Vision 360: Salary Increase: Entrepreneurs assert that no dialogue is legitimate if it excludes an involved actor For this year, the COB proposed to the national Government an 8% increase in the national minimum wage and a 7% increase in the basic wage. A woman counts money in denominations of 200 bolivianos. Photo: ABI “No…
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El Alto versus Chapare
Rolando Telleria, Los Tiempos: The division within the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) also carries regional connotations. While during the almost 14 years of hegemony — to put it that way, borrowing from Gramsci — there was an interesting cohesion that allowed Evo Morales to serve three consecutive terms, today the MAS is also divided territorially….
More on the Elimination of Social Welfare Benefits | Más sobre la eliminación de los bonos sociales
Antonio Saravia, El Deber: My article from two weeks ago, which argued for the need to eliminate social welfare benefits, has sparked several reactions and a couple of interesting articles. Enrique Velazco and Roberto Laserna have joined the debate, expressing their opinions in separate columns that appeared in Brújula Digital. Let me start by summarizing…
63 species classified as critically endangered | 63 especies clasificadas como críticamente amenazadas
Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Armonía Association Diagnosis: For every 10 species of fauna and flora in Bolivia, one is at risk of extinction There are 63 species classified as critically endangered, 145 as endangered, and 270 as vulnerable, according to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Telmatobius culeos or giant…
The need for dollars and camouflage in works | La necesidad de dólares y el camuflaje en obras
Germán Huanca Luna, Urgente.bo: We repeat, the Social Community Productive Economic Model of the MAS does not work. The government takes advantage of the ignorance in economic matters of the social organizations and uses political blackmail for the approval of credits. Although the origin of the economic crisis and the lack of dollars has been…
Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” | Censo durante gestión de Morales fue “inservible”
El Diario: Quiroga asserts that the Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” There is a perception of Morales’ responsibility for the 2012 Census, a measurement lacking final results. Following the criticisms made by Evo Morales regarding the organization and budget allocated for the execution of the National Population and Housing Census 2024, former President Jorge…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 