Tag: Bolivia

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Bolivia sacks ambassador to Paraguay over controversial video

  

  Bolivia had to sack its Ambassador in Asunción Mario Cronenbold over a controversial TikTok video which resulted in the diplomat being declared “persona non grata” by the Paraguayan Lower House for what was described as a “pseudo xenophobic joke”

• Monday, October 25th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  Bolivia's FM says no lithium deal discussed with Russia's Gazprom

  

  Bolivia's Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta Sunday denied press reports according to which he had reached an agreement with the Russian government to exploit lithium from the Salar de Uyuni during his recent trip to Moscow.

• Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Andean countries take steps to bolster tourism and integration

  

  Authorities of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru Thursday announced things would be simplified for the temporary entry of private vehicles belonging to nationals of these countries, grouped under the so-called Andean Community (CAN).

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Peru's President seeks Congressional approval to travel to Bolivia

  

  Just one day after Bolivia's ruling party Movement Towards Socialism was reported to have opened up an office in Peruvian territory, Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed the customary petition before Congress to be allowed to travel to La Paz, Oct. 30 to participate in the “Presidential and VI Binational Ministerial Cabinet Bolivia - Peru Meeting.”

• Tuesday, October 19th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Bolivia: Medical reports say Áñez would be better if hospitalized

  

  Former Bolivian Interim President Jeanine Áñez, under preventive arrest for her alleged involvement in the repressions during the 2019 revolt that led to Evo Morales' resignation and her subsequent accession to power, has been subject to a psychiatric evaluation which recommended she be hospitalized.

• Monday, October 18th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Bolivia's ruling party sets up headquarters in Peru

  

  Just a couple of days after Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones lost support from his Marxist Peru Libre party, which decided not to support his new cabinet, press reports have come out indicating former Bolivian President Evo Morales's Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) has set foot into the country and even has established its headquarters in Cusco.

• Sunday, October 17th 2021 - 08:16 UTC

  Bolivia's Constitutional Court rules Áñez presidency was illegal

  

  The swearing-in of Jeanine Áñez as president of Bolivia was unconstitutional. © AFP Jeanine Áñez's swearing-in as president of Bolivia was unconstitutional.

• Friday, October 15th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Bolivian Government backtracks on controversial bill

  

  Bolivia's Minister of the Presidency María Nela Prada Thursday announced the Government had decided to withdraw the Bill Against the Legitimation of Illicit Profits in a move to avoid further confrontation among fellow nationals, following nationwide demonstrations against the initiative earlier this week.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Glencore sells Bolivian zinc operations to a Canadian company

  

  Swiss corporation Glencore has agreed to sell its zinc businesses in Bolivia to the Canadian company Santa Cruz Silver Mining, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Demonstrators stage anti-gov't protests in Bolivia; Arce, Evo speak of “failed coup”

  

  Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia staged over the weekend a series of roadblocks and marches to protest against the Government of President Luis Arce's move to pass a law allowing for in-depth investigations into the personal wealth of citizens.