By Ronald MacLean Abaroa, El Dia: More than a single candidate, we need an integrated candidacy …the winner does NOT take all Recent polls by businessman Marcelo Claure show a strong preference among Bolivians for a single opposition candidate selected through open primaries. However, this demand has not resonated with the main presidential hopefuls gathered…
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Are lithium contracts profitable? | ¿Son rentables los contratos del litio?
By Francesco Zaratti: The profitability of the contracts that “Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos” (YLB) intends to sign with the Russian company Uranium and the Chinese consortium CBC is their real Achilles heel. The expenses of the project are determined by each company’s investments and operating costs, so that, to justify the profitability of these contracts,…
They repeat mistakes that create instability in food supply | Repiten errores que generan inestabilidad en el abastecimiento de alimentos
By El Diario: At a time when we are requesting better conditions, certainty, and legal security to increase productivity and thus ensure greater food security for the population, jobs, and foreign exchange, the government responds with more prohibitions. This measure will cause instability in the supply of products, according to a statement from the Cámara…
Madidi is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm | El Madidi está en serio riesgo por el ingreso de palma africana
By El Diario: Madidi, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, is at serious risk due to the introduction of African palm, asserted environmentalist Daniela Arratia. In contact with the media, Arratia stated that protected areas must be safeguarded, and one entity responsible for this task is the National Service of Protected Areas…
The electoral farce of Evo Morales and Luis Arce | La farsa electoral de Evo Morales y Luis Arce
By Gabriela Moreno, El Dia: Suspicions of an agreement between Evo Morales and Luis Arce are not unfounded, considering that Chavismo applied a similar strategy in Venezuela in 2000. Back then, Hugo Chávez and Francisco Arias Cárdenas feigned rivalry to monopolize the political spectrum and prevent the rise of a strong opposition candidate. Now, in…
A stream overflows in Cobija, affecting 100 families; nationwide, the death toll from rains rises to 23 | Se desborda un arroyo en Cobija y afecta a 100 familias; en el país suben a 23 los fallecidos por lluvias
By Ewin Chura/Leyla Mendieta Cruz, Unitel; Eju.tv: The Vice Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, stated that since the rainy season began in late 2024, a total of 23 people have died. In Cobija, Pando, families were evacuated [Photo: Vice Ministry of Defense] / This is what Cobija, the capital of Pando, looks like…
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