Manfredo Kempff, Los Tiempos: The kings of the blockade It is amusing -and also perplexing- to listen to senior Masista leaders and even ministers of the current government, praise work, production, exports, GDP growth, and pretend to enlighten the Bolivian population, as if it were idiot, expressing them that the blockades, marches and strikes damage…
Category: Politics
Arce: NO sabe lo que hace ni lo que dice – Does NOT know what he does or what he says
Editorial, El Deber: Summons to confront President Luis Arce did not want to take time to attend the indigenous march that walked 37 days in the sun, but yesterday he attended rallies in Cochabamba and later in Santa Cruz, called ‘wiphalazo’, where he had disproportionate expressions in front of the critical moment that his government…
Calles bloqueadas por persecución política – Blocked streets due to political persecution
AFP, France24: La oposición de Bolivia bloquea las calles en protesta por la ‘persecución’ del gobierno La oposición boliviana bloqueó este lunes calles en las principales ciudades del país en protesta contra el gobierno del presidente Luis Arce, a quien acusan de “persecución política”. La policía respondió con gases lacrimógenos para dispersar a las multitudes…
Democracia 101 – Bolivia 2021 – Democracy 101
Editorial, El Deber: Democracy in decline If there is a memorable date on the national calendar, that is October 10. On a day like today, 39 years ago, Bolivia left behind the long night of military dictatorships to welcome democracy. To conquer it, a lot of Bolivian blood ran, pain in families who saw their…
El contrabando genera inestabilidad a más de 600.000 empleos en Bolivia – Smuggling creates instability for more than 600,000 jobs in Bolivia
David Maygua, El Deber: The industrial sector is very affected, according to data from the National Chamber of Industries (CNI) The smuggling of edible products and other inputs from neighboring countries generates job instability for more than 600,000 jobs in the industrial sector, according to data from the National Chamber of Industries (CNI). In a…
Contaminación del río Tuichi – Madidi – Contamination of the Tuichi River
Brujula Digital, Los Tiempos: WCS alerts contamination of the Tuichi River due to mining activity within the Madidi Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through its deputy director of the Great Madidi Landscape Conservation Program and coordinator of the Interinstitutional Group for Responsible Gold (GIT-OR), Óscar Loayza, warns of the mining contamination of the Tuichi River, which…
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