By Napoleón Pacheco, Brújula Digital: On the night of Sunday, September 8, President Luis Arce presented himself as the Bolivian Pontius Pilate. Why? He claimed that the reason for the dollar shortage, one of the symptoms of the crisis, was Evo Morales, as he “did not take care” of the “nationalization” since there was no…
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An environmental pause is not enough to stop ecocide | Una pausa ambiental no basta para frenar ecocidio
El Diario: They describe it as a deceptive measure The policies of Evo Morales’ government, continued by Luis Arce, amount to ecocide, biocide, and even environmental genocide, as the fires not only reduced millions of hectares of forest to ashes, but also had a catastrophic impact on indigenous and rural communities, according to lawyer Franz…
Survivors of the fire: A urina, a honey anteater, lizards, and birds | Sobrevivientes del fuego: Una urina, un oso hormiguero melero, lagartos y aves
By Unitel; Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Fires in Santa Cruz: A urina, a honey anteater, lizards, and birds among the survivors of the fire Due to the forest fires, some animals perish in the flames while others manage to escape but are left with injuries. These are some of the animals rescued by the Santa Cruz government…
Arce without proposals to resolve the economic crisis | Arce sin propuestas de salida a la crisis económica
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: President Arce finally came clean before the country, first acknowledging that Bolivia is in an economic crisis, identifying the causes we all already knew, and offering solutions. Unfortunately, the identification of the causes and the proposed solutions do not resolve the economic crisis, will not bring dollars, nor will they resolve…
MAS: Intrinsically violent than democratic | Intrínsecamente violento que democrático
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Analyst says MAS wants to resolve its division in the streets and not democratically The situation is very complex “and they are betting on the streets and violence to solve something that political capacity through dialogue has not been able to,” estimates Carlos Saavedra. Militants from Evo Morales’ faction of…
The banking sector “Bolivianizes” amid the dollar shortage | La banca se “bolivianiza” ante la escasez de dólares
By Gregory Beltrán, La Prensa; Luz Mendoza, Eju.tv: The Association of Private Banks of Bolivia (Asoban) presented the balance for the first half of the year, confirming that deposits in the national currency reached 90.8 percent. If a person tries to open a savings account in dollars or wants to buy foreign currency, the response…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 