By Gregorio Lanza, El Deber: President Arce asserts that there is no structural economic crisis. He does this to conceal the downfall of the mixed community social model of which he imagines himself the creator. The entire structure of the model was based on gas revenues, 50% of which went directly to the Central Bank,…
Month: May 2024
Cyber Scammers | Los ciberestafadores
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Reports of cyber scams via social networks are becoming more frequent, but many of them do not reach the police offices due to bureaucracy, lack of knowledge, or because the victims believe it would be pointless to do so, among other reasons. The fact is that those dedicated to this crime have…
Difficult Times Require Wise Solutions | Días difíciles necesitan salidas sabias
Editorial, El Deber: The economic and political context in the country places Luis Arce’s government in a difficult position. The scarcity of dollars and the demand for normal fuel supply, which anticipate social unrest, are compounded by a strained political climate centered around the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) with its two factions embroiled in a…
Next dining destination | Próximo destino gastronómico
By Joe Yogerst, CNN: Why this is Latin America’s next dining destination Anticucho (beef heart brochette) with pinta boca potatoes and aji cream with peanuts at Ancestral in La Paz. Courtesy Patricio Crooker and Christian Gutierrez. CNN — Bolivia doesn’t seem like an obvious foodie destination. But the big, landlocked South American country is making waves in the culinary world via top-notch…
International Community Does Not Trust the MAS Government | Comunidad internacional no confía en el gobierno del MAS
El Diario: Criticizing the statements of the president of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Armin Dorgathen, and his attempt to blame regulations for the fuel shortage in the country, Walthy Egüez, a deputy from the Creemos party, argued that the issue lies in the international community’s distrust of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) government. Therefore,…
Poor People, Rich Government | Pueblo pobre gobierno rico
Editorial, El Dia: The Italian fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, is the author of the phrase: “nothing outside the state, nothing above the state, nothing against the state,” and despite dying hung by his feet for the ruin he caused in his country, Luis Arce upholds this paradigm by placing the government above businesses, the economy,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 