Erbol reports for El Dia: By wave of corruption and drug trafficking Church watches tentacles in power The expression was from the Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Monsignor Sergio Gualberti. The Catholic Church observes that, in the midst of a growing social disintegration, the octopus and the tentacles of corruption and drug trafficking have spread to…
Category: Bolivia
They denounce illegal gold exploitation in Beni
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Over these 13 years, we have involuted under this useless “government.” evo’s wrongdoings has resulted in serious damage to our wildlife and environment. Chinese came and took over our natural resources, polluting and damaging our environment as we never seem before! El Diario reports: It affects rivers and fauna Last year evidenced…
Fake News: Intergalactic Band Poopó from Oruro receives its star in Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: This news appeared in Página Siete and as such I translated, although it Is a “fake star” that you buy when you are in the neighborhood …, I’m sorry this happened, This is a great band and didn’t need to fake this “news.” It’s their loss of credibility. In any case, it…
One of the worst tax systems
A precise Editorial from Pagina Siete: Although this is already known, it is still news, and worrisome news: Bolivia has one of the worst tax systems in the world. According to the Doing Business ranking, prepared by the World Bank for 2019, the country ranks 186th out of 190 countries investigated. [Bolivian Thoughts opinion: The…
New protected area in Amazon announced
Bruno Vander Velde reports for Human Nature, a Conservation International blog; A sprawling corner of the Amazon basin has been designated a protected area. Last week, the Bolivian municipality of Ixiamas issued a law establishing the Bajo Madidi Municipal Conservation and Management Area in the country’s northwestern region, near the Peruvian border. At 15,300 square…
Survival Tips for Latin American Leftist Leaders
Mac Margolis writes for Bloomberg Opinion: Running for a constitution-bending fourth term, Bolivia’s Evo Morales is still going strong. Latin America’s left-wingers are in a rut. Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro presides over a collapsing economy behind bayonets. An Ecuadoran court has ordered the arrest of former president Rafael Correa, who is living in Belgium. Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff was impeached for…
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