By El Diario: Speeches Continue, but No Action The prolonged blockades restricting access to and from La Paz and El Alto have intensified public frustration and opened a new front of demands toward the Government. Residents, transport workers, merchants, and health-related sectors are demanding that the Executive move from public statements to concrete actions to…
President Paz Facing a Sea of Problems | El presidente Paz ante un mar de problemas
Editorial, El Diario: Bolivia’s current reality is highly complex, worsened by twenty years of populist governments that led the country into a critical situation and to the brink of incredible circumstances. It is within that environment that Bolivia’s current president struggles. Amid this negative scenario, the country’s leader seeks a compass to guide him in…
“The rock weighed more than the future” | “La piedra pesó más que el futuro”
By El Deber: “The rock weighed more than the future”: Cainco’s harsh criticism at the opening of the WCF Americas Summit Before leaders from five continents, Jean Pierre Antelo contrasted the “Bolivia that produces” with the Bolivia of road blockades. There were strong criticisms of paralysis and political inaction. The highways connecting Bolivia today display the same…
Attack on Children | Ataque a Niños
By Brújula Digital: They Denounce That Ponchos Rojos Attacked a Minibus Transporting Children With Down Syndrome The children were returning to their therapy sessions in a school vehicle when the incident occurred, according to Fundación PRO 21 and Centro Lápiz en Mano. Ponchos Rojos and other demonstrators during Monday’s unrest in downtown La Paz/APG Fundación…
Planned Chaos in La Paz | Caos Planificado en La Paz
By Brújula Digital: 79% Believe Violence in La Paz Was Planned, According to Brújula Digital Poll The survey conducted on social media came after clashes, fires, and attacks on public institutions reported Monday in downtown La Paz. Most participants in an opinion poll carried out by Brújula Digital on social media believe that the violent events recorded…
Press Under Attack | Prensa Bajo Ataque
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Conflicts Union Leaders Lash Out at Journalists, Accuse Them of Lying and Tell Them What They Should Report The executive secretary of the Departmental Workers’ Central (COD) of La Paz, Cecilio Gonzales, described the media as “bribe-taking press,” while the former executive secretary of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Jaime…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 