By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades. The insistence on maintaining the MAS’s model, wrongly referred to as the “economic, social, community, and productive model,” established in 2006, has led the country to a crossroads: either persist with an exhausted extractivist economic system with significant state intervention,…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Police Evicted by 200 Land Invaders | Policía fue desalojada por 200 avasalladores
By El Deber: On Friday, a contingent of uniformed officers was sent but could not reverse the illegal occupation of the 6,000-hectare Santa Rita property. A group of land invaders seized the Santa Rita property yesterday, located in the Guarayos province of Santa Cruz. They expelled a police contingent that had arrived to secure the…
With the State Absent, Drug Trafficking Begins to Dominate Communities | Con Estado ausente, narcotráfico empieza a dominar comunidades
By ANF, El Diario: According to the Government and Opposition Following four drug trafficking cases and attacks on the anti-drug force reported in a single week, warnings emerge that internal conflicts within the MAS are diverting the authorities’ attention from the fight against drug trafficking After the recent events in Pucamayo and Santa Ana de…
President: Not corrupt and prioritizes improving the economy | No corrupto y que priorice mejorar la economía
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Bolivians want a president who is not corrupt and prioritizes improving the economy, according to a survey In addition to being incorruptible, people value a president with a business profile, at 49%, while only 16% prefer a former president. Filling out a survey, reference image. Photo: concepto.de A survey commissioned…
It is urgent to reorganize the country | Es tarea urgente reordenar el país
Editorial, El Diario: After nearly 20 years of MAS-led governments, with the interim administration of Jeanine Áñez in between, the general elections next year present an opportunity to correct the enormous mistakes made during this period. As public opinion has repeatedly pointed out, public institutions have been dismantled, particularly when they were taken over as…
‘¡Todo está caro!’ Bolivia enfrenta un colapso económico impactante | ‘Everything is expensive!’ Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse
Por PAOLA FLORES and ISABEL DEBRE, AP News: Una mujer camina junto a una fila de conductores de camiones que esperan llenar sus tanques de diésel en El Alto, Bolivia, el martes 26 de noviembre de 2024. (Foto AP/Juan Karita) ARCHIVO – Carteles escritos a mano con mensajes que dicen en español: “Exigimos soluciones del gobierno”, “Arce, no…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 