By/Por Andrea Martinez, Monica Machicao & Daniel Ramos, Reuters: [1/2] A demonstrator releases a firecracker as people protest against the postponement of the 2023 population and housing census in Cochabamba, Bolivia, October 27, 2022. | Un manifestante lanza un petardo mientras la gente protesta contra el aplazamiento del censo de población y vivienda de 2023 en…
Yareta (Azorella compacta)
Máximo Liberman, Página Siete: Yareta, the extraordinary survivor of the Andes Its resin is used in traditional cough medicines and as an antimicrobial; its overexploitation marks it as an endangered species in the Red Book of Endangered Flora of Bolivia. The yareta or llareta, whose scientific name is Azorella compacta, belongs to the Apiaceae family;…
MAS: Callous delay | Retraso insensible
Editorial, El Deber: More callous procrastination with Santa Cruz There is a double standard that the national government is now showing by shortening, at least in appearance, the deadlines for delivery of the census results while the ruling party delays and hinders the treatment of the law in the Legislative Assembly. Yes, we already know…
BOLIVIA: Let’s go! – ¡Vamos!
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Balance of the strike Wherever you look, Santa Cruz has achieved an unquestionable victory over the centralist power. If we review the agenda of the last massive plebiscite, with a historical record of attendees, we verify that the most conjunctural points of the petition have been fulfilled, in particular the one referring…
The strike continues, the Census Law is expected | Sigue el paro, se espera la Ley del Censo
Diego Seas, El Deber: Calvo: “We maintain the indefinite strike and remain alert to what happens in Parliament regarding the law for the census” After the 72-hour deadline given by the last plebiscite, the civic president Rómulo Calvo went out to speak to the people of Santa Cruz The president of the Santa Cruz Civic…
Redistribution of economic resources and Congress seats | Redistribución de recursos económicos y escaños
Diego Seas, El Deber: Interinstitutional Committee will present a bill to guarantee redistribution of economic resources and seats until 2024 The adviser José Luis Santistevan maintained that it will be the Executive and the Legislative Assembly who define the date of the Population and Housing Census The Inter-institutional Committee of Santa Cruz spoke this Monday…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 