Monica Machicao reports for Reuters via National Post: LA PAZ — “Visits are suspended until further notice,” says a sign on the gate to a Bolivian cemetery, the latest measure in the country’s battle to contain coronavirus. It is a move that will cause further pain for a people used to wakes attended by large…
Month: March 2020
War: unity, resilience and creativity – Guerra: unidad, resiliencia y creatividad
Gonzalo Chavez writes in Pagina Siete: War: unity, resilience and creativity A major economic crisis is looming. Black clouds loaded with rays of instability are approaching from the external front. The coronavirus stops the national and world economy in its tracks. The forecast: sharp slowdown in the Bolivian economy and even recession. In domestic politics,…
5 Bolivian-American Creatives Whose Work You Need to Know
Michaela Vargas reports for Remezcla: In October 2019, Bolivia took center stage in the news as mass protests and social division exploded over the contested presidential election. Bolivia’s first high profile Indigenous president, Evo Morales, was nearing the end of his near 14-year presidency and sought re-election. Mass protests and violence ensued and Morales obtained asylum…
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Bolivia announces total quarantine from March 22 to combat virus
AFP reports for Rappler: Bolivia has 19 coronavirus cases so far, fewer than its neighbors Brazil and Cuba LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivia’s government on Saturday, March 21, announced a complete quarantine to come into effect from Sunday, March 22 in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. “It’s a tough but necessary…
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