AFP, Phys.org: Drought and frost batter vital potato crops in Bolivia by Martín SILVA Dozens of furrows lie barren in a dusty field on the Bolivian highlands. It should be replete with potato plants ready for harvest, but a deadly combination of drought and frost proved too much for the crop. Cristobal Pongo, one of…
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Desperate government | Gobierno desesperado
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Due to the things that the Government is doing before the arrival of the crisis caused by the errors of the first management of the MAS, it is seen that it is desperate. All that remains is for someone, for example, the attorney general or the prosecutor, to initiate an investigation…
Opaque leadership – Liderazgos opacos
Lupe Cajias, El Deber: A week ago I briefly summarized some examples of the willingness of Bolivian citizens, especially in urban spaces, to resist, fight and defeat initiatives that are authoritarian, arbitrary and/or with dictatorial overtones. The second part of this reflection is to relate this capacity for spontaneous organization, mostly peaceful and courageous, with…
Gold Law is a blank check to squander reserves | Ley del Oro es un cheque en blanco para dilapidar reservas
El Diario: Diputado Carlos Alarcón (CC) CREDITOS / RRSS Alert for international reserves The deputy for the Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), Carlos Alarcón, warned that the government of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) intends to approve regulations that evade the control of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP) in international operations related to the purchase and sale…
MASista legacy – 101 – Legado MASista
Antonio Saravia, Página Siete: Aimlessly The country has lost its way. No one who honestly looks at the health of our democracy or our economy can say that “we are doing well” and that a promising future awaits us. And we didn’t actually lose it, we let it be stolen from us. The MAS has…
The State is not a good administrator | El Estado no es un buen administrador
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The Administrator and pensions The specialists in economics, when establishing an overview of what is to come next year, point out that one of the central issues will be the administration of retirement resources by the Public Pension Manager. The substance of the matter is as follows: there is a deep and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 