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…
Category: Social Unrest
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…
MAS has turned Bolivia into “a pariah state” | El MAS convirtió a Bolivia en “un Estado paria”
By Brujula Digital: According to a U.S. congressman, MAS has turned Bolivia into “a pariah state” Carlos Antonio Giménez criticized Evo Morales’ government and its impact on the Bolivian economy U.S. Congressman Carlos Antonio Giménez, who represents Florida’s 26th congressional district, stated that the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) has turned Bolivia into “a pariah state…
Are lithium contracts profitable? | ¿Son rentables los contratos del litio?
By Francesco Zaratti: The profitability of the contracts that “Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos” (YLB) intends to sign with the Russian company Uranium and the Chinese consortium CBC is their real Achilles heel. The expenses of the project are determined by each company’s investments and operating costs, so that, to justify the profitability of these contracts,…
They repeat mistakes that create instability in food supply | Repiten errores que generan inestabilidad en el abastecimiento de alimentos
By El Diario: At a time when we are requesting better conditions, certainty, and legal security to increase productivity and thus ensure greater food security for the population, jobs, and foreign exchange, the government responds with more prohibitions. This measure will cause instability in the supply of products, according to a statement from the Cámara…
Madidi is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm | El Madidi está en serio riesgo por el ingreso de palma africana
By El Diario: Madidi, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm, asserted environmentalist Daniela Arratia. In contact with the media, Arratia stated that protected areas must be safeguarded, and one entity responsible for this task is the National Service of Protected Areas…
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