Here come the police.
Today is yet another crazy day. The police have arrived and they are certainly not as welcome as you would hope. The police support the government and the people are trying to get the current president to step down. The fighting exists because there are those that support the current government and those that oppose it. It is actually illegal here for foreigners to get involved in any way...The group of expats I know are even warning others not to express any opinions.
My limited understanding is that the police have not had a regular presence here in Granada since the ‘revolution‘ if you call it that, started. I think they were attacked and their numbers were low so they retreated. However I do know that they were here earlier in June to break down some of the baracades and that resulted in a lot of violence and a young boy got killed.
The police work for the government and it is the government that many of the people would like to change. They want President Ortega to resign.
These are not police but have been recruited to help stop the violence as they support the current government. There seems to be a lot of violence used in the name of stopping the violence.
They have arrived with escavation equipment to start knocking down the baracades (tranches) which have been put up as a symbol of not letting the government in.
In cities like Masaya and Managua some of the protestors are using hand made fire arms called ‘morteros’. I often hear these going off during the day and evening but in this area they are just being shot into the air as a constant reminder that they are present. I pulled this picture off the Internet.
Anyway, once again we were told not to go outside and most restaurants and some businesses closed for the day. What this meant for me...other than my breakfast which is provided by the hotel... no food! I did have a can of tuna and some granola left over from my grocery trip last week. Yumm! From what I understand that is more than some people have. In fact there are people starving because this situation has put them out of work and they don’t have access to any government support.
They have arrived with escavation equipment to start knocking down the baracades (tranches) which have been put up as a symbol of not letting the government in.
These ‘tranches’ have been made with cobblestones/bricks taken from the roads. This will take so long and so much money to repair!
In cities like Masaya and Managua some of the protestors are using hand made fire arms called ‘morteros’. I often hear these going off during the day and evening but in this area they are just being shot into the air as a constant reminder that they are present. I pulled this picture off the Internet.
Anyway, once again we were told not to go outside and most restaurants and some businesses closed for the day. What this meant for me...other than my breakfast which is provided by the hotel... no food! I did have a can of tuna and some granola left over from my grocery trip last week. Yumm! From what I understand that is more than some people have. In fact there are people starving because this situation has put them out of work and they don’t have access to any government support.
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