Editorial, El Deber: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week issued a report on the economic situation in Bolivia with interesting conclusions that should draw the attention of the Government and the country’s economic actors. The most relevant data is that the international organization projects a growth of 5 percent in the Bolivian economy, and…
Abuses against the former president – Abusos contra la expresidenta
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: It is no longer possible for citizens to have to be aware of the political offensive that the MAS has mounted against former president Jeanine Áñez, whom, in addition to accusing her of a series of acts that she did not commit, now they want to entangle her with the “coup…
The voice of the Church for history – La voz de la Iglesia para la historia
Editorial, Pagina Siete: This week, the Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB) has released a “Report-memory of the facts of the pacification process in Bolivia October 2019-January 2020,” in which it records that in those meetings, in which representatives participated of the various political forces, including the MAS, as well as international organizations, far from plotting a…
An out-of-the-blue trial that the truth disarms – Un juicio fuera de lugar, que la verdad desarma
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The efforts of the Government and the MAS to prosecute -in the framework of the contrived “coup” case- the imprisoned former president Jeanine Áñez, former authorities of the transitory government and as many opponents as they can, is revealed every day more out of place and away from the emergencies faced by…
The missed opportunities – Las oportunidades perdidas
Juan Antonio Morales, Pagina Siete: Our history is marked by a rosary of missed opportunities. In hindsight, it is quite clear and documented that we missed the export boom of 2004-2014. In some years, such as 2012 and 2013, the extra income we received was higher than 8% of GDP. Historians of our economy will…
In The Bolivian Amazon, COVAX COVID-19 Vaccines Keep Hard-To-Reach Communities Safe – En la Amazonía boliviana, las vacunas COVAX COVID-19 mantienen seguras a las comunidades de difícil acceso
Sarah Ferguson, Forbes: COVID-19 vaccine deliveries provided through COVAX protect vulnerable indigenous groups like the Yuqui in the Bolivian Amazon. The Yuqui community live deep in Bolivia’s Amazon, but that hasn’t kept them safe from communicable diseases like tuberculosis, which kills 10 percent of the population every year, according to UNICEF Bolivia’s Keyla Ávila. Now…
