El Diario reports: Minister José Luis Parada Indebtedness of the country was unnecessary The external debt of $2,443 million dollars in 2008 rose to $11,079 million dollars in 2019, according to the authority The country’s foreign debt grew fivefold despite the 60% forgiveness received by the government of Evo Morales, said the Minister of Economy…
Tag: corruption in public office
El “caso Rozsa” y la suerte judicial de Evo Morales
Carlos Valverde escribe en El Deber: “Señor juez, señores fiscales, yo les llamo a la reflexión y acabemos con este show, con esta injusticia y con esta farsa. No estamos dispuestos, como Gobierno de transición, a seguir cargando esta mochila vergonzosa para el pueblo de Bolivia”, dijo el ministro de Gobierno Arturo Murillo, el 21…
Quipus, giant white elephant – Quipus, gigante elefante blanco
El Diario Editorial: Quipus, giant white elephant It causes astonishment that every other crazy economic action of the Evo Morales government, overthrown from power more than two months ago, is discovered. This time it is the irresponsible business of the state assembly company Quipus, which meant a huge expense for the Bolivian people and does…
The chieftain’s loneliness – La soledad del caudillo
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The chieftain’s loneliness November 2019 gave you a very hard mallet in the head. When you had power it was difficult for you to quit, you got used to it as if it were part of your body; having it, it was no longer necessary for you to bend…
So … it was not a coup after all … he fled and now he merely wants to face any trial as former president …
Bolivia Congress Rubber Stamps November Resignation of Evo Morales Reuters reports via The New York Times: LA PAZ — Bolivia’s Congress on Tuesday formally accepted the November resignation of leftist leader Evo Morales and his deputy Álvaro García Linera, rubber stamping the end of his 14-year socialist administration as the South American country heads for…
Erasing Evo: Bolivian bid to remove his image draws backlash
Paola Flores reports for AP: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A man with a sledgehammer pounded at the bust of his country’s former leader adorning a huge sports stadium that his government had built and named after the then long-reigning president. Ministers from the current government applauded as the head came down. It was a…
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