Editorial, Los Tiempos: The blockade of public roads as a form of sectoral protest in Bolivia is a pressure tactic that—due to its frequency, the manner in which it is applied, and, in some cases, the reasons behind it—seems to deviate from the legitimate right that justifies it. This is even more evident when such…
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Ingenuamente, el presidente boliviano Luis Arce celebró la firma del contrato con entusiasmo | Naively, the Bolivian president Luis Arce welcomed the signing of the contract
Por Joseph Baselice, FirstOnLine: China también compra el Salar de Uyuni y accede al litio boliviano Pekín está invirtiendo más de $1.000 millones en dos fábricas que se construirán en el mayor (y más alto) salar del mundo, en los Andes: extraerá 35 toneladas de litio por año China lleva años colonizando la mitad del…
No loans will be approved without a change in the economic model | No se aprobarán créditos sin cambio de modelo económico
By El Diario: Congressman assures Recalling that the current government received more than 4.5 billion dollars in loans and despite this the economic crisis in the country is worsening, the deputy for the Creemos group, Walthy Egüez, reiterated that the opposition benches will not approve any credit while the economic model is not changed and…
True causes of the current crisis were not detailed | No se detalló las verdaderas causas de la crisis actual
By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH Analysts observe that the economy was sidelined and that the true causes of the current crisis were not detailed Arce did not address the dollar shortage /File Observers note that President Luis Arce, in his speech for Plurinational State Day, did not address the dollar shortage, fiscal…
MAS: Their only remaining option to stay in power is through force | Su única opción para permanecer en el poder es la fuerza
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: Glory or Disgrace After nearly 20 years in power, it is clear that the political prospects of MAS have been exhausted. Adding to this is the fact that their economic model has failed spectacularly, and from a social perception standpoint, MAS’s time in power marked one of the darkest periods…
Invasion of public lands due to the Brazil nut harvest | Avasallamiento de tierras fiscales debido a la zafra de castaña
By Erbol: PREVENTIVE ACTIONS REQUESTED Conflicts over the invasion of public lands are reported in Pando due to the Brazil nut harvest Brazil nut harvest in Pando. Illustrative image The 2024-2025 Brazil nut harvest in Pando has sparked a series of conflicts among Brazil nut collectors, farmers, seasonal workers, and landowners, who accuse each other…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 