By Bolivia News, Eju.tv: Bolivia’s tax relief and “tax forgiveness” plan takes effect: Here are the key points President Rodrigo Paz announced on Wednesday the enactment of the measure and highlighted the benefits that will mainly reach small merchants, transport workers, and self-employed workers. Bolivian information The Tax Relief Law has been in force since…
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Chicken Shortage Looms | Se avecina escasez de pollo
By Bolivia Tv, Eju.Tv: Impact of road blockades will be felt until July with reduced chicken meat supply, poultry farmers warn Cochabamba “received around 500,000 fewer baby chicks, when the department normally receives approximately 1.3 million baby chicks per week,” revealed the vice president of the Cochabamba Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), Iván Carreón. The road…
Thucydides’ Trap and Bolivian Politics | La trampa de Tucídides y la política boliviana
By Francesco Zaratti, Vision 360: In Bolivia, the conflict between the dominant power of gas and the emerging power of renewables is fueled by the illusion of preserving gas hegemony, without recognizing that this energy cycle has already run its course. During Donald Trump’s recent visit to Beijing, President Xi Jinping resorted to a learned reference to…
Demonstrations in Five Bolivian Cities Demanded an End to the Road Blockades | Movilizaciones en cinco ciudades de Bolivia exigieron el fin de los bloqueos de carreteras
By EFE, Unitel: The marches took place in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, the central city of Cochabamba, as well as Trinidad, Oruro, and Sucre, with slogans against the blockades and “in defense of democracy” [Photo: APG] / A person holds the Bolivian flag during a march for democracy. Citizens from different sectors in…
President Paz Facing a Sea of Problems | El presidente Paz ante un mar de problemas
Editorial, El Diario: Bolivia’s current reality is highly complex, worsened by twenty years of populist governments that led the country into a critical situation and to the brink of incredible circumstances. It is within that environment that Bolivia’s current president struggles. Amid this negative scenario, the country’s leader seeks a compass to guide him in…
“The rock weighed more than the future” | “La piedra pesó más que el futuro”
By El Deber: “The rock weighed more than the future”: Cainco’s harsh criticism at the opening of the WCF Americas Summit Before leaders from five continents, Jean Pierre Antelo contrasted the “Bolivia that produces” with the Bolivia of road blockades. There were strong criticisms of paralysis and political inaction. The highways connecting Bolivia today display the same…
