Pagina Siete: Five roads in three regions are closed due to the rains The Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) reported on the closure of three sections in the department of Beni, a fourth in the north of La Paz and the fifth in Santa Cruz. In Beni, the sections closed are: the Santo Domingo-Monte Grande highway,…
Month: December 2021
Legado masista – AASANA – Masista legacy
Editorial, Página Siete: Aasana, the work of MAS Everything indicates that the Administration of Airports and Air Navigation Services (Aasana) was indefensible, but we must not lose sight of the fact that, although it was an autonomous entity in name, it was in charge of the central government, which has already been in power. 15…
Empresarios piden paz social para inversiones – Entrepreneurs ask for social peace for investments
El Diario: The presidents of the country’s private business federations issued a declaration reaffirming their commitment to the progress of the regions. They also maintain that the unity and coordinated work will multiply the results to reactivate the productive apparatus and services of the country. The representatives of the federations of private entrepreneurs in the…
UN Committee lashes out at Bolivia’s judiciary for lack of independence
Merco Press [Español: El Diario]: The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) Friday published a series of findings which hit authorities from the Plurinational State of Bolivia as well as from countries in other continents (including Sweden). The CAT’s report highlights positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,…
Mercury has catastrophic consequences on Bolivian indigenous peoples, UN experts say
Merco Press [For Spanish version Pagina Siete]: United Nations specialists have sent the Bolivian Government a “Letter of Allegations” after finding irregularities resulting from the unauthorized use of mercury which has brought up environmental and human rights consequences, it was reported Wednesday. UN rapporteurs Marcos Orellana (toxic substances and human rights) and José Francisco Cali…
¿Existe institucionalidad y respeto de las instituciones? – Is there institutionality and respect for institutions?
Carlos Toranzo, Pagina Siete: Democracy or authoritarianism Since 2016, when the Referendum was held, Bolivia has been facing this dilemma, democracy or authoritarianism, others prefer to say that it is about the opposition between democracy versus dictatorship, on the other hand, there are many who refer to the confrontation between democracy and autocracy. This last…
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