Editorial, El Diario: Official provocations and public reactions In recent weeks, the public has once again entered a stage of restlessness and agitation. Contrary to expectations, the streets of the cities have once again been the scene of strikes, blockades, demonstrations of various social sectors, with an energetic presence, making demands of various kinds to…
Month: March 2021
Bolivia’s Daniela Cajías Becomes First Female Cinematographer to Win Goya Award
Cinema Tropical: Bolivian DP Daniela Cajías made history this evening by becoming the first female cinematographer to win Spain’s coveted Goya Award for Best Cinematography. Her historic win was for Schoolgirls / Las niñas, a coming-of-age drama set in nineties and directed by Pilar Palomero. Cajías had already made history by becoming the first solo…
Silence prevails in the regional elections in Bolivia
Stuart Jenkins, SmallCapNews: La Paz – Salvador Romero, President of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, indicated that silence regarding the provincial election rules begins today in Bolivia after the party campaign ends the previous day. The authority said the country was already entering a time when voters could evaluate the proposals of candidates or political organizations…
2021: Politics 101 – Política 101
Walter Guevara, Los Tiempos: Manfred becomes the head of the opposition Last year many moderate voters voted for Luis Arce Catacora, hoping that his government will stabilize the economy, fight the pandemic and do everything possible to reconcile the country. Today there is no space to list the abusive actions of the first 100 days…
2021: Bolivian mining 101 – Minería boliviana 101
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Bad grades The prestigious Fraser Institute of Canada has just delivered its report on the conditions that 77 countries in the world offer to investors interested in starting mining operations. Venezuelan businessmen did not send their reports, which prevented that country from being taken into account in this evaluation and, given…
Edwin Tumiri, a survivor of the Chapecoense plane crash, escapes death again
Marca: Involved in bus crash in Bolivia Edwin Tumiri, a survivor of the Chapecoense plane crash that killed 71 people, has seen his life flash before his eyes again. The former LaMia employee was involved in another travel accident on March 2, as a bus he was on fell 150 metres down a hillside in Bolivia. Local…
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