Editorial, Los Tiempos: The blockade of public roads as a form of sectoral protest in Bolivia is a pressure tactic that—due to its frequency, the manner in which it is applied, and, in some cases, the reasons behind it—seems to deviate from the legitimate right that justifies it. This is even more evident when such…
Month: January 2025
Fired for initiating 15 administrative cases against miners who entered the protected area to extract gold | Despedidos por iniciar 15 procesos administrativos en contra de mineros que ingresaron al área protegida a explotar oro
By Sumando Voces; Hortencia Rivera, Eju.tv: Sernap dismissed two rangers from the Manuripi Reserve with 23 and 15 years of service after they initiated 15 cases against miners The head of Natural Resource Protection at the Manuripi Amazon Wildlife Reserve (Pando), Luke López Beyuma, denounced that both he and park ranger Ignacio Huary Palomequi were…
National strike on Feb 10, to repeal the seventh provision on seizures in the Financial Law | Paro nacional el 10 de feb, para derogar la disposición séptima sobre decomisos de la Ley Financial
By Unitel, Eju.tv: Economic sectors confirm 24-hour national strike on February 10 in rejection of seizure provision The decision was made this Thursday after a national meeting in Sucre, in rejection of the transitional provision of the Financial Law, demanding its repeal. Shortly after noon this Thursday, economic sectors confirmed that on February 10 they…
Bicentennial January | Enero bicentenario
By JUAN JOSÉ TORO MONTOYA, Los Tiempos: We are already closing the first month of the bicentennial year of the declaration of independence, and it is worth reviewing some key events from 200 years ago that were decisive for what would happen on August 6, 1825. In January 1825, desertions began within the Royalist Army…
Illegal jaguar hunting in San Matías | Caza ilegal de jaguares en San Matías
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: Biocide A team of prosecutors investigates illegal jaguar hunting in San Matías; two foreign nationals identified Alberto Zeballos, departmental prosecutor of Santa Cruz, stated that the investigation was launched for the crimes of biocide and destruction of state property, especially considering that the jaguar is an endangered species not only…
A young veterinary student assists in a bus birth, saving both baby and mother | Una joven estudiante de veterinaria atiende parto en un bus y salva al bebé y a su madre
By Correo del Sur: The incident took place during a bus journey from Santa Cruz to Sucre; the mother received emergency care upon arrival in the capital and had no complications The baby was wrapped in a blanket during the trip. Photo: Courtesy In the early hours of last Sunday, an unexpected act of bravery…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 