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Montevideo, May 4th 2025 - 08:29 UTC

Tag: Bolivia

  • Friday, May 2nd 2025 - 10:20 UTC

    Argentine airline Flybondi closer to accessing Bolivian skies

    Flybondi has completed all the required phases for operational approval, the DGAC confirmed

    Bolivia's General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) has authorized three new airlines to operate in the country: Argentina's budget carrier Flybondi for international routes, and local companies Andina Airlines and Go Airline for domestic flights. Flybondi has completed all required phases and is awaiting itinerary approval based on fleet availability. Andina Airlines is still in the certification process, while Go Airlines is in an earlier stage. Additionally, Arajet from the Dominican Republic is nearing authorization, only lacking the final demonstration phase.

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  • Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Bolivian journalists against censorship

    “We ratify our unwavering commitment to the defense of citizens' rights and democracy in Bolivia,” the journalists' guild stressed

    The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) and nine departmental journalist associations have rejected Congressional Bill No. 007/2024-2025, titled “Integrity and Public Ethics in Electoral Processes,” currently under review in the Bolivian Senate. Senator Silvia Salame's initiative is criticized for introducing covert censorship and control over media under the guise of ensuring electoral integrity.

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  • Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Bolivian consul in La Quiaca found dead

    Coico Quispe was last seen leaving his home in La Paz, but his body was found on the Argentine side

    Vicente Esteban Coico Quispe, the 57-year-old Bolivian consul in the Argentine town of La Quiaca just across the border, was found dead after being reported missing since April 13, 2025. He had last been seen leaving his home in La Paz, Bolivia, and his body was discovered in La Quiaca, prompting a joint investigation by Bolivian and Argentine authorities.

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  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bolivian VP nominated for UN top position

    Choquehuanca’s ancestral knowledge and qualifications were highlighted

    Bolivia’s Unity Pact, representing 36 indigenous-peasant nations, has nominated Vice President David Choquehuanca as an indigenous candidate for UN Secretary-General during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. The nomination aligns with the Latin American and Caribbean region’s turn for the position.

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  • Monday, April 21st 2025 - 09:26 UTC

    Bolivia sends first chia shipment to China

    These sales are tariff-free, unlike those to the US, Arce noted

    Bolivia last week started exporting chia to China with a landmark 25-ton shipment from Agropecuaria Chía Corp Bolivia S.A. in Santa Cruz, after six years of negotiations resulted in an understanding in November 2024, which opened the vast Asian market.

  • Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Milei takes heavy flak in Bolivia for remarks alongside Bessent

    Milei forgot to mention “the deep social crises, the growing inequality, and the institutional violence that exist in their own territories,” Bolivia's Foreign Ministry stressed

    The Bolivian Government of President Luis Arce Catacora criticized Argentine ruler Javier Milei for his verbal attack on Latin American and Caribbean regional integration. During a press conference on Monday in Casa Rosada alongside US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, the Libertarian leader criticized Bolivia's socialist economic model under the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

  • Saturday, April 12th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Bolivia's YPFB seeks partner for promising gas field

    President Arce pointed out that the discovery supports the decision to explore historically neglected areas

    The State-run Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is advancing efforts to find an international partner to develop the Mayaya Centro gas field in La Paz, which has been deemed one of 2024’s top ten global discoveries in the sector.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 10:13 UTC

    Bolivian President highlights nuclear developments

    “Our goal is to carry out comprehensive studies that will allow us to better understand the effects of radiation on living organisms and ecosystems,” Arce pointed out

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday underscored his country's advancements in nuclear technology, spotlighting the development of the Radiobiology and Radioecology Laboratory in El Alto as part of the Center for Research and Development in Nuclear Technology (Cidtn).

  • Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 19:53 UTC

    Argentina starts pumping gas to Brazil through Bolivia

    Dorgathen said the gas no longer exported to Argentina will go to Brazil, where prices are “more competitive” and in greater demand

    Argentina began exporting natural gas to Brazil for the first time through the infrastructure of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), it was reported Tuesday.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 18:58 UTC

    Evo insists on running for President of Bolivia despite reelection limits

    Evo's spinoff from the MAS has its own flag

    Despite a ruling from Bolivia's Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (TCP) banning him due to reelection limits, former President Evo Morales (2006-19) is pushing forward with his bid for the Aug. 17 elections. He has yet to explain how he plans to overcome the legal barriers to his candidacy and has already admitted he does not have a Plan B.

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