Ni olvido, ni perdón – Neither forget nor forgiveness

Editorial, El Diario: How much damage was done and pretends to be forgotten When Mr. Morales was the winner of the December 2005 elections and assumed the Presidency of the Republic, there was a good deal of satisfaction in the country because it was assumed that there would be important changes for the benefit of…

Bolivia claims data sovereignty with Pacific fiber exit

Bnamericas: A longstanding dream of landlocked Bolivia – a direct connection to international telecom networks on the Pacific coast – became a reality with the inauguration on Thursday of its own fiber optic network via Peru. The US$66mn network is led by state-run telco Entel. The country has until now relied on leasing international connectivity from wholesale data…

Pacto con el diablo – Pact with the devil

Oscar Aguilar, Los Tiempos: Pact with the devil Thanks Evo, the day before yesterday (8/31/2020) with a loud and clear voice you said that the President of the Entrepreneurs (CEPB) “offered you support before being overthrown.” Some grassroots entrepreneurs were sure that our parent entity had lost its entity, others suspected that some 14 years…

Incertidumbre – Uncertainty

Editorial, El Deber: The uncertain future of Bolivians Five months and six days have passed since the quarantine was ordered, since the economy stopped and since life changed for Bolivians. Since then there have been many bad news that we have had to face, all related to poverty, lack of employment, poor health, with nuances…

Daño – economic – Damage

Editorial, El Diario: Blockers caused serious economic damage to the country How much regret and indignation the strikes and blockades carried out by the COB and the masismo have caused in the community; but, to a great extent, the blockers have seriously damaged the national economy and placed the people in greater poverty than they…