Editorial, El Diario: Community Justice and Dreadful Acts In the past week, the Bolivian population suffered a painful spiritual shock to learn that in an indigenous community a man was arrested, stripped, tortured and finally killed in a way that is nothing short of horrifying, since, previously, he was burned alive and executed by a…
Month: May 2021
Six months of government? – Seis meses de ¿gobierno?
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Today is half a year [5/8/2021] since the Government of the Movement to Socialism (MAS), elected in October 2020, assumed the reins of the State, and as we verified three months ago in this same space, when They were fulfilling the first 100 days of the presidency of Luis Arce, their actions…
The Bolivian Coast – El Litoral boliviano
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…
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…
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