By Erbol, Los Tiempos: Leaders of the civic committees from the country’s nine departments, during a joint press conference this Thursday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. | CCPSC The presidents of the civic committees from the country’s nine departments, meeting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra this Thursday, agreed to demand the immediate execution…
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Chicken Shortage Looms | Se avecina escasez de pollo
By Bolivia Tv, Eju.Tv: Impact of road blockades will be felt until July with reduced chicken meat supply, poultry farmers warn Cochabamba “received around 500,000 fewer baby chicks, when the department normally receives approximately 1.3 million baby chicks per week,” revealed the vice president of the Cochabamba Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), Iván Carreón. The road…
The Altiplano Jihad | La Jihad altiplánica
By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Hearing a peasant announce that “we are going to carpet the La Paz-Oruro highway with corpses” is dramatic. It is even worse when a pair of lawmakers openly devote themselves to issuing threats without the slightest shame. Nilton Condori states that “if we are going to change the Political Constitution…
Dialog or Collapse | Dialogar o hundirse
By Unitel: Church, Ombudsman’s Office, and Human Rights Assembly urge Government and protesters to confirm dialogue to set a date and time The three institutions are calling for a “Dialogue for the Common Good” between the Government and the protesting sectors. This Monday, acts of destruction and looting were reported in La Paz. [Photo: APG]…
Population Rejects Vandalism and Refutes Government Inaction | Población rechaza vandalismo y refuta inacción del Gobierno
By El Diario: Amid the climate of uncertainty, residents of the city of La Paz expressed their rejection of the acts of vandalism carried out by radical groups that generated fear yesterday; therefore, they refuted the Government authorities’ inaction, a situation that puts the country’s stability at risk. Damage to public property, destruction of businesses,…
It Has Already Gone Too Far… | Ya está de buen tamaño…
By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: It’s already gone too far that little union bosses keep paralyzing the country whenever they please. In a nation like ours, wrecked after the blue hurricane that destroyed everything and lasted 20 years, one cannot demand that, in six months, hydrocarbons suddenly become abundant, highways be left in perfect condition,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 