and 8000 say the
students, i believe the more exact number is 4000) were gathered in front of
the assembly, and right now they fall back into the UCA to analyze the
situation and see what actions to take (today there were kisses between
students and anti-riots trying to calm things down).

A law that trims the university's budget was approved, 37 against and 39 in
favor of, 1 abstention and 4 deputees didn't vote; but was approved
nevertheless. Pity. Well, greetings and should something happen i'll write
again.

javier

dlabs@ibw.com.ni
http://www.ibw.com.ni/~dlabs/
managua, nicaragua


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