By Raul Dominguez, El Deber: Rains and road closures hit producers in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba A seedling business was left under the mud in the community of Achira, near Samaipata, in Santa Cruz. Fruits and vegetables were also affected. Photo: Ricardo Montero/ElDeber In the tropics, the rains flooded more than 2,700 hectares of crops,…
More Shadows Over the MAS | Más sombras en el MAS
By El País, Eju.tv: After the Huarachi Case: Calls to Investigate Other Union Leaders Allied with the MAS Government Grassroots campesinos are now targeting leaders such as Herber Quispe, Andrés Meriles, and Julia Ramos for allegedly receiving funds from the Arce administration. The COD is joining the request to investigate additional union figures. Some of…
The shift in the economic model begins to benefit the country | Cambio de modelo económico comienza a favorecer al país
By El Diario: The change of government and economic model after nearly 20 years has improved Bolivia’s economic indicators, according to analyst and former president of the Tarija College of Economists, Fernando Romero. The new government of Rodrigo Paz Pereira has sent positive, concrete signals of a pragmatic State willing to work with the private…
A Fish Returns from Extinction | Un Pez que Vuelve de la Extinción
By Erbol: SURVIVES ECOLOGICAL DISASTER Rediscovery of Moema claudiae, Bolivian fish on the Red List of extinction; urgent protection requested Rivulids, including Moema claudiae, are vulnerable species. Photo/Nature Conservation. A recent study published in the journal Nature Conservation, carried out by researchers Heinz Arno Drawert and Thomas Otto Litz, confirmed the discovery of a new population of Moema…
End of the Fixed Dollar and the Shock Ahead | Fin del Dólar Fijo y el Shock que Viene
By Raul Domínguez, El Deber: Fixed exchange rate reached 14 years; its reduction is announced but an ‘inevitable shock’ is foreseen The U.S. dollar brushed Bs 20 this past May. There is expectation about the Government’s measures | Ricardo Montero Some sectors view with relief the announcement of the end of the fixed exchange rate…
“We are performing an autopsy; the State is dead” | «Estamos haciendo una autopsia, el Estado está muerto»
By Fernando Torres, Eju.tv: Paz after revealing MAS “theft” The President said the Government will begin gathering evidence and identifying those responsible to initiate proceedings, based on an administration of zero tolerance for corruption. President Rodrigo Paz acknowledged on Sunday night that, rather than working on transformation, he is in the middle of an “autopsy” of a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 