By El Deber: “The rock weighed more than the future”: Cainco’s harsh criticism at the opening of the WCF Americas Summit Before leaders from five continents, Jean Pierre Antelo contrasted the “Bolivia that produces” with the Bolivia of road blockades. There were strong criticisms of paralysis and political inaction. The highways connecting Bolivia today display the same…
Category: Politics
Planned Chaos in La Paz | Caos Planificado en La Paz
By Brújula Digital: 79% Believe Violence in La Paz Was Planned, According to Brújula Digital Poll The survey conducted on social media came after clashes, fires, and attacks on public institutions reported Monday in downtown La Paz. Most participants in an opinion poll carried out by Brújula Digital on social media believe that the violent events recorded…
Press Under Attack | Prensa Bajo Ataque
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Conflicts Union Leaders Lash Out at Journalists, Accuse Them of Lying and Tell Them What They Should Report The executive secretary of the Departmental Workers’ Central (COD) of La Paz, Cecilio Gonzales, described the media as “bribe-taking press,” while the former executive secretary of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Jaime…
IMF Meets with Government and Business Leaders | FMI se reúne con el Gobierno y empresarios
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Technical IMF Mission Meets with Government and Business Leaders in Santa Cruz The IMF is moving closer to Bolivia, which requires financial assistance / Photo: Internet The rapprochement comes amid negotiations promoted by the government to access a possible external financing program of up to $3 billion, and in a…
A miner was injured while handling explosives, but protesters tried to blame the Police | Minero fue herido por manipular explosivo, pero los movilizados intentaron responsabilizar a la Policía
By ANF, Eju.tv: According to the Government, audiovisual material shows that the injuries were not caused by the Police, although protesters later attempted to attribute responsibility to law enforcement officers. The video released shows that the protester’s injuries were the result of improper handling of explosives. Photo: Ministry of Government A miner was injured during…
The Only Way Out | La única salida
Editorial, El Dia: Bolivia is going through one of the deepest crises in its republican history. This is not an ordinary political crisis, the kind the country has managed to resolve through pacts, negotiations, and a measure of pragmatism. What is happening now is qualitatively different: it is the organized, violent, and desperate resistance of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 