Página Siete: Society of the Charango prepares its celebrations With two concerts, the Bolivian Charango Society (SBC) will celebrate both its 49 years of existence and the National Day of the Charango. The presentations will be on Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6. As in previous versions, before the pandemic, the career and contribution…
Author: Bolivian Thoughts
Masista hordes despise and destroy our biodiversity – Hordas masistas desprecian y destruyen nuestra biodiversidad
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Dispute over gold and land The violence that has been unleashed in the town of Chushuara, in Apolo, in La Paz, is not isolated and, on the contrary, reveals a plot of interests of corporate groups that is outside the control of the State. And that sometimes has the State, paradoxically, as…
Masista contempt for Human Rights – Desprecio masista por los Derechos Humanos
Juan Jose Toro, Pagina Siete: Rotten ombudsman The Ombudsman is an institution, or authority, generally established in the constitutions, whose function is to guarantee the rights of citizens against the abuses of political powers. In other words, its essence is to defend the citizen from public powers. When there was a debate to create this…
It is not a good time for a double Christmas bonus or salary increase – No es buen momento para doble aguinaldo o incremento salarial
El Diario: Minister Marcelo Montenegro and the president of the BCB agreed on the goal of GDP growth of 5.1%, a fiscal deficit of 8.5% of GDP and an inflation rate of around 3.3%. The general manager of IBCE, Gary Rodríguez, agreed with the private businessmen to freeze the salary increase because the purchasing power…
Unfailing commitment to freedom – Compromiso indefectible con la libertad
Antonio Saravia, El Deber: Letter from a worthy businessman to the president President Luis Arce, I know that you are a very busy person, but I imagine that you have received the most recent communication from the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) made public on March 20. In that statement, the CEPB responds…
The trials against Áñez – Los juicios contra Áñez
Editorial, Los Tiempos: After a postponement due to procedural problems, the lawsuit against former president Jeanine Áñez is restarted today [03/28/2022] in the “Coup d’etat II” case, which from the beginning has encountered irregularities and shortcomings. The first process against Áñez is the so-called “Coup d’etat I”, which has been instituted for the alleged crimes…
