By El Diario: Today marks 146 years since the Chilean invasion of Antofagasta On February 14, 1879, a significant event in Bolivian history occurred when the Chilean invasion of the port of Antofagasta was announced, marking the beginning of the War of the Pacific. 146 years have passed since that tragic episode, which deprived Bolivia…
Category: Social Unrest
Lithium: Third Stage | Litio: tercera etapa
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: While all attempts to exploit Bolivian lithium have failed, Australia, Argentina, and Chile, which have smaller salt flats, have taken the lead. A wave of protests has erupted in different parts of the country against the contracts that the central government has signed with two foreign companies for the…
Bolivia estalla en protestas por la toma del suministro de litio por empresas chinas y rusas | Bolivia Erupts in Protest over Chinese and Russian Companies Taking over Lithium Supply
Por CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO, Breitbart: Bolivia debe pagar más de $2 mil millones más intereses a las empresas chinas y rusas que construyen plantas de procesamiento de litio en el país, informó el periódico boliviano El Deber el miércoles, a pesar de que Bolivia ya les había ofrecido derechos preferenciales de extracción. Bolivia alberga algunas de las…
Need an integrated candidacy | Necesitamos una candidatura integrada
By Ronald MacLean Abaroa, El Dia: More than a single candidate, we need an integrated candidacy …the winner does NOT take all Recent polls by businessman Marcelo Claure show a strong preference among Bolivians for a single opposition candidate selected through open primaries. However, this demand has not resonated with the main presidential hopefuls gathered…
With tilin, shady contracts emerge as corruption booms! | ¡Con tilín surgen contratos turbios mientras la corrupción crece!
By Erbol: IN THE IMPERIAL CITY Potosinos mobilize in defense of lithium and question the contracts There were two marches, one by Comcipo and another by UATF. Photos: Al Punto Noticias and Potosí Digital. Different entities in Potosí held protest marches this Monday in defense of the department’s lithium reserves. This comes amid controversy over…
Multisectoral Strike With Demonstrations Nationwide | Paro multisectorial con movilizaciones en todo el país
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: Mobilization Multisectoral Strike to Proceed Without Blockades but With Demonstrations Nationwide Different Sectors to Take to the Streets but Assure They Won’t Disrupt the Public / Photo: ED Retail vendors, industrialists, and productive sectors across the country unite in opposition to the seventh provision of Financial Law 1613. The protest…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 