El Diario: The Bolivian Coast as seen by the French Auguste de Nollent From the birth to the republican life in 1825, until 1879 Bolivia maintained a peaceful possession of its Littoral territory and in use of its sovereign rights, the authorities allowed the presence of foreign consuls. In this context, in May 1831 the…
Month: May 2021
Galloping corruption! – ¡Corrupción galopante!
Editorial, El Diario: Official inefficiency accelerates corruption As unemployment has “face for everything,” it is said that having well-paid jobs in the informal economy is the easiest. Every position has “officials ready for anything” (and they queue at the doors of the boss). This has always been a prevailing reality at all times because, from…
Jurists ask that the request of the European Parliament be fulfilled – Juristas piden que se cumpla el pedido del Parlamento Europeo
Pagina Siete: They announce that they will follow up the processes against the detainees. The Ibero-American Jurists Association (Asjurib), through a statement, urged the Government of Bolivia to comply with the recommendations of the European Parliament with regard to respect for the independence of powers and the transparency of judicial processes. The organization also announced…
Who rules, evo or Lucho? – ¿Quién manda, evo o Lucho?
Editorial, Pagina Siete: The power before the throne Former President Evo Morales is not the power behind the throne, he is the power in front of the throne because he exercises it in the sight and patience of President Luis Arce and of all those who voted for the current president. For example, he met…
Indigenous corruption? – ¿Corrupción indígena?
Pedro Portugal, Pagina Siete: The «indigenous» corruption in the MAS It is strange that during the administration that should have done the most to vindicate the figure of the Indian, it was mostly stigmatized as corrupt, indecent and unreliable. The MAS came to the government on the crest of the culturalist wave that falsified the…
Many loose ends – Muchos cabos sueltos
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Difficult moment for Bolivians. At times it seems that they have two governments and then they have the feeling that they do not even have one. The coca grower Morales dispatches from the Chapare. There he receives foreign chancellor ministers and the creme de la creme of the Santa Cruz business…
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