Editorial from El Diario: Lean times’ threats After the era of good times that lasted fourteen years in the country and which was under the administration of the Evo Morales government, the current situation of the national economy faces a stage of economic and political crisis that tends to become the era of lean times….
Month: March 2020
Bolivia Bans Entry of Passengers From China, South Korea, Italy and Spain
US News reports: LA PAZ (REUTERS) – Bolivia will ban the entry of passengers from China, South Korea, Italy and Spain in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, interim President Jeanine Anez said on Saturday. “This decision is part of the package of firm measures with which we fight against the virus to protect…
The “republiqueta” of the Chapare – La “republiqueta ” del Chapare
Juan Carlos Salazar writes in Pagina Siete: The “republiqueta” of the Chapare The word “republiqueta” does not appear in the dictionary of the Royal Academy of the Language, but historiography recognizes with that name the independent territories organized by guerrilla groups during the War of Independence of Upper Peru (1811-1825). Its characteristic was the institutional…
External and internal conspiracy against Bolivia – Conspiración externa e interna contra Bolivia
Editorial from El Diario: External and internal conspiracy against Bolivia The large criminal groups that have worldwide influence were seriously affected and wounded in their Achilles heel by the victorious insurrectionary popular uprising that last November brought about the overthrow of the autocrat government of Evo Morales, Álvaro García Linera & Co., related to the…
Conservationists cautiously optimistic after Bolivian government changes hands
Ivette Sierra for Mongabay: Forest fires burned across more than 5 million hectares of Bolivia’s forests and savannas last year. Sources say policy changes that encouraged more burning and clearing for agriculture contributed to the 2019 surge in fire activity. Following a contentious election, Evo Morales resigned the presidency in November. Conservationists say the new…
Coronavirus Patient Turned Away From Bolivian Hospitals
Aislinn Laing and Danny Ramos report for US News: SANTIAGO (Reuters) – One of two people confirmed to have the coronavirus in Bolivia is being sheltered in a government office after local residents and medical staff blocked her entry to up to four hospitals in a provincial city, local media and government health officials said on…
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