By El Diario: Leader of the Drivers’ Confederation says The leader of the National Confederation of Drivers of Bolivia, Víctor Tarqui, stated yesterday that only 50% of the vehicle fleet is operating due to the lack of diesel, and said the situation has already become unsustainable for the sector. “50% of the vehicle fleet cannot…
Category: Politics
There is no “necessary interest” from politicians to review the electoral roll | No hay “el interés necesario” de políticos para revisar el padrón electoral
By Correo del Sur, Los Tiempos: Citizens register in the biometric electoral roll at the central office of Serecí in Cochabamba, in May of this year. | CARLOS LÓPEZ Despite the commitment made at the last multiparty meeting, no political party has accredited a technical delegate to oversee the electoral roll, according to Fernando Arteaga,…
The Cynicism in MAS | El cinismo en el MAS
By Carlos Toranzo, Brújula Digital: Evo Morales blocked the country’s roads. What did he want? According to him: the enforcement of the Constitution, a clean and independent judiciary, no judicial coup, that the government not use the justice system as a political weapon against the opposition, and that there be rule of law. It takes…
Red Uno Debate | Debate de la Red Uno
By Guido Añez, Eju.tv: I just watched the debate among five presidential candidates, and I’m glad that after so many years, there’s finally a discussion of ideas. I believe some aspects need to be refined to make the debate less tedious and unproductive. You can’t group together candidates who, according to the same network’s own…
Bolivia has remained a lower-middle-income country for 37 years, despite the gas boom | Bolivia lleva 37 años estancada como país de ingreso medio bajo, pese al boom del gas
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The country remains stuck in the World Bank ranking / Photo: Ricardo Montero Since 1987, Bolivia has remained in the lower-middle-income category, according to the World Bank. While neighbors like Peru and Paraguay climb positions, the country still hasn’t broken through the development ceiling. In 1987, Bolivia was classified as…
UNIVERSAL VALUES: FREEDOM? | VALORES UNIVERSALES: ¿LA LIBERTAD?
By Oscar Antezana: It seems the world—cultures and societies—is changing faster and faster. Definitions or degrees of acceptance of freedom, solidarity, democracy, respect, equity, and security, among others, are not the same as they were, at least, 40–50 years ago. For Western countries, in general, freedom is a universal right—if not the primary one; but…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 