By El Diario: Growth Index Does Not Reflect Reality the Government Wants to Conceal “We are the second fastest-growing economy in the entire region, like it or not, no matter who it hurts.” Or “they want to make people believe that there are no dollars.” These are two statements from the President, Luis Arce Catacora,…
Category: Social Unrest
Certainty is Required | Se requiere certidumbre
Editorial El Deber: It’s important to recognize that the scarcity of dollars is not a recent phenomenon, but this situation, which has worsened in recent months, provokes uncertainty in the business sector and the population at large. The repercussions of this issue are diverse and range from difficulties in conducting imports to limitations on access…
Journalists Screwed Over | Periodistas jodidos
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: This May 10th will be one of the worst days for Bolivian journalists since the date was instituted as such. For us, who live to inform people, the issue is more than evident, as it is felt in our stomachs and pockets. On April 29th, the Center for Labor…
What will the social movements do? | ¿Qué harán los movimientos sociales?
Editorial, El Dia: The MAS (Movement for Socialism) is not experiencing a division, but a diaspora, a dispersion of the political mafias that have integrated it in recent years since they came together in 2005 to ride the populist wave that later coincided with the biggest feast in Bolivia’s history, thanks to the boom in…
Banks Limit Operations in Dollars to Electronic Cards | Bancos limitan operaciones en dólares a tarjetas electrónicas
El Diario: Despite announcements by government authorities regarding the provision of dollars, banks have placed limits on transactions in US currency to cards, a situation that prevents citizens from making their electronic payments for contracted services. Protests from users have spread on social media as they are prevented from carrying out their operations. Furthermore, they…
Wannabe Dictator Evo Morales is kicked Out of his party After his Mob Threats | Expulsan al Aspirante a Dictador Evo Morales de su Partido Tras sus violentas Amenazas
By CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO, BreitBart: Bolivia: Socialists Kick Wannabe Dictator Evo Morales Out of Party Leadership After He Threatened Mob Violence Bolivia’s ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party ousted former President Evo Morales from party leadership on Sunday, seven months after ousting incumbent President Luis Arce. Morales had Arce banned from the MAS party in October in a power…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 