Travel, BBC: The world’s most dangerous road (Image credit: Harald von Radebrecht/Alamy) By Shafik Meghji A drive down Bolivia’s infamous “Death Road” takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold. After cresting the 4,800m Cumbre pass, the trufi (shared taxi) plunged into a cloud of swirling mist….
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Justice, democratic institutions, the economy and education – Justicia, institucionalidad democrática, economía y educación.
Juan Cristobal Soruco, Página Siete: What the MAS is risking Last week there have been new illustrative examples of the way in which the MAS leaders and government authorities act, particularly in the field of justice, democratic institutions, the economy and education. Let’s see some. Leaving aside the emblematic cases of the trials against the…
Shameless encroaching – Asalto descarado de tierras
Editorial, El Diario: Order of the day: encroaching It is well known that in the 14 years of government of Mr. Evo Morales, one of his priority plans was the transfer of indigenous groups from the west to the east, starting with Pando. The objective of the plan was electoral –so it cannot be called…
Masista failure and fraud – Fracaso y fraude masista
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The failure of the power vacuum In the hearings of the unconstitutional and illegal criminal proceeding against former president Jeanine Áñez, called the “Coup II case”, evidence again emerged, through witness statements, of the power vacuum created by former president Evo Morales and his leadership in November 2019, after the social mobilizations…
How Bolivia has escaped the inflation sweeping Latin America (and why it’s not as good news as it seems) – Cómo se ha librado Bolivia de la inflación que recorre América Latina (y por qué no es tan buena noticia como parece)
Guillermo D. Olmo, BBC: The world economy is shaken by the wave of global inflation. The war in Ukraine and the stimuli with which governments responded to the blow of the pandemic have pushed the increase in prices to levels not seen for decades. In Latin America, the impact of the rise is especially painful….
Bolivia 2022: With The Worst Justice System, is 3rd of first 10 – Con El Peor Sistema de Justicia, es 3ero de los primeros 10
From bscholarly.com: Countries With The Worst Justice System 2022: Top 10 Countries With The Worst Justice System: The Court is the last hope of a common man, as it dispenses Justice fairly to every man. Hence liberating a common man from facing the unmerited consequences of an action or crime. Justice is usually dispensed by the…
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