Editorial, Los Tiempos: In addition to violating property rights, the encroachment on land threatens the food security of Bolivians and constitutes a pressure factor for chaotic urban growth, thus making impossible the planning and land use regulations established by law. In effect, these criminal actions perpetrated —often with violence— by organized groups have been more…
Category: Crime and Violence
Gov does not convince in Colodro’s tragic death | Gob no convence en trágica muerte de Colodro
Carlos Valdez, AP, Yahoo!News: Bolivia government says trustee probing bank died by suicide, but some demand new investigation LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The trustee of a bankrupt bank in Bolivia who died after falling from the 15th floor of an office building killed himself, a forensic investigation concluded Wednesday, in a case that has gripped Bolivia…
Mining advances in Madidi and puts German donation at risk to preserve it – La minería avanza en el Madidi y pone en riesgo donación alemana para preservarlo
La Brava, El Diario: The miners raid the Tuichi riverbed in search of gold. | Los mineros depredan el lecho del río Tuichi en busca de oro. Foto: Mauricio Aguilar /La Brava Mechanized gold mining is a growing problem that, along with others such as illegal hunting and the inefficiency of Sernap (National Service of…
¿Podemos reducir la pobreza en Bolivia a pesar de la corrupción desenfrenada? – Can we reduce poverty in Bolivia despite rampant corruption?
Primero tendríamos que obligar al masismo a reponer la meritocracia en todas las instituciones gubernamentales. También reducir el número de empleados públicos antes del masismo eran un poco más de 200 mil empleados y ahora hay más de 500 mil. Como este populismo que actúa como un régimen totalitario, con una feroz persecución politica a…
¿Existe una correlación entre el narcotráfico y el avasallamiento? – Is there a correlation between narcotrafficking and encroachment?
El vínculo entre el avance de la frontera agrícola y el narcotráfico en Bolivia existe, especialmente en regiones donde se cultiva la coca para la producción de cocaína. El cultivo de coca conduce a la deforestación de áreas boscosas y la ocupación de tierras protegidas. Los narcotraficantes establecen plantaciones clandestinas de coca en áreas remotas,…
Masistas labeled themselves as the “moral reserve of humanity” – Los masistas se etiquetaron como la “reserva moral de la humanidad”
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Cabinet corruption There were six changes in the cabinet of ministers of Luis Arce in the two and a half years that he is president, four of them happened due to acts at odds with the law committed by the high officials involved. In a 17-member ministry team, those four cases represent…
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