UNCTAD reports: Port Jennefer – on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway – is helping Bolivian businesses cut trade costs with access to the Atlantic, says its UNCTAD-trained manager. The Bolivian government on 30 October awarded international classification to Central Aguirre, Gravetal and Jennefer three river ports on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway that connects the landlocked nation with…
In Bolivia, A Backlash Against Women in Politics/En Bolivia, una reacción violenta contra las mujeres en política
Alice Campaignolle, Irene Escudero, and Carlos Heras report for Nacla: In Bolivia, women in power, such as Indigenous mayor Bertha Quispe, often suffer political harassment and violence. Read a Spanish version of this article here. Bertha Quispe was 28-years-old when she was elected mayor of Collana, a small town in the Bolivian Altiplano of just over…
DISILLUSIONMENT DRIVES RESISTANCE TO MORALES
Gisela Rodriguez reports for Socialist Worker: THE DAY after the United Nations Security Council met on September 26, I scrolled through my Facebook page for some news and gossip. I was surprised with the many posts praising President Evo Morales’s fiery UN speech against Trump. Someone commented: “Thank you Bolivia for sharing your wise and…
Jhojan and Samuel qualify to the Robotics World competition
Pagina Siete reports: Jhojan Ramírez and Samuel Dorado, both 12 years old, are the youngest winners of the 2017 Bolivian Plurinational Student Olympiad (OCEPB) and will represent the country in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) robotics competition, an event that brings together almost 20,000 teams of girls, boys and young people from more than 60…
Decreased credibility of the TSE
El Diario reports: False militancy According to analysts, one of the main faults of the regulator is that the register of supporters is still manual Citizens waiting to be taken care of to erase their names of political parties, after the massive and inexplicable manipulation of the electoral roll. The scandal that was unleashed with…
Use of state assets for MAS activities
El Diario reports, photo from the internet: Opponents ask the OEP [Multi-national Electoral Body] for a report The Foreign Ministry affirms that the authority is of Public Works, which in turn does not respond. A representative of “bartolinas” assures that “she has no knowledge” and a vocal of the TED asserts that “by responsibility can…
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