By ANF, Eju.tv: Mining, Land Grabbing, and Drug Trafficking: The Main Threats to Bolivian Park Rangers “Since the creation of Sernap, 18 park rangers have died while performing their duties in protected areas,” reads the document. Source: ANF “They’re going to beat them, whip them, kill them.” These are some of the threats that the…
Unbridled Hunger for Power | Hambre desenfrenada de poder
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Evo Morales threatens to block the country’s roads if he is not allowed to run as a candidate. What does he want? According to his cynicism, he wants the full enforcement of the Constitution, a clean and independent judiciary, no judicial coup, the government not using the judiciary as…
Contraband challenges the Rule of Law | Contrabando desafía el Estado de Derecho
Editorial, El Deber: Recent attacks on the offices of the National Customs in Santa Cruz and the National Service of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (Senasag) in Yacuiba by violent mobs of smugglers are raising alarms about the alarming situation Bolivia faces in its fight against this scourge. These events not only represent a serious…
Gov Prints Money to Cover Expenses | Gob imprime billetes para cubrir gastos
El Dia: Economist Suspects Government is Printing Money to Cover Expenses Dunn recommended the public to pay close attention to inflation figures. Two weeks ago, the Minister of Economy warned that inflation could rise and, in any case, it would be imported inflation. Economist Jaime Dunn expressed his suspicions that the government, in order to…
The lack of dialogue endangers the stability of the country | La falta de diálogo pone en peligro estabilidad del país
El Diario: The current crisis could deepen further After days of mobilizations and negotiations, a week of protests is approaching as the transportation, health, and trade union sectors demand government attention to their issues, including fuel supply, the solution to the dollar shortage, and the annulment of “forced retirement.” Heavy transport leaders have decided to…
An Incurable Crisis? | ¿Una Crisis Incurable?
Editorial, El Dia: Incurable? Businesspeople can complain all they want, but the Bolivian economic crisis seems incurable. Luis Arce resists applying the recipes or suggestions offered to him and, even more so, refuses to resort to the necessary adjustments to avoid disaster. In 1985, with an annual inflation rate of 20,000%, the situation was radically…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 