Editorial, Los Tiempos: Corruption, looking at the straw in another’s eye The corruption that has been revealed in Santa Cruz, with the so-called phantom items, confirms, for the umpteenth time, that this evil infests without distinction those who exercise power. The government has tried to take advantage of the situation to discredit Santa Cruz, without…
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‘Only the rains will stop it’: Bolivia forest fires hit protected areas
by Yvette Sierra Praeli on 7 January 2022 | Translated by Sydney Sims, Mongabay: In the first 10 months of 2021, forest fires in Bolivia razed nearly 2.5 million hectares (6.2 million acres) in the department of Santa Cruz alone, exceeding the figure for the whole of 2020. In Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s biggest department, 58% of the burned…
Education – Bolivia 101 – Educación
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Education, a health and administrative matter Education in Bolivia is a health, administrative and formalities issue, at least in the public system. In 26 days, about 3 million students start the 2022 school year in the modality defined by their educational unit and the corresponding administrative authorities, according to the circumstances of…
Arce: Does he deserve to be president and can he govern? – ¿Merece ser presidente y puede gobernar?
Arce, under masista pressure Fourteen months after having inaugurated his mandate, the President of the State seems to be in a particularly delicate moment, as he must find the balance between the pressures of his party, the imminent urgencies of a management that is shaping up to be complicated, especially on the economic issue. and…
2021: Bolivia’s Index of Economic Freedom
Bolivia’s economic freedom score is 42.7, making its economy the 172nd freest in the 2021 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.1 point, primarily because of a decline in trade freedom. Bolivia is ranked 30th among 32 countries in the Americas region, and its overall score is below the regional and world averages. [para…
Excessive greed – MAS – Angurria desmedida
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Propaganda and poverty Christmas, whose spirit is still breathed in the atmosphere, is, among other things, a date that highlights the great deficiencies of millions of human beings. Bolivia, of course, is no exception: on the contrary, poverty levels have not been overcome, although government propaganda indicates otherwise. These days, when the…
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