The permanent Bolivian crisis – La permanente crisis boliviana

Editorial from El Dia: The permanent Bolivian crisis Does anyone remember when Bolivia was free of ultimatums? When was it that we were without threats? When could we get away from the precipice, without being about to take the step towards the abyss? When could we dream of leaving the old stigma of an infeasible…

Between power and death – Entre el poder y la muerte

Renzo Abruzzese writes in Pagina Siete: Between power and death An unprecedented dilemma has put the political system in trouble, two irreducible principles are faced: the principle of opportunity and that of public health. In the first, the political conditions that would eventually lead to an electoral victory are prioritized, it is a question of…

Bolivia population, shame on you! – ¡Bolivianos, qué vergüenza!

Editorial from El Diario: A population that does not accept taking care of itself and being disciplined The presence of the coronavirus entails a series of difficulties not only for the authorities but for the very environments in which the evil is performed that does not shake in causing more victims because, even if there…

‘A great sadness’: Bolivia strains under COVID-19 as cases top 10,000

Reporting by Daniel Ramos; Writing by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Bernadette Baum for WHTC: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian authorities are doing door-to-door checks in regions with severe coronavirus outbreaks as it looks to stem the spread of COVID-19 infections which have risen above 10,000, even as the country eases quarantine measures that have hammered…

Health first – Primero la Salud

Editorial from El Diario: People’s health before elections Undeniably, it would be in the interest of all Bolivians that democracy should not have any obstacle or difficulty for its validation; but there are circumstances in which the same democratic process forces to adopt certain foresight measures for the good of the people. This is the…