Editorial from El Diario: Public sector owes construction companies The management of the national economy between 2006 and 2019 was undeniably unsuccessful because, due to the costly expenses, it is clearly established that the money of the State was managed irresponsibly, without any control and as if they were personal economies. The previous government, without…
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The MAS in the face of shame – El MAS ante la vergüenza
Guillermo Mariaca writes in Pagina Siete: The MAS in the face of shame Evo Morales has fled. Every day that passes keeps running away. Because he has not only fled from defeat; he intends, with his escape, to also escape from shame. Perhaps this statement is an excessive act of generosity (how could a tyrant…
Indebtedness of the country was unnecessary – Endeudamiento del país fue innecesario
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…
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…
U.S. official accuses ex-leader Morales of fostering violence in Bolivia
Reuters reports: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Former Bolivian leader Evo Morales is fostering instability and violence from inside Argentina and the United States had warned the South American nation that he would be a “headache,” a senior U.S. official said in an interview published on Sunday by Bolivian media. Mauricio Claver-Carone, a senior adviser to…
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