By Antonio Rocha, El Deber: Given the situation in the current year’s first quarter, with higher year-on-year inflation accumulated by March, the persistent decline in national exports, reduced imports due to the absence of competitive currency and payment methods, coupled with shortages of fuel and inputs for industry and agriculture, I believe we must fasten…
Category: Politics
Fishermen demand suspension of mining activity in the Beni River | Pesqueros piden suspender actividad minera en río Beni
El Diario: Due to contamination Faced with the serious impacts and damages caused by mining activity on the population living along the riverbanks and on the commercialization of their product, the fishing sector has called for the suspension of mercury use and the cessation of this activity in the basins of the Beni River. “We…
In search of justice, 15 years later | En busca de justicia, 15 años después
Editorial, El Deber: In search of justice, the survivors of the Las Américas hotel murder have initiated legal action against the perpetrators of that crime. Three foreigners were extrajudicially executed and later accused of being terrorists and planning to assassinate former President Evo Morales, which served to build a case against opposition leaders from Santa…
Armed invaders take over the El Encanto | Avasalladores armados toman el predio El Encanto
By Paulo Alejandro Lizárraga Alvarado, Vision 360: There were clashes Santa Cruz: Armed invaders take over the El Encanto property, and Del Castillo warns of a strong hand This would be the fourth time that community members have tried to take over these lands as their own. Owners fear for crops and livestock. Police did…
Bolivia is currently ranked 20th in economic growth | Bolivia en puesto 20 de crecimiento económico
El Diario: Bolivia ranks 20th out of 28 countries in the region, with a projected growth of 1.4%, which is below the growth of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the regional average of 3.72%, according to the latest report from the World Bank. Luis Fernando Romero Torrejón, the president of the Departmental College…
The risk of drug trafficking in Bolivia | El riesgo del narcotráfico en Bolivia
Editorial, Correo del Sur: In the country, there is a risk that, despite its magnitude, has not been addressed as it should have been by the last governments, regardless of their color and ideological orientation. Drug trafficking has spread so much in terms of its actions that now it is not only about the production…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 