From the Council of Hemispheric Affairs: Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River By Laura Iesue, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs A number of days ago, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales accused Chile of occupying a military facility nine miles from…
Category: Social Unrest
The Worst Boyfriend in Bolivia
From The New York Times: The Worst Boyfriend in Bolivia By THE EDITORIAL BOARD If Bolivia’s widening political scandal were to be turned into a soap opera, a fitting title would be “Heartless Ex-Boyfriend.” The protagonists: a Machiavellian statesman and a former paramour. The plot: She threatens to expose him as a monster, but he…
The confusing saga of Fidel, the president of Bolivia’s secret son … who probably doesn’t exist
Washington Post reports in National Post: The confusing saga of Fidel, the president of Bolivia’s secret son … who probably doesn’t exist [UPDATE: As of 8/24/2020, the caudillo continues to be in the news in the worst possible scenarios: more children are attributed to him, watch the certificates at the end of this post, and…
Bolivian gov’s big time failure!
The cheap demagogue speeches advocating socialism are fading away… the unfortunate thing is that they managed to kill one of the best textile companies Bolivia ever had. The coca grower caudillo managed to take over the private enterprise and made wonderful promises to the workers and Bolivians in general. He claimed there were going to…
Bolivian State enterprises do not justify their creation, they are a result of cheap demagogue and incompetence!
El Diario reports: State enterprises do not justify their creation • Political decisions, lack of managerial skills and market knowledge influenced on the failure of three firms in 2015, according to economists Economists Rolando Morales, Gonzalo Chavez and Roberto Laserna, warn that political decisions from the authorities, the lack of managerial skills and knowledge of…
Bolivia police, workers clash at protest over plant shutdown
AP reports for Fox News World: Bolivia police, workers clash at protest over plant shutdown LA PAZ, Bolivia – Anti-riot police and workers clashed in Bolivia’s capital during a protest against the government’s decision to close the country’s largest state-run textile company. Officials said police fired tear gas at protesters and kept them from seizing…
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