By Mónica Briançon Messinger, El Potosi: Dirty “suicides” Dirty panorama. Disgusting. Heart-wrenching. There’s no possible explanation for two former national authorities to have “decided” to end their lives, leaving behind a letter declaring themselves not guilty. The first case shook the Bolivian public opinion. It affected, causing intense media tremors, but then, as always, it…
Was nationalization worth it? | ¿Valió la pena la nacionalización?
By Henry Oporto, El Deber: This May 1st, as MAS factions celebrate a new anniversary of the 2006 hydrocarbon nationalization, the country’s demeanor will be different: instead of approval and enthusiasm, a face of frustration and discouragement will likely emerge. The era of illusions has passed; worries and fears now prevail. With the perspective of…
“There isn’t as much money as before” | “No hay tanta plata como antes”
Editorial, El Deber: “There isn’t as much money in the country as there was before,” was the President Luis Arce’s emphatic statement on Sunday in a rural area. It was the first time he admitted this reality, although he may have regretted it since his Minister of Economy, Marcelo Montenegro, held a press conference yesterday…
Indigenous threatened by violent invading miners | Indígenas amenazados por violentos mineros invasores
Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive by Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: Environmental activists in Bolivia say they’ve become the targets of discrimination, death threats and even bombings after speaking out against harmful mining operations in the department of Oruro. The activists, most of them women, have faced escalating violence this year because…
MAS admits to having gone bankrupt! | ¡MAS admite haber quebrado!
El Diario: The gas has run out and the Government “does not have money” The President of the State, Luis Arce Catacora, publicly admitted yesterday that “the gas has run out” and that his government no longer has the resources to meet the demands of the population. He insisted that “the right” and the “evista”…
Tacana: an initiative led by indigenous women | una iniciativa de mujeres indígenas
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Seeking Market Tacana Brand, an initiative led by indigenous women, is making headway in various sectors with the use of technology. The Tacana communities offer crafts, jewelry, textiles, blouses, food items, shampoo, soaps, banana flour, and more under their own brand. Crafts and products from the Tacana people. Photo:…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 