By El Diario: Authorities must be held accountable Questioning the ongoing government media campaign aimed at showcasing the supposed achievements of the current administration, Comunidad Ciudadana (CC) deputy Carlos Alarcón condemned the cynicism of an administration that is leaving the country in ruins while trying to pass this heavy burden onto the next government. The…
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Dollar Shortage: Restrictions Cause 40% Drop in Card Spending | Escasez de dólares: por restricciones, consumo con tarjetas cae en 40%
By Erika Ibáñez, La Razón: Guido Balcázar, general manager of Credit Card Administrator (ATC) Red Enlace, confirmed to La Razón that restrictions due to the dollar shortage have had a “significant” impact on card use. A person uses a debit card at an ATM. Photo: Social Media Credit and debit cards are a fundamental tool for modern…
Decalogue of Urgency for the Disaster in the Energy Sector | Decálogo de urgencia para el desastre generado en el sector energético
By Alvaro Rios, Brujula Digital: The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), in its two decades of government, has plunged the country into the worst energy disaster of its republican life. They squandered 13 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) of gas reserves and wasted $67 billion in hydrocarbon exports. Bolivia is left with 1.3 TCF and declining hydrocarbon…
Tuto Quiroga warns BCB executives of prison if they don’t hand over 22 tons of gold | Tuto Quiroga advierte cárcel para ejecutivos del BCB si no entregan 22 toneladas de oro
By Erbol: CALLS TO UPHOLD THE LAW Jorge Tuto Quiroga shares an apthapi in the city of Satélite in El Alto this Saturday. Photo/Social networks Presidential candidate Jorge Tuto Quiroga warned this Saturday that he will initiate criminal proceedings against executives of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) if, on November 8—the date when the…
The masistas will really be missed, especially tilin luchin | Realmente se harán extrañar los masistas, especialmente tilin luchin
By ANF, Eju.tv: President Luis Arce reported to the Cochabamba Prosecutor’s Office for abandoning pregnant woman Due to lack of financial support, rejection of paternity, and threats, Brenda L. filed a complaint with the Cochabamba Prosecutor’s Office against President Luis Arce, with whom she had a relationship, for abandoning a pregnant woman. Source: ANF In…
The Police Reform Bolivia Needs | El cambio policial que Bolivia necesita
Editorial, El Pais: Without an honest police force, no State can function and no citizen can trust it. The Bolivian Police has dragged for decades a problem that corrodes its very foundations: corruption. This is not just about a few “bad officers,” as is often claimed to minimize the issue. It is about a system…
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