BBC reports: Bolivia police clash with disabled protesters in La Paz Police in Bolivia have clashed with disabled protesters who tried to approach the presidential palace to demand an increase in state benefits. The Bolivian government said a group of protesters attacked police officers with knives and noxious gases. Police pushed them back with high-pressure…
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The Worst Boyfriend in Bolivia
From The New York Times: The Worst Boyfriend in Bolivia By THE EDITORIAL BOARD If Bolivia’s widening political scandal were to be turned into a soap opera, a fitting title would be “Heartless Ex-Boyfriend.” The protagonists: a Machiavellian statesman and a former paramour. The plot: She threatens to expose him as a monster, but he…
China should answer about its “businesses” in Bolivia!
Since the Bolivian government lacks transparency and tries to just save face for his coca grower leader, China, if it regards itself as a world power, should come clean and respond to some questions regarding INFLUENCE PEDDLING! El Deber’s Editor in Chief, Tuffí Aré has made the minimal inquiries that need to be clarified for…
The confusing saga of Fidel, the president of Bolivia’s secret son … who probably doesn’t exist
Washington Post reports in National Post: The confusing saga of Fidel, the president of Bolivia’s secret son … who probably doesn’t exist [UPDATE: As of 8/24/2020, the caudillo continues to be in the news in the worst possible scenarios: more children are attributed to him, watch the certificates at the end of this post, and…
Bolivian gov’s big time failure!
The cheap demagogue speeches advocating socialism are fading away… the unfortunate thing is that they managed to kill one of the best textile companies Bolivia ever had. The coca grower caudillo managed to take over the private enterprise and made wonderful promises to the workers and Bolivians in general. He claimed there were going to…
Bolivian State enterprises do not justify their creation, they are a result of cheap demagogue and incompetence!
El Diario reports: State enterprises do not justify their creation • Political decisions, lack of managerial skills and market knowledge influenced on the failure of three firms in 2015, according to economists Economists Rolando Morales, Gonzalo Chavez and Roberto Laserna, warn that political decisions from the authorities, the lack of managerial skills and knowledge of…
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