Editorial, Los Tiempos: There have been eight changes —all partial— in the cabinet of ministers of President Luis Arce in the three years and four months he has been in office as head of state. During that time, 13 authorities were replaced in eight, more than half, of the 17 ministerial portfolios. Although four of…
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General crisis of the Plurinational State | Crisis general del Estado Plurinacional
Editorial, El Diario: The so-called Bolivian Plurinational State has reached a general crisis, that is, in economic, political, ideological, and moral levels. For this reason, today it finds itself in a dead end, it has hit rock bottom, which cannot help but cause a feeling of anguish and bewilderment in the majority of the national…
Environment: five pending measures | Medio Ambiente: cinco medidas pendientes
Tatiana Castro E., Los Tiempos: Urge the Ministry of the Environment to comply with five pending measures Environmentalists see five urgent tasks to be fulfilled by the Ministry of the Environment to mitigate environmental damage in the country: safeguarding protected areas, repealing fire-promoting laws, eradicating illegal mining in the Amazon basin, combating deforestation, and protecting…
Between 50 and 60% of the population distrusts the INE and Census results | Entre 50 y 60% de la población desconfía del INE y de resultados del Censo
Informes Diagnosis Estudios. (Brújula Digital), El Diario: Survey by Diagnosis With 17 days left until the National Population and Housing Census, between 50% and 60% of the population surveyed by the company Informes Diagnosis Estudios, conducted between February 24 and 25, distrusts the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the results of the census to…
Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers | La reserva protegida El Curichi Las Garzas de Bolivia es invadida por usurpadores de tierras
Mongabay: by Nelfi Fernández Reyes on 6 March 2024 | Translated by Hayley Smith Regardless of what satellite images show, inhabitants who have illegally planted crops within the protected area told committee officials that they “take care of Curichi”, because each union member’s rice plots do not exceed three hectares. Behind their crops, a row of trees is…
Seven Urgent Liberal Reforms | Siete reformas liberales de urgencia
Antonio Saravia, Brujula DIgital: Today concludes three unforgettable weeks. For most of February, and just as we did last June, we toured several cities in the country talking about liberalism. Once again, we shook up the board and shifted the ideological needle by proposing measures to pull the country out of crisis and decisively set…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 