Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Double or no Christmas bonus Seven out of ten private companies in the country are not in a position to pay the Christmas bonus this year, according to the arguments used by the businessmen of Cochabamba. But the government has decreed that companies that do not pay that extra salary until…
Tag: authoritarianism
Se le perdió el respeto – Respect was lost
Raul Peñaranda, Pagina Siete: From the presidential chair to the chair on the head A month ago I would have gambled on the idea that Evo Morales was invincible in his party, the one who supposedly controls all the strings and has the last word. But it seems that he is not. The chair he…
Chau liderazgo – evo – Bye leadership
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Symbolic blue chair Symbolic is the color, blue, of the chair that the head of the Movement for Socialism received yesterday on his head, during an extended session of that party, in the Chapare, where its national and departmental leaders tried to define the candidacies for the governors of the nine departments…
Evo Morales silletazo provokes criticism and memes in Bolivia
By Desk, Inspired Traveler [I included pics, and inserted them along this article as they appeared in social media]: La Paz, 15 Dec (EFE) .- The controversy was served in Bolivia following the silletazo against former President Evo Morales at a meeting of his party, with reactions ranging from criticism, concern and threats of expulsion…
Ineptitud – masista – Ineptitude
ANF, Los Tiempos: Jubileo: Bolivia’s external debt multiplied by more than five from 2007 to 2019 Bolivia’s external debt increased fivefold in 12 years, going from 2,208 million dollars in 2007 to 11,268 million dollars in 2019, according to a report prepared by the Jubileo Foundation with data from the Central Bank of Bolivia. Between…
CIDH – Vergüenza/Shame – IACHR
Veronica Ormachea, Pagina Siete: Casimira Lema revictimized A year after journalist Casimira Lema had her house burned and everything they could robbed, she was re-victimized in a public hearing. She – who was barely allowed to speak – asked for justice to be done, but the assistants harassed her shouting: “Coup, liar, murderer” and for…
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