A necessary warning to the opposition By Gisela Derpic, Brujula Digital: In the 1990s, a profound political crisis incubated in Bolivia. Its signs were the coca growers’ mobilizations, the so-called “water war” in Cochabamba, and the blockades in the La Paz highlands between 2000 and 2001. Few noticed the depth of it. Most analysts and…
Month: April 2024
Until 4/14: River Overflow threats | Hasta 14/4: Amenazas desborde ríos
El Dia: Senamhi extends Orange Alert in Bolivia until April 14 due to potential river overflow. According to Senamhi’s report, “new progressive and in some cases sudden rises in water levels are anticipated, with potential overflow in the basins of the Pilcomayo, Guadalquivir, Bermejo, Parapetí, Grande, Piraí, Yapacaní, Ichilo, Chapare, and Caine rivers.” The National…
The rise in the dollar will increase external debt and imports | Repunte del dólar encarecerá deuda externa e importaciones
The price of the dollar is rising, causing global distress, so economists warn that this situation will increase external debt and imports for several countries, including Bolivia. Currently, according to the finance specialized site Bloomberg Line, countries burdened with external debt remain at risk, with Maldives and Bolivia particularly vulnerable if the strength of the…
Bolivia’s Urgent Mission: Defeat the MAS | La Misión Urgente de Bolivia: Derrotar al MAS
Priority number one: Expelling the MAS By Jimmy Ortiz, El Deber: Indeed, that is the number one priority of the Bolivian people: to expel this nefarious regime, an appendage of the transnational Socialism of the 21st Century, heir to the failed communism that fell with the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union,…
How much natural gas do we have left? | ¿Cuánto gas natural nos queda?
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The volume of gas reserves in Bolivia is a mystery, at least for those who are not part of the state instances of the hydrocarbon sector. This lack of information violates Law 3740 of Sustainable Development of the Hydrocarbon Sector, enacted in August 2007, whose article 7 establishes that “YPFB, until March…
Evo’s Ambition Unleashed: A Nation in Turmoil | La Ambición Desatada de Evo: Una Nación en Turbulencia
Evo out of focus By Rolando Kempff, El Deber: When greed and ambition overshadow reality, men become distorted and lost. This is more or less what is happening with Evo Morales, whose craving to return to power keeps him awake at night. There is no argument or plea that convinces him that the privileged time…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 