By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: Crisis in the Pocket: When the Bolivian Loses Purchasing Power An inflation rate of 10% or more can be considered an invisible tax, with a real impact far greater for consumers. We closed 2024 with high inflation rates: a 9.97% variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and 15.4% in…
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evo: was never examined by Munguía | jamás fue revisado por Munguía
By ATB, Eju.tv: Doctor denies having signed the certificate circulating on social media, attributed to Morales’ defense Herland Munguía Poma stated that the certification circulating on social networks bears his name, registration number, and even his seal, but he neither attended to nor knows the former MAS leader in person. Herland Humberto Munguía Poma, a…
Three towns flooded due to river diversion for mining | Tres pueblos inundados por desvío de ríos para minería
By El Diario: Cedla Alert The flooding of populations such as Quime, Tipuani, and Guanay in the department of La Paz is attributable to mining, which diverts rivers to expand its legal and illegal operations at a frantic pace, according to Alfredo Zaconeta, a researcher at the Center for Labor and Agricultural Development (Cedla). The…
The End of Innocence | El fin de la inocencia
By Ronald MacLean Abaroa, El Dia: Bolivians are no longer surprised by anything. Like frogs in a pot of boiling water, the MAS government, now led by Luis Arce Catacora, has slowly accustomed us to increasing the heat of judicial abuses and economic havoc to the point where we’ve lost the ability to react with…
MAS needs to leave, serious and tough adjustment is needed | El MAS debe irse, se necesita un ajuste serio y duro
By Let’s Make Democracy, Erbol: THE KEY IS TO GO TO THE IMF Economist: If the MAS returns to government, we will continue in crisis; a serious and tough adjustment is needed Economist Alberto Bonadona warned that if the MAS wins this year’s elections, Bolivia will continue to be mired in an economic crisis. To…
Women Irrigators of Challapata Put a Stop to Gold Mining | Mujeres regantes de Challapata le ponen freno a la minería del oro
By Mabel Franco, Opinion: This municipality in Oruro is the leading dairy producer in the western region of the country, and women play a vital role in securing food in these highland areas increasingly affected by drought. Last year, the Interinstitutional Committee for the Defense of the Environment of Challapata celebrated a significant victory: they…
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