CARLOS VALDEZ, Associated Press, ABC News: In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference Bolivia is one of the poorest nations in South America, and nearly a fourth of its citizens could not read nor write a generation ago PUCARANI, Bolivia — Anacleta Mamani has no teeth, but a happy smile: She’s learned to read and…
Category: Politics
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….
Finally, the masismo was forced to do its job | Finalmente, el masismo se vio obligado a hacer su trabajo
AFP, France24: Bolivia sets date for census after violent protests La Paz (AFP) – Bolivia’s leftist President Luis Arce said Friday a bill had been approved to hold a national census in March 2024 after weeks of deadly protests over the count. “We passed this Census Law so people’s blood will not be spilled. The census…
MAS: Cheap politicking – Politiquería barata
El Diario: Camacho criticizes spending “millions on politicking” After the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the dispute between Chile and Bolivia over the waters of Silala, the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, criticized the two defeats against the trans-Andean country and considers that Evo Morales should be prosecuted. He…
Claim to respect the environment but are highly ineffective | Dicen respetar el medio ambiente pero son muy ineficaces
El Diario: Las primeras víctimas de los incendios producidos por chaqueos indiscriminados son los animales. | The first victims of fires caused by indiscriminate slash and burn are animals. | Foto: RRSS They denounce the ineffectiveness of the Ministry of the Environment in the face of natural disasters The problems of drought and high temperatures…
Learnings for the next battle | Aprendizajes para la próxima batalla
Editorial, El Deber: Santa Cruz has not yet finished getting back on its feet after its longest battle in democracy, which made Cruceños hold their breath for 36 and a half days, and the topic of conversation for the whole week will still be the days and nights of the rotonda, when in other conditions…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 