A well-thought Editorial from El Diario: There is an anguish in the entire economic environment of the country, especially in the private sector of the business sector, due to the difficult situations in which the national economy finds itself: there is a decrease in international reserves; the government insists on contracting new loans; there is…
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Bolivian reality 101: Bad and good corruption according to political color
An striking truth, Editorial from El Diario, photo from Los Tiempos, 2016: In our environment, corruption is an endemic and widespread evil. It is seen in the big and in the small, but above all it nests in the bowels of the State, understanding it not only the Central Government but also the mayors and…
What life is like for the teenage miners of Potosi, Bolivia
Kenneth Dickerman and Photo editor Simone Francescangeli for The Washington Post: “El Tio” and a miner. “El Tio” is a miner’s god that presides over every tunnel entrance. Every day, miners offer him coca leaves, cigarettes and alcohol, hoping it will bring good fortune. (Simone Francescangeli) Any celebration is a good opportunity to drink and forget miners’ living…
Bolivia is following Venezuela and Nicaragua – and that’s toward totalitarian rule
Andres Oppenheimer writes for the Miami Herald: While the mass exodus of more than 2.3 million Venezuelans and the murder of more than 300 anti-government protesters in Nicaragua are making big headlines, it may be time to pay attention to another country in the region that is also moving rapidly toward totalitarian rule: Bolivia. Bolivian…
This government used to hide this fact, only when it serves its purpose they talk about it!
El Dia reports: Due to La Asunta case Government suspects that the FARC operate in Bolivia The National Government has the suspicion that groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) operate in La Asunta, according to denounced the Deputy Minister of the Interior Regime, José Luis Quiroga; and the Minister of Government, Carlos Romero. Quiroga…
Bolivia endures Post Office service disaster! … of course, “thanks” to evo!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Economic analysis Post Office Disaster Since February [2018], Bolivia is the only country in the world that does not have a postal service, because the government of President Evo Morales decided to close the service that existed and “replace” it with one that does not finish functioning. Citizens living…
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