Editorial, Los Tiempos: There is no other way to describe extractivist activities that cause irreparable damage. Because these predatory tasks have counterproductive edges that will incur a bill that will be difficult to pay, not only in the short term, but above all in the medium and long terms, that is, for the new generations….
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Arce, Zúñiga y los “enemigos internos” | Arce, Zúñiga and the “internal enemies”
Editorial, El Deber: During the anniversary ceremony of the Army, President Arce returned to the charge with the refrain of the coup, destabilizing efforts, separatists and other musings very much in his style. In the two years of his administration, he does not seem to have noticed the national weariness caused by his well-worn discursive…
Santa Cruz calls for an end to political persecution – Santa Cruz pide cese de persecución política
El Diario: El gobernador Luis Fernando Camacho agradeció la asistencia de la ciudadanía e insistió que hay una persecución contra quienes lideraron el paro. | Governor Luis Fernando Camacho thanked the citizens for their assistance and insisted that there is persecution against those who led the strike. March of the Interinstitutional Committee The “Great March…
What are you waiting for, President, to stop the violence? – ¿Qué espera, presidente para frenar la violencia?
Editorial, El Deber: Impotence and helplessness in Santa Cruz. The encroachments on land reach intolerable extremes, in the face of the indifferent gaze of the national government, the Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The images of yesterday’s confrontation are horrifying, because they leave evidence that these people who want to take possession of others…
While gov seeks support from miners, fails to control mercury pollution – Mientras el gobierno busca el apoyo de los mineros, no logra controlar la contaminación por mercurio
Thomas Graham, Yale School of the Environment: In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to…
Drug trafficking and illegal logging | Narcotráfico y la tala ilegal
Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 