By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brújula Digital: They began with rhetoric about transparency and the advent of the “new man.” However, within months—amid an assassination—Santos Ramírez, MAS’s second-in-command, fell due to corruption. Soon after, the murders of police officers in Chapare were covered up, with Evo’s girlfriend, Margarita Terán, as one of the instigators. From the…
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Madidi: Denouncement that interest in land and gold encourages usurpers to harass indigenous people | Denuncian que el interés por la tierra y el oro promueven que avasalladores acosen a indígenas
By Erbol: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The Bolivian Commission for the Defense of Protected Areas (COPDEAPBO) denounced that the long-standing interest in acquiring large tracts of land and the recent incursion of illegal gold mining in the Madidi National Park and Integrated Natural Management Area have led to the formation of groups of usurpers who seize land…
The dollar soars to 12.80 for sale and 12 for purchase | El dólar se dispara a 12,80 para la venta y 12 para la compra
By Brújula Digital: The dollar soars to 12.80 for sale and 12 for purchase; ASFI conducts inspections The price of the dollar in the parallel market surged to 12.80 bolivianos for sale and 12 bolivianos for purchase. On Friday afternoon, personnel from the Financial System Supervision and Control Authority (ASFI) conducted inspections on Colón Street…
TUTO & BRANKO
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida: The existence of seven or eight pre-candidates remains concerning, as it divides the opposition and leaves candidates who fail to meet the minimum criteria for the presidency. However, there is great news: Branko has withdrawn his candidacy to support Tuto. This is not to say that Branko was a bad candidate—quite…
Los productores de soya de Bolivia en vilo mientras la escasez de combustible afecta la cosecha | Bolivia’s soy farmers on edge as fuel shortage hits harvest
Por Santiago Limachi y Monica Machicao, Reuters: SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia, 13 de marzo (Reuters) – En la región agrícola de Santa Cruz, Bolivia, una creciente escasez de combustible está empezando a afectar la capacidad de los productores para cosechar sus cultivos, una preocupación para el país sudamericano en dificultades, donde la agricultura se ha convertido…
No more stupidity | No más estupideces
Editorial, El Dia: It’s hard to believe that someone as useless and incompetent as Luis Arce has such a big ego. Not even the most distinguished psychologists could explain how an individual is capable of leading the country into the worst disaster in its history just because he refuses to admit he is wrong, to…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 