Tag: Bolivia

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC

  Bolivia: Arce not wanted back to his teaching position

  

  Leaders of the Bolivian University Confederation (CUB), grouping college students, formally requested that President Luis Arce Catacora not return to his teaching position in the Economics Department at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA).

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• Saturday, August 16th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Former Bolivian minister arrested for illicit enrichment

  

  Former Bolivian Minister of Environment and Water, Alan Lisperguer, was arrested in Cochabamba and transferred to La Paz to face charges of illicit enrichment and knowingly submitting inaccurate affidavits.

• Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 08:51 UTC

  Boliviana de Aviación launches Washington route

  

  Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) launched this week a new international route from Santa Cruz to Washington DC with round-trip tickets priced at US$880. The new service will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 00:31 UTC

  Honduran President lands in Bolivia for Bicentennial Celebrations

  

  Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived Monday in Sucre to participate in Bolivia's Bicentennial celebrations, making her the first head of state to arrive for the events. She was welcomed by Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa.

• Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 09:25 UTC

  TikToker rattles Bolivia's financial system

  

  Twenty-one-year-old TikToker Juan Carlos Villafuerte was arrested for allegedly damaging the credibility of Bolivia's system after the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) filed a complaint against him for creating videos that claimed “banks in Bolivia are in danger” and advised people to withdraw their savings.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:03 UTC

  Pharmaceutical industry crisis deepens Bolivia's plight with measles

  

  Bolivia, currently grappling with a measles outbreak, has reported a pharmaceutical industry crisis exacerbated by a dollar shortage. Additionally, the country is also dealing with low influenza vaccination rates among vulnerable groups.

• Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:13 UTC

  Bolivia stepping up efforts to tackle measles

  

  Bolivia is stepping up its efforts to combat a potential measles outbreak, with the Health Ministry conducting an international health emergency drill at El Alto International Airport and the Education Ministry implementing mandatory vaccination checks for students.

• Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  Demand for Bolivian coffee on the rise

  

  Although not typically associated with Bolivia, this South American country has exported over 27,000 tons of high-quality coffee in the past decade, generating over US$108 million in revenue.

• Monday, July 14th 2025 - 11:03 UTC

  Bolivia ups measles vaccination with Brazilian donation

  

  Bolivian health authorities expanded the age target for the nationwide measles vaccination campaign following an outbreak of the disease and the receipt of some 600,000 doses donated by the Brazilian Government. Ambassador Américo Dyott Fontenelle highlighted the importance of bilateral cooperation in this initiative.

• Friday, July 11th 2025 - 19:17 UTC

  Bolivia deploys door-to-door measles vaccination teams

  

  Bolivian authorities, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), launched a door-to-door vaccination campaign this week to curb the measles outbreak, of which so far 98 cases have been confirmed.