By Agustín Saavedra Zambrana, El Deber: Bolivia: A Country on the Brink of Economic and Social Collapse Bolivia is undergoing a multidimensional crisis that threatens its stability and the well-being of its citizens. The government’s erratic economic policies have plunged the country into a spiraling decline that worsens daily. The scarcity of U.S. dollars has…
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Mining activity in indigenous communities reported | Denuncian actividad minera en comunidades indígenas
El Diario: With authorization from AJAM National deputy for the Creemos group, María René Álvarez, reported that the Administrative Jurisdictional Mining Authority (AJAM) authorized mining activity in the municipality of Roboré, Chiquitos province of the department of Santa Cruz, which affects the indigenous communities of Aguas Calientes, Yororobá, and Quitunuquiña. The legislator explained that the…
The dollar rises to Bs 10.35 for sale on the parallel market | El dólar sube hasta Bs 10,35 para la venta en el mercado paralelo
Brujula Digital, El Diario: The price of the dollar in the parallel market climbed to Bs 10.35 for sale and Bs 10.20 for purchase, Brújula Digital confirmed during a tour of a dozen exchange houses in central La Paz. Of the 10 exchange houses visited, three did not have dollars, and one indicated that dollar…
We need a Bolivia for decent people | Necesitamos una Bolivia para la gente decente
By Carlos Hugo Molina, El Deber: Joan Manuel Serrat set to music the poem by Antonio Machado, “Españolito”: “There is already a Spaniard who wants to live and begins to live / between a Spain that dies and another Spain that yawns. / Little Spaniard coming into the world, God save you. / One of…
Masismo has postponed La Paz | El masismo ha postergado a La Paz
El Diario: In almost 20 years They claim that masismo has postponed La Paz In response to the statements made by President Luis Arce Catacora about the need for La Paz to regain its hegemony and become the leading economy in the country, the deputy for Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), Alejandro Reyes, stated that after almost…
Mining, Land Grabbing, and Drug Trafficking | Minería, avasallamientos y narcotráfico
By ANF, Eju.tv: Mining, Land Grabbing, and Drug Trafficking: The Main Threats to Bolivian Park Rangers “Since the creation of Sernap, 18 park rangers have died while performing their duties in protected areas,” reads the document. Source: ANF “They’re going to beat them, whip them, kill them.” These are some of the threats that the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 