Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Chapare mystery The coca growers in Yungas were concerned that the quarantine prevented them from bringing the coca to the country’s markets, until they found a solution: they are going to apply all the biosafety protocols. The trucks will be disinfected with strict asepsis criteria and the producers…
Category: Politics
CORRUPTION 101: MAS impunity – Impunidad masista
Wilson Aguilar reports for Los Tiempos: At least 15 cases of corruption by MAS continue with impunity At least 15 cases of alleged corruption that occurred in the MAS government remain unclear. An expert assures that crimes of this type do not prescribe. In recent days, members of the MAS, including Evo Morales, questioned about…
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…
Tensions Rise in Bolivia’s Chapare as Government Escalates Anti-Drug Operations
Max Radwin reports for InSight Crime: Officials from Bolivia’s interim government have stepped up drug trafficking operations over the last six months, but a focus on coca-producing communities in Cochabamba is creating tension with law enforcement that threatens to intensify. On April 23, thirteen members of a drug trafficking ring in the city of Entre Ríos,…
Three evils that plague us – Tres males que nos asolan
The three major illnesses that Bolivia has: Narcotrafficking: not only has territory under its rule (Chapare) but has become a key player in our politics. Corruption: Across the board, public bids, tax evasion, you name it, has worsened over the last 14 years. Covid-19: With over 60% of our labor force in the informal sector,…
Large majority of Bolivians do not want to go to elections in 90 days – Gran mayoría de bolivianos no queremos ir a elecciones en 90 días
Pagina Siete reports: Survey: 66% of Bolivians do not want to go to elections in 90 days The city of El Alto was the only city where 58% supported the elections in that period. The most recent survey by the Ipsos company indicates that 66% of Bolivians across the country rejects the approach of going…
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