By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Perception Survey A total of 63.9% of respondents blamed the country’s economic difficulties on President Luis Arce’s poor management, while 39.1% attributed it to the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model People see the rising prices of goods as a risk. Photo: ABI A survey conducted using…
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The final phase of a populist economy | La fase terminal de una economía populista
By Yola Layme H, Eju.tv: Jaime Dunn: “We Are in the Final Phase of a Populist Economy” “One thing is clear: none of these measures will improve the country’s economy or the lives of Bolivians,” warned Dunn. Santa Cruz – Amid the severe economic crisis gripping the country—marked by a shortage of dollars, fuel scarcity,…
Francisco Marupa: A crime against a tireless defender of indigenous territory and the environment | Un crimen contra un defensor incansable del territorio indígena y del medioambiente
By Los Tiempos: More Than 80 Institutions Demand Justice for Marupa’s Murder Accused of Marupa’s Death Sent to Prison | APG Eighty organizations, institutions, and civil society networks, both national and international, demanded yesterday the clarification of the murder of indigenous leader and defender Francisco Marupa. They called for legal sanctions against both the “material…
“We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” | “Necesitamos medidas concretas, no solo sueños electorales”
By Unitel, EJu.tv: President of Cainco to Pre-Candidates: “We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” This Tuesday, Jean Pierre Antelo was re-elected as president of Cainco. He spoke about the “economic crisis” and urged pre-candidates to be realistic with their proposals. After being re-elected as president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism…
The Vulnerability of Lowland Indigenous Peoples | La vulnerabilidad de los indígenas de tierras bajas
Editorial, El Deber: His name was Francisco Marupa, he was 68 years old, and he belonged to the Leco indigenous people, who live around Madidi National Park and the Apolo province—an area overrun by illegal gold mining, with almost no state presence. He was murdered, and the reasons for his death remain unclear, but the…
Are contracts with the Chinese and Russians favorable and transparent? | ¿Contratos con chinos y rusos son favorables y transparentes?
By Andres Gomez, Vision 360: Lithium Contracts and Distrust Evidence shows that MAS governments have failed in the lithium industry for 18 years. He rode a bicycle. But it wasn’t just any bike—it had a lithium-ion battery. And he wasn’t just any cyclist—he was the President. Camera flashes lit up the moment (February 17, 2014),…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 