By Yolanda Mamani Cayo, El Deber: Productive sectors and citizens in Santa Cruz, La Paz, and Oruro ended November with protests against the Government of Luis Arce, with cabildos returning and deadlines being set for the Executive to address the economic crisis. The economic crisis in Bolivia, stemming from fuel shortages and the absence of…
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The end of the so-called “model” | El fin del mal llamado “modelo”
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades. The insistence on maintaining the MAS’s model, wrongly referred to as the “economic, social, community, and productive model,” established in 2006, has led the country to a crossroads: either persist with an exhausted extractivist economic system with significant state intervention,…
Police Evicted by 200 Land Invaders | Policía fue desalojada por 200 avasalladores
By El Deber: On Friday, a contingent of uniformed officers was sent but could not reverse the illegal occupation of the 6,000-hectare Santa Rita property. A group of land invaders seized the Santa Rita property yesterday, located in the Guarayos province of Santa Cruz. They expelled a police contingent that had arrived to secure the…
Tarija Chaco Indigenous Declare Emergency Over Pilcomayo Pollution | Indígenas del Chaco en emergencia por contaminación del Pilcomayo
By Brujula Digital Indigenous Peoples of the Tarija Chaco Declare Emergency Over Mining Pollution in the Pilcomayo River They issued a manifesto calling on the authorities of the governments of Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay to address this issue. Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples of the Tarija Chaco Gathered for the Pilcomayo. Photo: Provided by the…
ASFI: Must explain policies for deposit withdrawals | Debe explicar políticas para devolución de depósitos
By El Diario: Rollback in Banking Services A series of restrictions imposed by banks within the national financial system has effectively eliminated the ability of Bolivians to use their cards abroad, signaling a significant regression in this type of service for Bolivia. Highlighting increasing restrictions on access to foreign currency within the country, Senator Centa…
It is urgent to reorganize the country | Es tarea urgente reordenar el país
Editorial, El Diario: After nearly 20 years of MAS-led governments, with the interim administration of Jeanine Áñez in between, the general elections next year present an opportunity to correct the enormous mistakes made during this period. As public opinion has repeatedly pointed out, public institutions have been dismantled, particularly when they were taken over as…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 