By Unitel: Embezzlement in the Indigenous Fund: “They were the Nemesia, Lidia and Felipa team,” says former director arrested this Monday Elvira Parra stated that Lidia Patty must clarify what destination she gave to the money she requested from the Indigenous Fund. “Doña Nemesia (Achacollo) approved and authorized it,” she declared. Elvira Parra was arrested…
Category: Social Unrest
Energy at Risk | Energía en Riesgo
By El Diario: War in the Middle East Affects the Hydrocarbons Sector Between Distrust and the Risk of Returning to the Past The increase in the price of oil on the international market will cause fuel prices to rise, which will affect the final commercialization value. After more than 100 days of Rodrigo Paz’s government,…
Fuel Additives Under Fire | Aditivos bajo sospecha
By Gigavision, Eju.tv: “If vehicles are damaged after additives, YPFB must disappear,” says former minister Ríos He also proposed that Bolivia should move toward opening the fuel market to end the state monopoly. According to Ríos, within one to two years the country should have different fuel brands so consumers do not depend on a…
Questioned banknotes, possible political way out | Billetes dudosos, posible salida política
By Erbol: President of the BCB rules out legalizing the stolen banknotes, but hints that perhaps Parliament could Espinoza delivered his report before the Senate. In a report to the Senate, the president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, ruled out that the issuing entity will validate the circulation of the banknotes…
Cut Spending or Deepen the Crisis | Reducir el gasto o profundizar la crisis
By El Diario: The Government Must Reduce Spending; Not Making the Adjustment Would Deepen the Crisis The economic crisis generated and inherited from previous governments has as one of its main causes the excessive growth of public spending, with a heavy bureaucratic burden and loss-making state companies, in a context of falling revenues. The new…
The Sovereignty of the Mob | La soberanía de la turba
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: An unsuspecting observer might describe what we saw in the city of El Alto, regarding the crashed airplane, as an outbreak of anarchy or a mere overflow of collective violence. In reality, it is something far more systemic and troubling: it is the full exercise of the sovereignty of the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 